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Energy Efficiency Ratings To Be A Requirement For Home Sellers

Energy Efficiency Ratings To Be A Requirement For Home Sellers

Aug. 12 | EU legislation plan to make energy efficiency ratings compulsary for homes sellerse, so that buyers will have vital green information before purchasing a property.

Royal Bank of Scotland Announce First Half Profit

Royal Bank of Scotland Announce First Half Profit

Aug. 6 | Royal Bank of Scotland moved announced that it was in profit today, taking the total profits of the banking sector to £15.5bn in the first half of the year.

School Catchment Areas For Top Primary Schools Can Add Almost 5% To Property Value

School Catchment Areas For Top Primary Schools Can Add Almost 5% To Property Value

Aug. 3 | According to figures released by Nationwide buildign society, parents are willing to pay over the odds to live close to a top primary school.

Durex Makers Bought For £2.5 Billion

Durex Makers Bought For £2.5 Billion

Jul. 21 | The makers of Durex condoms, SSL International, have agreed terms to be sold to Reckitt Benckiser. The deal is understood to be to the value of £2.5 billion.

House Prices in 2020 Expected To Be Lower Than 2007

House Prices in 2020 Expected To Be Lower Than 2007

Jul. 20 | Despite the continued recovery in the housing marketing, house prices are expected to be lower in 2015 than they were in 2007 in real terms. To put it simply, house price rises are not expected to reach the rates of inflation.

Half Of Consumers Think Cash Will Be Obsolete In 20 Years

Half Of Consumers Think Cash Will Be Obsolete In 20 Years

Jul. 9 | Research into the shopping habits of consumers by the UK’s leading discount website has found that 71% of respondents prefer to pay for items in store using a debit or credit card, rather than cash, whilst half think cash may not exist by 2030.

Hassle Free Travel A Way Off Yet

Hassle Free Travel A Way Off Yet

Jun. 24 | The IATA’s Vision 2050 plan predicts that there will be ‘close to zero’ accidents and a 50% decrease in carbon emissions, thanks to biofuels made from jatropha, camelina, algae or even urban waste. The IATA also believes that consumers will be able...