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Cutting savings not the answer when times are tough – Citywire.

Economy watch: What next for Britain? | This is Money.

A revised second draft of the Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011, which abolish the default retirement age (DRA) of 65, have now been published and laid before Parliament and will come into force on 6 April 2011.  The amended version now corrects the drafting anomaly in the transitional provisions and makes [...]

Strong demand for good-quality family houses underpinned the UK property market and helped support price growth towards the end of last year, according to estate agents Winkworth.
According to the group’s latest report, the average asking prices of properties on its books rose from £494,000 to £532,000 between August and November 2010.
Overall demand from buyers fell [...]

1. Research, research, research – know the area you are buying into. Regeneration plans and new Tube stations are great indicators of up and coming areas and capital appreciation. Apply the ten-minute rule for access to transport links, bars and restaurants and local amenities.
2. Location – consider who your ideal tenants will be. To attract [...]

The number of mortgages available from UK lenders has more than doubled in the last two years, but other factors continue to keep buyers out of the housing market.
Research by Moneyfacts.co.uk shows choice falling to an all-time low two years ago, when only 1,097 residential mortgage products were available.

As you will no doubt have heard this week, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) published its ruling on the use of gender in insurance risk assessment and pricing.
Following this, the UK government looks set to endorse a controversial gender directive from the European Commission that will make it illegal for insurance [...]

Soros: UK risks slipping back into recession.

Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs) have been around since 1989, but after the introduction of Pension Simplification legislation on 6 April 2006, they’ve become more accessible.
If you would like to have more control over your own pension fund and be able to make investment decisions yourself with the option of our professional help, a SIPP could [...]

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