permission (The Herald) (Real Estate)
permission (The Herald)
Nick Anderson, head of equity research at HBOS’s asset management division, Insight Investment, has been appointed a member of the Accounting Standards Board and will take up the position from September 1. Anderson, who is also a member of the Corporate Reporting Users’ Forum, will oversee a team of analysts working across the full range of financial reporting issues.
Demand puts Rightmove on target (Financial Times)
Rightmove, Britain’s leading property website, said its full-year numbers were set to meet analysts’ expectations amid increasing demand for its services from estate agents and developers.
UK will be swamped by a 6bn tidal wave of costs (Guardian Unlimited)
Dearer food and negative equity for owners of homes at risk is on the way, writes Zoe Wood.
At last, good news for buyers (Times Online Sunday)
Like summer itself, the property market lately has proved a flop. Pretty terraced houses that would have been snapped up in the spring sunshine languish on the market.
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