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Property repossessions soar

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Property repossessions soar - New figures show number of families suffering misery of mortgage repossession threat of homelessness has risen sharply Union fears as Tata wins Corus - Thousands of British steelworkers were today left pondering future under new Indian masters after Tata Steel won shootout for control of Corus



Property repossessions soar  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
New figures show the number of families suffering the misery of mortgage repossession and the threat of homelessness has risen sharply
Union fears as Tata wins Corus  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Thousands of British steelworkers were today left pondering their future under new Indian masters after Tata Steel won the shootout for control of Corus
Market report: Wednesday latest  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
12.30:Shares in Anglo-Swedish drugs giant AstraZeneca were held back in early trading following critical comments from one leading City player
BA in hot water over director perks  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
BA was today accused of gross insensitivity after it was revealed that the airline is planning to offer senior directors unlimited free first-class travel worldwide
Refunds for store card holders  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Holders of store cards from most leading High Street retailers could be in line for compensation after a card company was fined £610,000
Manchester gets supercasino  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Manchester was today announced as the shock choice to host Britain's first supercasino, after Blackpool and Greenwich had been billed as clear favourites
Carphone fined over silent calls  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Carphone Warehouse was one of four firms fined by the telecoms regulator today for making silent autmated calls
Microsoft Vista finally goes on sale  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Microsoft's much-delayed new version of Windows was launched today to the British public
BAA scales down Stansted plan  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
The airports operator hopes to win support for its £1.4bn expansion plan by cutting the amount land it will need for a second runway
Rate rise stalls house prices  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
The average UK house price increased by 0.3% in January - the lowest monthly rise for eight months, new figures today revealed
Compulsory water meters step closer  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Water companies will be able force people in areas of acute water shortage to install meters, according to a Government proposal published today
MG cars factory to re-open  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Production of MG cars is to resume at Longbridge in the West Midlands in the spring, says the company's new Chinese owners
Alliance poaches 'Katherine the Great'  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Alliance Trust, the UK's largest investment trust, has poached one the country's most high-profile female fund managers
BA slashes prices to fill planes  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Thousands have joined the rush to travel at bargain prices today as BA faces the prospect of flying hundreds of empty planes
Wind turbine could raise your council tax  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Homeowners trying to help the environment by putting a wind turbine on their roof could be penalised with higher council tax bills
Chip and Pin makes easy cash for gangs  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Cash machines have become a magnet for professional criminal gangs which are stealing millions of pounds
Foreign raiders to storm Footsie  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Up to a quarter of Britain's top companies could come under foreign takeover attack in the next few months as the world merger boom peaks
High Street stages a cut-price revival  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Bargain-hunters provided the High Street with its best January sales for three years, and the boom is expected to continue
House prices end year on strong note  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
The rate of house price inflation in England and Wales picked up in December, as the housing market finished the year strongly official figures show today
Investment funds firmly in fashion  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Investors ploughed money into investment funds at a rate not seen since the dotcom boom of 2000 as appetite for equities remained unquenched
An evolving crisis on AIM  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
John Thain must be psychic. No sooner had the combative chief executive picked a fight with AIM over lax regulation, Torex Retail pops up to prove him right
30 Second Guide To Stanstead Expansion  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's City team weigh up the conflicting arguments surrounding the new terminal at the Essex airport
PDS and Orpery exposed  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
This week ace investigator Tony Hetherington follows up on tha case of the PDS investment scheme and its parent company Orpery
Welcome gloom amid the boom  [01/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Rightmove.co.uk is a property website and is jolly good at what it does. Sell your home and buy another is its message