MORE than 17 million people in the UK are being priced out of buying their own home.
Month: October 2006
Scotsman: Strong Markets ‘shrink’ UK Pensions Black Hole
THE pensions black hole among the UK’s blue chip firms has shrunk to one of its lowest levels in four years off the back of favourable investment markets.
This Is Money: London Homes Distort Prices
Rapidly rising London house prices are distorting the nations property market, according to new figures released today
This Is Money: Economy Faces Climate ‘calamity’
A 700-page Government report on climate change has predicted the ‘biggest global economic crash since the 1930s’ – paving the way for a host of new green taxes
This Is Money: MPs In Plea To Save Post Offices
The post office network ‘could be lost for ever’ if the Government does not act to rescue it, MPs warn today- CAMPAIGN: Save our post offices
This Is Money: 7m Of Us ‘too Poor To Afford A Home’
One in eight of us can no longer afford to buy a home, according to one of Britain’s biggest banks
This Is Money: Apple Prepares For The IPhone
Apple Computer is a step closer to achieving its long-term plan for an iPhone cashing in on the huge success of its iPod music player
This Is Money: Primark & Co Dominate Fashion
Budget clothes shops such as Primark now claim almost a quarter of the money spent on fashion in Britain, a report reveals
This Is Money: Brits Gamble £1bn Online
The rise in online betting has led to Britain becoming a nation of Internet gamblers, according to a studyREPORT: Online gamers in merger talks
This Is Money: ‘No Plans To Tax Desirable Areas’
A senior Government minister has dismissed as 'juvenile' Tory claims that council tax will be calculated according to how ‘desirable’ an area is