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Good News for Construction Industry as JCB posts big profits !

Digger manufacturer JCB has defied a slump in the global construction market to record the highest-ever profit in its 67-year history.

The family-owned company saw its 2012 earnings rise to £365m on a turnover which remained virtually unchanged from the previous year at...

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Mortgage lending at lowest level since April 2012

The amount of money being lent to UK homebuyers fell last month, according to figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
New mortgage lending amounted to £10.4bn in January, the lowest figure since April 2012.
It represents a fall of 9% compared with December, and a 3% fall compared with...

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