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London office deals at pre-crisis levels

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Foreign demand helps draw £14bn into capital’s commercial property in 2012

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Housebuilders ©Getty From COMPANIES Jan 22, 2013

Housebuilders enjoy state-backed boom

Almost fifth of home sales had support from the government

A pedestrian looks at residential property on display at an estate agent in London, U.K., on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. The Bank of England will probably today stick to its plan to spend 200 billion pounds ($324billion) on bonds as officials seek to cement Britain's recovery from recession ©Bloomberg From WORLD Jan 21, 2013

Rules on office-flat conversion to ease

Shake-up of UK planning regulations to boost housing supply

Keir Starmer, the CPS's Director of Public Prosecutions. ©Rosie Hallam From WORLD Jan 20, 2013

Tax crackdown to target middle class

CPS to ramp up fivefold the number of evasion cases it takes on

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Bank revolution that’s around the corner

Could a robot be your new bank manager?

traders on the NYSE ©Reuters From INVESTMENTS Jan 18, 2013

Private investors in no rush to rotate

Signs of an upturn in retail share trading

A sign sits outside the entrance to a Svenska Handelsbanken AB office in Malmoe, Sweden, ©Bloomberg From SAVINGS Jan 18, 2013

Back to the future – Swedish efficiency

Staying under the radar is fine, says Anders Bouvin

An Indian stock broker How to... Jan 18, 2013

How to . . . choose a stockbroker

Pick one that’s right for you and your investments

The logos of TMX Group Inc. and London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LSE) From INVESTMENTS Jan 18, 2013

Payouts vary among equity income funds

Not all funds offer growing income

terry smith Markets Insight from ADVICE & COMMENT Jan 18, 2013

Return-free risk - why boring is best

Buy shares that look like bonds, says Terry Smith

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