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Warrington’s world of property now at your fingertips

2:57pm Wednesday 9th May 2012

Buying a home is not only the biggest investment you will make in your life, it can also be a time of great stress. To alleviate endless searches for your dream home, trawling numerous publications and websites, the Warrington Guardian, in partnership with your top local estate agents, has launched an app that takes the madness out of moving.

Modest house price rise played down

10:23am Monday 4th April 2011

House prices increased modestly in March but the positive figures are unlikely to mark the beginning of a strong upturn for the market, Nationwide has said.

Bank holds record low interest rate

3:12pm Wednesday 16th March 2011

The Bank of England has refused to bow to pressure over surging inflation and held interest rates at their historic low of 0.5%

Bank edges closer to hike in rates

12:51pm Tuesday 1st February 2011

The pressure of soaring inflation saw the Bank of England edge closer to an interest rate hike days before figures revealed a shock reversal in economic growth in the UK.

House prices fall 3.4% in year

9:57am Tuesday 11th January 2011

House prices fell by 3.4% during 2010 after sliding by 1.3% in December alone, Halifax has said.

House prices up slightly in 2010

12:17pm Tuesday 4th January 2011

House prices edged higher in 2010 but are still expected to drop in the first half of 2011, mortgage lender Nationwide has said.

Bank keeps interest rate unchanged

12:54pm Thursday 9th December 2010

The Bank of England has ended the year as it began as it left its emergency support for the economy unchanged.

Living cost 'higher in rural areas'

10:39am Tuesday 23rd November 2010

Rural families are struggling to make ends meet and typically need to spend 10-20% more than city dwellers for an acceptable standard of living, research shows.