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Housing Plunges 1% After Tax Duty Ends

Although professionals in the construction industry were hoping the country would be on its way towards a housing recovery, new data suggests otherwise. The tax duty didn’t do as much…

Pension Reform Law Changes Working Age

One of David Cameron’s biggest concerns if the sustainability of the state pension. As citizens tend to live older, the chancellor is starting to fear that the nation’s pension fund…

Minimum Wage Figures for Younger Workers to Remain Steady

The economic crisis continues to be particularly hard on young workers. The government is considering different measures to fix the growing rate of unemployment among citizens in the 16-20 year…

Housing Market in London Continues to Climb While Rest of Country Slumps

The housing market continues to struggle for improvement throughout the country. While property values for the richest members of society continue to increase, other home prices are struggling to even…

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U.S. Government May Start Charging Lenders

As the global economy becomes more unstable, investors are pouring their money into the safest securities they can. At the moment, that means either United States or United Kingdom treasuries….

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UK Economists Concerned as American Economic Data Slows

As the nations of the developed world face an ever greater chance of a renewed recession, they hold out hope that some nations will be able to stand against the…

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Cost of Globalization Becomes Clearer

A recent article in The Guardian summarized what most of the world already knew: there are serious concerns over the future of the global economic system. Many people around the…

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Government Plans Ban on Pension Regulations

Pensions minister Steve Webb remains concerned about protecting employee pensions throughout the country. Webb feels the existence of many regulations are a threat to the well-being of employees and the institutions they…

Significant Gap in Housing Prices Increases in 2011

Housing prices have continued to fall throughout the country for more than a year now. Homeowners found that 2011 was probably the worst year for housing ever, as the prices…

Retail Industry Feeling the Pinch

Shopkeepers across the UK are finding life difficult as shoppers tighten their belts, and those in areas where there are large numbers of public sector workers are hardest hit. The…