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Capitol buy-to-let professionals reap greatest rewards

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Posted 2007-12-18

A survey of landlords by Alliance & Leicester Mortgages reveals professional buy-to-letters with properties in the capital area are landing the highest profits. ...

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Buyers’ fears likely to fill landlords’ pockets

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Posted 2007-12-18

New data by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) revealed today that the dawdling housing market has enhanced the demand for rental homes but reduced the popularity for flats. ...

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LINK found between credit crunch and rising cash usage

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Posted 2007-12-13

Fears of the rising credit crunch seem to be driving consumers closer to their ATMs during this holiday shopping season. An increase, in the first ten days of December, by 7.1% over last month has been noted by the cash...

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Post-Christmas queue for credit seekers forecasted

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Posted 2007-11-30

Weathering the current credit storm for individuals seeking personal loans or mortgages may hinge on their swiftness to act before Christmas. ...

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US sub-prime fallout cuts credit limits across UK

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Posted 2007-11-20

The ongoing global financial crisis is tightening the limits on the amount consumers are being allowed to charge on their credit cards. Borrowing limits for historically good paying customers aren’t being spared either, and many are being “slashed” by providers,...

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Research indicates fewer Britons using credit for holiday season

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Posted 2007-11-8

In direct response to the ongoing credit crises and according to debt consultancy Thomas Charles in conjunction with pollsters YouGov, one in four Britons now intend to “avoid” using their credit cards this Christmas season. The crunch in global financial...

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£1.5 trillion debt seeks holiday relief

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Posted 2007-11-2

Debt consultancy Thomas Charles polled nearly 2,000 consumers in advance of the traditionally busiest time of year for department stores and found that nearly one quarter planned to reject spending on their credit cards this Christmas season. Additionally, 10% of...

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