Hopes of a sustained recovery were fuelled today after official figures revealed Britain's economy grew by a better-than-expected 0.8% during the third quarter.
The UK housing market suffered a major jolt today as figures from Halifax revealed prices slumped 3.6% in September – the biggest monthly drop since figures were first compiled in 1983.
A major credit card shake-up starts tomorrow with MBNA set to end a long-standing stealth charge that penalises those who spend on their card after making a cheap balance transfer.
House prices recovered by 0.6% during July as the property market reversed the entire slump seen in the previous month, according to the latest Halifax house price index.
4 August 2010
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