 guardian.co.uk |
Analysis: Fears that APS will encourage banks to pull the plug on …
guardian.co.uk, UK Officially, it is the asset protection scheme (APS), a complex insurance policy sold by the Treasury to Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group in which the taxpayer will help shoulder possible losses on a staggering £585bn of property loans, … |
 MiamiHerald.com |
Property owners in Florida, New York and Texas facing increased …
Property Wire, UK Not only are premiums rising but the type of coverage offered is changing and more property owners are being dropped completely as insurers try to limit their exposure in high-risk areas. Hurricane property insurance premiums are up about 3% percent … Crist signs bill to raise Citizens rates by 10% |
 Times Online |
New build initiatives for first-time buyers
Times Online, UK They pay back the 25% of their property's market value at that time. Stewart Milne's First Time Buyer's plan covers buyers' legal and survey costs, along with building insurance and factoring fees during the first year. The buyers also get a fully … |
 Daily Mail |
Bond girl Maryam d'Abo: 'An electric thunderstorm exploded in my head'
Daily Mail, UK We were staying in the guest house on the property, next door to a small gym room. Although I still felt a little off colour, I decided to exercise anyway – one of the great joys of being in the canyons in LA is to go hiking, but as it was raining, … |
Stuck for a parking space? Why not rent someone's empty driveway
guardian.co.uk, UK Anthony Sallis, an insurance executive, rents out half of the driveway at his home at Sheldon, Birmingham, close to the M42 and M6 intersection. "I live about five miles from the airport and have a large drive but only one car. … |
Hamish McRae: At last, shafts of light are shining in the windows …
Independent, UK If this argument proves right, it would mean that this property downturn will have been less serious than that of the early 1990s. Were that pattern to be repeated we would have to wait until 2012 until there is a real bottom, and 2014 before prices … |
IL&P sees no need for state capital, bad bank help
guardian.co.uk, UK Irish Life & Permanent does not have an exposure to property development loans which have caused other lenders' loan books to deteriorate and it can also rely on the strength of its insurance arm, Bowler said. Unemployment, which is expected to rise to … |
 Houseladder |
Londoners show contentment with where they live
Net Lettings Property News, UK Halifax Home Insurance's latest research, which did not separate those who live in property to rent in London and people who own their houses, indicated that residents from the capital city showed more pride in their homes than people from a number of … North-east residents show pride in home |
Separate your finances from your ex-partner
Times Online, UK From pensions and insurance policies to joint debts, many financial arrangements will need to be reviewed as soon as possible. Beccy Boden-Wilks, of National Debtline, the debt charity, says: “Going through a break-up is always a painful time, … |
Serco rises after landing government contracts
Times Online, UK Citigroup also downgraded Brit Insurance to “hold”, noting that its shares, up 1¼p to 191½p, may look cheap but that concerns over capital and recessionary claims exposure would persist. Debenhams rose 2p to 92¼p after Goldman Sachs gave it a push. … |