• Eco village for Ravenscraig Mar 04 2008

  When the cooling towers fell at Ravenscraig in 1996 and this huge North Lanarkshire site became derelict, there was much talk of what would happen to the 1100 acres of brownfield land left behind.

• Economic growth slows Mar 04 2008

  The economy slowed in the final three months of last year. GDP grew by 0.6 per cent, compared to 0.7 per cent in the previous three months.

• The £27 billion family giveaway Mar 04 2008

  Startling new research released last week from Abbey Mortgages has suggested that Britain's parents are contributing far more to their children's flight from the nest than had previously been thought.

• House prices latest Mar 04 2008

  A fresh bout of disagreement on house prices broke out last week when data from the Land Registry in England and Wales showed prices in January rising by 0.9 per cent while the Nationwide report for the same month, which had been issued four weeks earlier, showed a fall of 0.3 per cent.

• Property snakes and ladders Mar 11 2008

  Renting, buying, moving on up used to be the normal progression from leaving home to making one. But research from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) shows it's not that simple any more.

• Buy-to-let income grows Mar 11 2008

  Buy-to-let landlords are seeing rental income rise, but are finding it increasingly difficult to buy more property as the credit crunch forces lenders to impose tougher conditions on lending to investors.

• Call for stamp duty cut Mar 11 2008

  In advance of the budget this week, the Halifax called for a sharp increase in stamp duty thresholds.

• House prices flat in 2008 Mar 11 2008

  The latest Halifax house price report matched the conclusions of the Nationwide version issued a week earlier and estimated that UK house prices had fallen by 0.3 per cent in February.

• Rates held Mar 11 2008

  As expected, interest rates remained unchanged at 5.25 per cent last Thursday.

• Scottish adults ‘financially overweight' Mar 18 2008

  Over half (57 per cent) of Scots adults are ‘financially overweight', according to the new Lloyds TSB Bank Mass Index.

• Good news for landlords Mar 18 2008

  The news for buy-to-let landlords has been good in the last few days.

• Budget call for long term fixed rate mortgages Mar 18 2008

  The budget last week did little to change conditions in the property market, at least in Scotland.

• Scottish surveyors confidence rises sharply Mar 18 2008

  Once again, Scotland has emerged as the only property market in the UK to be experiencing rising house prices.

• Mind your step Mar 25 2008

  The Easter weekend signals the start of the DIY season and new research suggests that inept DIY-ers caused as much as £25 million worth of damage last weekend alone.

• Prickly problem for burglars Mar 25 2008

  Your best line of defence against burglars could be - your garden.

• Don't spend the deposit Mar 25 2008

  Hopeful home buyers should resist the temptation to fritter away their savings if they are hoping to get the best deal on their mortgage.

• Scotland top UK location for landlords Mar 25 2008

  Scotland was one of three areas to have posted record returns for landlords in the last five years.

• Borrowers move to interest only loans Mar 25 2008

  One consequence of the credit crises could be a move among borrowers back to interest only loans in an attempt to cut monthly mortgage costs.

• Bank must act to ease credit supply Mar 25 2008

  The Bank of England must take more action to ease the credit crises according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

• MPC divided on rate cut Mar 25 2008

  Despite a sharp increase in inflation last month, two members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to cut interest rates at their last meeting.

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