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Housing market revs up - House prices jumped by 1.4% November, nearly twice pace October, pushing up rate of increase its highest for nearly two years Crackdown doorstep loans - Doorstep lenders must open up books an attempt increase competition home credit market drive down prices for consumers



Housing market revs up  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
House prices jumped by 1.4% in November, nearly twice the pace in October, pushing up the rate of increase to its highest for nearly two years
Crackdown on doorstep loans  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Doorstep lenders must open up their books in an attempt to increase competition in the home credit market and drive down prices for consumers
Market report: Thursday latest  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
12.00:Shares in leisure group Mecca Bingo were scaling new heights in early trading today, with the price touching a record 300p
Britain leads revolution in downloading  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Britons are the download leaders of Europe, spending more on music online than anywhere else
ING Bank in 'Kumars' insult row  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
An Indian City highflier who claims she and a colleague were branded The Kumars At No 42 is demanding more than £100,000 compensation
First drive-through bank on the way  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Britains first drive-through bank could be open within six months, it emerged yesterday
Farepak relief details revealed  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
The organisers of the Farepak Response Fund have announced details of how the goodwill money collected over the past month will be distributed
Poor credit borrowers 'misled'  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Mortgage brokers specialising in advice for those unable to get mainstream homeloans have been misleading customers with inaccurate information
State pension age raised to 68  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
A new retirement age of 68 and the re-linking of state pensions to earnings are the key points of the new Pensions Bill unveiled today
Orange's £12 broadband switch fee  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Orange is set to impose a £12 charge on some customers wanting to change their broadband supplier
Licence fee blow leaves BBC reeling  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
The BBC faces a double blow today - the loss of its chairman and claims that the Government is to reject pleas for an increase in the licence fee
Homeloans at highest level in three years  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
More new homeloans were taken out in October than in any month since late 2003 according to official figures released today
Dollar pulls back from brink  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
The propect of a two-dollar pound faded, at least for a time, as the US currency staged a weak rally against the pound and the euro
'No need for a rate hike'  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
An influential economic group has claimed that there is no need for higher interest rates in Britain
MPs question 'Misleading' TV quiz channel  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
The quiz channel ITV Play was itself quizzed by a panel of MPs over its 'misleading' practices.
Duty-free limit doubles  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
The duty-free rules are to be relaxed, allowing holidaymakers travelling outside the EU to bring back double the value of goods without penalty
Call for probe into train lease rip-off  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
The companies that lease trains to railway operating firms could be investigated by the Competition Commission
Shake-up ahead in carbon trading market  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Energy traders are on stand-by today for a radical shake-up in the rapidly growing market for carbon emissions permits
Nationwide in 'amazing' U-turn  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Nationwide has come under fire for breaking its pledge always to offer new and existing customers the same mortgage rates
Town halls face caps on council tax  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Households will see their council tax capped next year after town halls are warned to keep rises below 5%
Bills up but Kelda backers get payout  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Shareholders in Yorkshire Water group Kelda are to get a £750m windfall as customers take stock of their latest above-inflation bill hike
Copycat fashion sales soar by 94%  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Reproducing star's designer outfits and selling them online at low prices has proved a huge success for Asos, which today announced a 94% surge in sales
Brown hints at cutting MoTs  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown today gave business chiefs his clearest 'mission statement' yet by pledging to slash red tape, including the annual MoT test
Bank must do its homework  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England may be preoccupied with wage inflation, but it can't ignore the persistent strength of the housing market
30 Second guide to... Cartels  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's City team take you through the price fixing - legal and illegal - that companies indulge in
Expert small-cap share tips  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week: Debt Free Direct, Prime People and CustomVis
The City needs a light touch  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
The Financial Mail editor argues that the City works more effectively when its regulator adopts a light-touch approach
Midas: Hard to get NIS has solid future  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
This week the Financial Mail's top stock picker looks at Northgate Information Solutions, a company that has rejected several offers
Tony Hetherington investigates  [11/30/2006 01:17 PM]
The ace investigator looks into the case of a pensioner who has lost £12,000 to United Land Holdings