Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Britain’s biggest government-owned lender, is on track for its largest pretax loss since 2008 after setting aside £3.1 billion more for legal and compensation claims.

Paddy Power has opened the betting on who will buy Abbeville, the former home of Charles Haughey.

The final units in The Beeches at Holywell, a small development of family homes in south Dublin by developer Sorohan, have been released for sale through Hamilton Osborne King.