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Property price panic - The first signs of panic property market among owners who think boom is over were reported today by leading estate agent BA profits from luggage fiasco - BA is forcing thousands of passengers hunting lost luggage use premium-rate helpline pocketing profits



Property price panic  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
The first signs of panic in the property market among owners who think the boom is over were reported today by a leading estate agent
BA profits from luggage fiasco  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
BA is forcing thousands of passengers hunting their lost luggage to use a premium-rate helpline and pocketing the profits
Market report: Thursday latest  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
13.00:It was full steam ahead for shares of luxury cruise line operator Carnival, which helped lead blue-chips higher with a rise of 24p to a record 2705p
Borrowing soars in homebuying spree  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Homebuying continued to surge ahead in the run up to Christmas with more than £18bn worth of loans approved for moving house in November
90m Standard shares unclaimed  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
More than 230,000 Standard Life members have yet to claim their shares windfall following the company's flotation last year
Britons work longest in Europe  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Unpaid overtime worth billions of pounds is being regulalrly clocked up by British workers, who put in more hours than anywhere else in Europe
Victory in care fees fight  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Campaigners today welcomed a major victory in the fight over who pays care home fees, but warned many families would not benefit
ITV brings 'free' broadband TV  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
ITV has become the latest big name player to offer internet television with live programmes and repeats launched from the end of March
Barclays pays savers 12.5%  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Barclays has again upped the stakes in the savings war, raising the rate on its linked Regular Saver account by 25% to 12.5%
Xmas fuels insolvency numbers  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Up to 30,000 personal insolvencies are expected in the first three months of the year, with a third caused by Christmas excess
Bonuses lead to tax 'Inquisition'  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Tax inspectors are being offered bonuses of up to £2,000 to squeeze money out of workers, earning up to 3% of their salary if they track down more unpaid tax
Last-ditch deal saves Little Chef  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Little Chef, the struggling roadside restaurants chain, unveiled a last-minute rescue deal this afternoon
Online Christmas sales hit £7.5bn  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Online retail sales topped £7.5bn at Christmas, an increase of 50% on 2005 and higher than already-strong industry forecasts
Lloyds boss to face iPod music  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Lloyds TSB has struggled to sign up customers to its 'free iPod' student account, leaving about 44,000 machines gathering dust
Scale of rail rip-off exposed  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
The row over rail fares grew today as it was revealed that long-distance travel in Britain is three times more expensive by train than by plane
House price boom cooling off  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
The rate of house price inflation in England and Wales slowed in November, official statistics indicated today
Houses most overvalued in 15 years  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
House prices are at their most overvalued for 15 years, according to a new study that says costs are moving beyond the means of many families
Rail fares rise again to 'cut overcrowding'  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Commuters returning to work today face rail fare rises for the fourth year running, with some increasing by as much as 7.3%
Two more £1m bond winners  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Two women will be enjoying a very happy new year after winning the first £1m Premium Bond prizes for 2007
Web raffle falls flat  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Tony Hetherington investigates a web raffle for a flat in Liverpool that he says is unlawful and will fail
Brown packs his bags for Number 10  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
After a decade in the wings, delivering ever longer, rapid fire, budgets, 2007 should be the year when Gordon Brown moves into Number 10
Midas' top picks for 2007  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Our top stockpicker chooses five shares to shine in the coming 12 months, including Barclays, Halfords and Biffa
2007 - a year for justice  [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
The Financial Mail's personal finance editor wants justice for thousands of pension victims in 2007