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Prices for flats in London rose by over £18,000 in January, new figures show. According to leading London estate agent Felicity J Lord, the average value for a flat in places such as Canary Wharf, Shad Thames, Wapping and Bow increased 0.7 per cent to £284,295 last month - a rise of £18,599. Activity in the market rose as confidence in the market increased and record bonuses in the City seeped t ...

Mon 13th Feb 2006 Customers who take out Sainsbury's Bank Life Insurance before March 26th 2006 have been offered a discount of five per cent. Premiums with the company start at £5 a month, a rate which Sainsbury's claims is among the most competitive in the market. The offer follows research conducted by the bank, which reports that up to 4.2 million people in the UK do not have  ...

Mon 13th Feb 2006 The Lloyds TSB Islamic Financial Services scheme is being showcased all over the country in a series of road shows beginning this week. An Islamic mortgage and current account make up the range and have been designed to cater for the two million Muslims currently living in the UK. Payment or receipt of interest on any sort of financial investment is forbidden to those  ...

Annual growth in house prices picked up in December, according to the latest government figures. This new data from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) adds to the general good news about UK house prices in the final months of 2005, with the initial figures for 2006 also showing steady progress. According to the ODPM, house prices in December were 2.9 per cent higher than the same m ...

Simon Lambert, This is Money13 February 2006 THE property market closed 2005 on an upbeat note according to official figures released today, showing a December spike in annual house price inflation. HOUSE HUNTING: The property market received a December boost according to official figures WANT TO KNOW MORE? REPORT: House prices slip in January DEAL FINDER: Top mortgage rates GUIDE: Homebuying tips OTHER STORIES £1,000 to arrange a mortgage Builders' showhome tric ...

Tim Shipman, Daily Mail13 February 2006 FAMILIES who create more waste than their neighbours could be forced to pay a 'litter tax', it emerged last night. BIN FULL: Families could have their rubbish weighed and be charged for putting out too much, as the Government tries to boost recycling WANT TO KNOW MORE? REPORT: Families face 5% council tax rises GUIDE: Council tax and how it works BLOG: £103 a month for what? OTHER STORIES Mini-boom time for London Premium  ...

Dan Atkinson, Mail on Sunday12 February 2006 THE mullet haircut has been consigned to history, shoulder pads are no longer the height of fashion, and the wine is probably not from Germany. FINE DROP: Prices in exclusive restaurants have failed to keep pace with inflation WANT TO KNOW MORE? REPORT: Is Froogle frugal? DEAL FINDER: 0% balance transfers BLOG: The best online saving tip POLL: Should wives be entitled to a share of their husband's future earnings on divorce? OT ...