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...Sir Nicholas was outlining why the government had not taken a different approach following the demise of Northern Rock – by nationalising it sooner and lending more to mortgage borrowers....
...It emerged last year that Sir Nicholas Macpherson, permanent secretary at the Treasury, wrote to Alistair Darling, then chancellor, in November 2009 to warn that the APS could cover legally tainted assets...
...“It will be impossible to make the scheme work without providing insurance for some tainted assets – that is, assets whose legality may not be certain,” Sir Nicholas Macpherson, permanent secretary at the...
...Sir Nicholas Macpherson, permanent secretary at the Treasury, wrote to the chancellor in November to say he was unable to satisfy himself that the risk posed to the Treasury by insuring the assets would...
...“Young families at the bottom end of the ladder will now find it easier in cash terms to trade up than they have for quite some time,” says Nicholas Leeming, director at Propertyfinder....
...“There were in fact still quite large net inflows into a number of our ETCs despite the sharp fall in many commodity prices,” says Nicholas Brooks, head of research at ETF Securities....
...“Hard-pressed homeowners, in particular first-time buyers, need financial relief immediately,” says Nicholas Leeming at Propertyfinder.com....
...“The difference with luxury today is that it is now about the experience – the service – whereas before it has been very product-orientated,” says Nicholas Candy....
...“Quality always outperforms in a difficult market,” says Nicholas Leeming at PropertyFinder.com, the property website. “Also, economic activity in the area tends to help....
...Nicholas Leeming at Propertyfinder.com says: “In isolation these small rate rises don’t make that much difference but we have now seen a full percentage-point increase, which might make some people think...
...“Central London supply is virtually stagnant,” says Nicholas Leeming, director at Propertyfinder.com....
...John Sutherland, 2005 chair of the Booker judging panel, acknowledges that the prize’s administrator, Martyn Goff, and a standing committee picks the panel more for name recognition than for services to...
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