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House prices up 1.4 per cent in November
House prices rose by 1.4 per cent in November, the fifth consecutive monthly rise according to the Halifax house price index

Recession-hit companies in pension struggle
Big shortfalls in final-salary pension schemes are making it harder for companies to adjust in the recession, according to research

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Darling to raise national insurance
The chancellor says he will increase UK national insurance contributions by half a percentage point from April 2011, but to avoid penalising the low paid, no one earning under 20,000 will pay more

L&G offers premium discounts for cancer
Legal & General (L&G) has become the latest insurer to offer premium discounts on its critical illness cover (CIC) for policyholders who have a history of cancer.

Annuity rates fall to record lows
Low annuity rates will hit pensioners looking to secure a steady cashflow during retirement. These rates have fallen by 45 per cent over a 15-year period, according to a new study released by Moneyfacts.

Recession-hit companies in pension struggle
Big shortfalls in final-salary pension schemes are making it harder for companies to adjust in the recession, according to research

UK expats driven home by weak pound
The number of individuals requesting to move back to the UK has risen by 37 per recent over the past year, while the number of people moving out of the country has decreased by 18 per cent, according to a study by reallymoving.com.

Pre-Budget report: predictions from the experts
Personal finance experts predict what measures will be announced in this year’s pre-Budget and tell us what they would like to see

Investors return to home comforts
UK investors’ appetite for property has re-emerged despite a shocking few years for the sector, which saw markets across the world plummet

House prices set to rise gradually
LONDON (Reuters) - House prices have probably bottomed but will only creep higher over the next couple of years as more properties come on the market and the economy makes a plodding return to growth, a Reuters poll showed.

What the merger means for you
The planned merger of the Yorkshire and Chelsea building societies creates an enlarged mutual with 2.7m members and 178 branches

Roll-out of smart energy meters to begin
Every home in Britain will have a ’smart’ electricity and gas meter fitted under a long-awaited 8bn programme being launched by the government

Bank review recommends greater pay disclosure
LONDON (Reuters) - Banks must disclose how much they pay top employees, a government sponsored report recommended on Thursday in a bid to quell public anger over “bonuses as usual” in a sector shored up by taxpayer bailouts.

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