The property market has spent much of the past 18 months in the doldrums but things have started to pick up. So, are house prices primed to bounce back? Lee Boyce and Simon Lambert discuss that on Lunch Money. Plus, the new best buy savings account that you should be considering - and the catch that the rate comes with. And finally, why FTSE 100 housebuilder Barratt wants to buy rival Redrow and whether it will be good for investors....read
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