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High noon for cowboy agents

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High noon for cowboy agents - In major clampdown cowboy estate agents announced today, all agents will be forced join an Ombudsman scheme be banned from trading Two new rate-setters appointed - Chancellor Gordon Brown today finally filled gaps interest-rate setting Bank of England monetary policy committee by with two appointees



High noon for cowboy agents  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
In a major clampdown on cowboy estate agents announced today, all agents will be forced to join an Ombudsman scheme or be banned from trading
Two new rate-setters appointed  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Chancellor Gordon Brown today finally filled the gaps in the interest-rate setting Bank of England monetary policy committee by with two appointees
Market report: Thursday 13.00  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Revord oil prices leading to big falls on Wall Street overnight saw City investors take another bath today as share prices fell sharply on the stock market
NatWest Three extradited to US  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Three British bankers were searched and stripped of their possessions today as they were extradited to the US to face fraud charges
Shock court ruling on Sony-BMG deal  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
A European court has torn up the European Commission approval of the 2004 merger between Sony Music and BMG
Surge in water firm complaints  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Customer complaints about their water companies are up 10% overall on last year, figures out today show- CALCULATOR: Should you have a water meter?
Insult added to ID theft injury  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Victims of identity theft are suffering 'appalling' treatment from banks and the police, a consumer group claims
Eurotunnel files for French 'Chapter 11'  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel is to file for protection from creditors in Paris after the collapse of debt restructuring talks
Divi rise promise as Aviva buys in US  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
insurance giant Aviva today announced a £900m share placing as it agreed the £1.6bn takeover of US life insurer AmerUs
Young Brits rely on overdraft  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Young Britons are heavily reliant on their overdraft to fund everyday spending, with a quarter constantly in the red
InterContinental gets rid of seven hotels  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
InterContinental Hotels today agreed to sell seven more hotels in Europe for £440m, taking tis total disposals to £2.8bn
Rosneft set for strong listing  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
One of the most controversial major listings in the history of the London Stock Exchange is set to get off to a strong start
Emap warns of falling revenues  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Media group Emap - which publishes Closer and FHM - today warned underlying revenues were being hit by difficult trading conditions
Mortgage fees rocket by 22%  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
The cost of applying for a mortgage has soared by almost a quarter as banks and building societies squeeze more cash out of borrowers
Key NatWest Three witness found dead  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
A key witness in the case of the NatWest Three has been found dead on the eve of the extradition to the US of the three British bankers
Microsoft hit by €280m EU fine  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
The European Commission has fined Microsoft £193.4m as punishment for its failure to correct anti-competitive aspects of its Windows operating system
Home-seller packs uproar  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Ministers have ordered an urgent review of the home-sellers' pack scheme after warnings it could leave the housing market in crisis
Holiday mobile charges slashed  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Consumers can look forward to lower holiday mobile bills as the European Commission has ordered mobile networks to slash roaming charges
Putin has West over a barrel  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
President Putin literally has the world over a barrel, and it is not a good place for the Western democracies to be
Teach them a lesson!  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
How can the Government expect children to manage their CTF money if they don't receive financial education at school?
Begbies Traynor going for broke  [07/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week's report includes Begbies Traynor

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