I switched but lost with the Woolwich's direct debit error
I changed banks in September last year. All went well in October, but then my home loan provider, the Woolwich, inexplicably cancelled the new direct debit and tried to c...
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Cheap lending fuels house price surge
Cheap mortgages and a shortage of properties for sale led to a surge in house-price inflation to 14% last month, Nationwide said yesterday.
In its monthly snapshot of th...
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Shakers given stay of execution
Bury face a court hearing in two weeks that could force them into extinction.
The Shakers have been placed in administration after creditors demanded payment on a ?1m ...
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Property market still strong
House prices surged ahead by 1.6% during February as the buoyant property market showed no sign of slowing down, a mortgage group said today.
Nationwide said the mark...
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Teesside left with ?23m debt
A businessman brought in by Lady Thatcher to fulfil her pledge to regenerate Teesside has left the city's development corporation with up to £23m of debts, a nationa...
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HBOS plans new share issue
Banking group HBOS today said it plans to raise ?1.37bn through a new share issue as it reported a surge in profits.
Pretax profits jumped to ?3bn from ?2.93bn after the...
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House prices risen by 75% in last decade
The average price of a house has risen by 75% during the past 10 years, Britain's biggest mortgage lender said today.
But while some areas in the south-east have seen t...
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House prices set to fall amid fears of interest rate rises
House prices are set to fall by around 2% during the second half of 2002 as surges in property values and expected interest rate rises make homes less affordable, economi...
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Home lenders step up battle over rates
Nationwide building society intensified the battle over dual mortgage rates last week, accusing its competitors of treating customers badly, and recommending Halifax borr...
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Complaints boost for Halifax customers
Customers of Halifax who have been denied compensation following the Ombudsman's ruling that its dual interest rate policy was unfair now have a fast-track method to spee...
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