Endowment crisis fells two firms
The worsening mortgage endowments crisis appears to have claimed the scalps of two specialist firms which buy up people's unwanted policies and sell them on to other inve...
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Barclays plays down Abbey rumours
Barclays today hinted that it was not interested in bidding for Abbey National, the mortgage bank that has agreed to be taken over by Spain's Banco Santander Central Hisp...
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Abbey to go ahead with French sale
Abbey National is proceeding with the sale of its French mortgage business - even though it has agreed to be taken over by Banco Santander Central Hispano of Spain.
Abb...
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Not doing things by half
Will it be a half or just a quarter? The City believes an interest rate increase from the Bank of England this week is a done deal, and all that's now in question is the ...
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Royal Bank plays down talk of Abbey bid
The Royal Bank of Scotland today played down speculation about any interest in Abbey National, the mortgage lender that has struck a takeover deal with the Spanish Santan...
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Consumers confident despite spiralling debt
Consumers are cautiously confident about their finances, but faith in the property market is beginning to fade, according to surveys published this week.
Despite intere...
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Investors wary of Latin lover
Abbey National's decision to recommend an £8 billion bid from Spanish banking group BSCH (Banco Santander Central Hispano) has gone down like a lead balloon with man...
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We don't like Stamp Duty
The rate of tax over £250,000 (now 3%) has risen four times since 1997 which to a degree is controlling house prices around these levels.
Since 1993 there has been...
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Britain is living in a bit of a fool's paradise
Robert Barrie
Chief UK economist at Credit Suisse First Boston
"Just because it's a big number, that doesn't mean it's a problem. It's part of a big balance sheet, and ...
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Borrowers unfazed as lending rises
The amount borrowed on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and overdrafts continued to rise in June, the British Bankers Association (BBA) said today.
The highest a...
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