Five things clients will call you about this week

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Here are five stories clients may have read in the weekend's papers…

Green shoots The number of British people who are optimistic about the economy has trebled since 2012, according to a poll commissioned by think tank British Future. The BBC reports that 29% of people are optimistic about the prospect for the economy in 2014, up from 9% in 2012. The proportion of those who are pessimistic about the outlook dropped from 74% to 40% over the same period. Read the story Peer to peer lending Peer to peer lender Funding Circle is moving into property lending to small and medium-sized developers and investors, according to the Guardian. The lender aims t...

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