UK Finance News

The flagship store of London’s Knightsbridge borough, Harrods have this week started selling gold bars and coins, over the counter. While the commodities are obviously not on display, the discreet private investor is able to conduct business in the Harrods Bank.
Situated on the lower ground floor the gold including a 12.5kg bar will be displayed [...]

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Another long cold wet winter in the UK followed by a pretty dismal summer, may get us thinking about moving abroad to live, but a recent report from Alliance & Leicester International, proves that financially at least, the grass is not always greener elsewhere.
The research was conducted by TWC and commissioned by Alliance & Leicester [...]

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An announcement made this week by industry watchdog OFWAT, says that water companies will be ordered to cut prices to consumers in the UK  by around 4% over the next five years. They have also concerned the industry and it’s investors by lowering the amount of profit that water companies can make.
OFWAT wants to see [...]

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Property experts are predicting that the average cost of student accommodation rental income will rise by 10% in 2009, as demand outstrips supply and that is why investors are turning to the niche market of the student housing sector.
In a grim property market, student housing is one of the rare areas that can still offer [...]

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