House market expected to grow 7% in 2006
SCOTLAND’S housing market is expected to outperform the rest of the UK in 2006, with prices rising 7 per cent compared with the rest of the UK’s 3 per cent.
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Bankruptcies 'soar' among young The number of young people going bankrupt has risen sharply in the past two years, according to new figures, as personal debt levels have mounted.via
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