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Rents hit by surge in supply of homes
Residential rents fell for the first time since April 2003 in the three months to October as the supply of properties to let surged, according to the latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Building societies and overseas banks targeted in new tax probe
A fresh onslaught on offshore tax evasion
Icesave customers start to receive money
Savers should be fully refunded by end of November
Iceland agrees deal on foreign bank deposits
Agreement paves way for IMF support package
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Merryn Somerset Webb: Scraping the barrel for real returns
Back in July, I wrote that anyone with significant cash savings should take them to Northern Rock and pile them into the bank’s savings bonds – which, at the time, were offering to pay a fixed rate of interest at 7 per cent a year for five years. Why?
Kevin Goldstein-Jackson: Watching the directors
When looking for companies in which to invest, I prefer those where the directors have a stake – after all, why should I risk my money if the directors are reluctant to invest theirs?
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Matthew Vincent: Corporate bonds and cars
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David Schwartz: Holding my breath after the vote count
Given my short-term investment timeframe, I do not pay much attention to politics. But this time is different. Decisions by Obama in the next few weeks could have a profound effect on my investment success
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David Stevenson: Go by the board
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