It's our round-up of the stories your clients may have read in the national newspapers over the weekend.
House prices Research by Lloyds Bank has found that the average price of a city property now stands at 5.8 times a person's average earnings, according to the Mail on Sunday. House prices in a city or a large town have grown by 5% over the last year to reach £184,215, with Bradford emerging as the most affordable city in England with houses costing 4.15 times wages. GDP growth The UK economy will exceed its pre-recession peak this summer, according to forecasts from the The British Chambers of Commerce. The Guardian reports that the business group now expects GDP to grow by 2.8% thi...
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