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