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House price bounce confirmed

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House price bounce confirmed - House prices are rising at fastest pace for 15 months, Britain's biggest building society reports today HBOS keeps up pace with £2.6bn - Halifax owner HBOS today surprised City by unveiling better expected profits for first half of year



House price bounce confirmed  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
House prices are rising at their fastest pace for 15 months, Britain's biggest building society reports today
HBOS keeps up the pace with £2.6bn  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
Halifax owner HBOS today surprised the City by unveiling better than expected profits for the first half of the year
Market report: Tuesday 12.30  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
Online gambling shares remained under a cloud today after a Federal judge in St Louis extended the temporary ban on BetonSports taking bets in the US
£110 fine for 'early' bin bags  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
Householders face fines of £110 for putting rubbish out on the wrong day under new anti-fly-tipping laws, but there are fears councils will abuse their powers
Wembley descends into farce  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
Wembley stadium is 'unlikely' to open for business until at least June next year, after next year's FA Cup Final, builders Multiplex revealed today
Ryanair chills with a warning of loss  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
Ryanair could make a loss in the coming winter despite having a record-breaking first quarter, chief Michael O'Leary warned today
Could you go solar powered?  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
In the face of soaring energy bills solar panels may be the next must-have household appliance - but it will take nine years to recoup the investment
Reubens and Hunter pounce at McCarthy  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
The bidding war for retirement homes builder McCarthy & Stone intensified today with an improved £1.1bn offer
William Hill scores £160m at half-time  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
Bookmaker William Hill clocked up a near-30% leap in pre-tax profits in the first half of the year, despite World Cup losses
NatWest three stall for new trial date  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
The US trial of the NatWest Three, due to start on 11 September, is likely to be delayed as two of the defendants arrange new lawyers
BetonSports boss in chains for bail plea  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
David Carruthers, the former chief executive of gambling group BetonSports, is to stay in jail while negotiations over his bail continue
Free banking 'will be axed'  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
HSBC warned customers today that free banking is coming to an end, saying it is 'inevitable' that it would soon charge for current accounts
London driving up house prices  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
London is continuing to drive up average house prices in England and Wales despite evidence of a slowdown elsewhere in the country, figures showed today
BT price changes to punish light users  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
As official caps on BT's charges are removed, it has announced pay-as-you go charges are going up, while inclusive packages will be cheaper
Online spending soars  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
More than half of UK adults made a purchase over the internet last year as consumers ignored the High Street in favour of their computer
Union hails sale of LDV to Russians  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
The sale of Midlands van maker LDV to Russia's second-largest vehicle manufacturer GAZ for an undisclosed sum was welcomed today by the TGWU
Postal charge changes threaten chaos  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
The biggest shake-up in more than 165 years in the way we pay for letters has 'the makings of a mega-disaster', say consumer groups
London could be 'fraud honeypot'  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
London is at risk of becoming a honey-pot for white-collar criminals' because of Britain's failure to punish fraudsters severely enough
UK is still part of big picture  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
HSBC's status as one of Britain's world class companies is not in doubt - but it's in danger of losing sight of its retail customers
Drax poised for a surge in earnings  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
This week Financial Mail on Sunday's stock picking expert Midas looks at coal-fired power station owner Drax
Find the cash for victims like Fred  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
Labour's idea of a long-term solution to the pensions problem is far from perfect
Warning, this is just bull  [08/01/2006 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's ace investigator warns against falling for share 'boiler room' price Stone's hard sell tactics

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