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Interest rates remain at 5.25%

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Interest rates remain at 5.25% - Borrowers will see no increase monthly repayments for time-being as Bank of England today kept interest rates hold at 5.25% Shortage pushes house prices up £3,500 - A shortage of homes for sale high cost areas helped push house prices up by more £3,500 February, but property slowdown may be beginning



Interest rates remain at 5.25%  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Borrowers will see no increase in their monthly repayments for the time-being as the Bank of England today kept interest rates on hold at 5.25%
Shortage pushes house prices up £3,500  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
A shortage of homes for sale in high cost areas helped push house prices up by more than £3,500 in February, but a property slowdown may be beginning
Market report: Thursday latest  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
12.15:A strong overnight performance in Tokyo held the key to a rise in London, where share prices extended yesterday's gains
John Lewis gives record bonuses  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
John Lewis was crowned king of the high street today after making record profits, which sparked a pay bonanza for the partnership's 68,000 staff
Garden grabs claim 30,000 plots a year  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Garden-grabbing by developers is leading to 30,000 gardens being lost per year. Now MPs from across the parties are trying to fight back against misguided planning laws
TV quiz shows accused of fraud  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
The row over television phone quizzes intensified today when a watchdog accused some shows of being engaged in 'semi-fraudulent behaviour'
FSA warns insider trading rife  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Insider trading in company takeovers is still flourishing and draconian new rules on market abuse have made little decisive difference, a study by the FSA finds
Breaking the bank  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
A customer who took on his bank after it refused to supply details of illegal charges on his account is celebrating victory
Town halls in fat-cat pay row  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Claims that council taxes have risen to fund an army of overpaid town hall executives were rejected by local government chiefs today
Paying off bank charge victims  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Banks are trying to pay off customers who they believe might be about to complain about their overdraft charges to stop them trying to reclaim even greater sums
Post office closures 'will hit communities'  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Plans to close 2,500 post offices will 'significantly' affect local communities, especially hitting pensioners and disabled people, a new report warned today
MPs to investigate free banking  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Banks are to be investigated by MPs amid allegations of profiteering, rip-offs and threats to impose annual fees on current accounts
Watchdog urged to probe 'landbank' scams  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
The Office of Fair Trading came under pressure today to investigate firms that 'scam' consumers into buying small plots of rural land on the promise of high returns
Fraud costs £330 each a year  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
More than £300 is defrauded every year for each person in Britain, a specially commissioned police report has revealed. Find out more about who pays for fraud
Minimum wage to rise by 17p an hour  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
The minimum wage is to increase by 17p an hour to £5.52, the Government announced today, an increase of 3.2%
Stores will pay for 'fuel' repairs  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Supermarkets vowed to pay for repairs to cars damaged by contaminated petrol - meanwhile a customer sent in the bailiffs to Tesco in a three-year-old fuel dispute
BBC ready to launch online rival to iTunes  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
The BBC was accused of 'creeping commercialisation' yesterday after announcing plans for a new online media player that could rival Apple's iTunes
Grade unrepentant on phone-ins  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
ITV boss Michael Grade insisted today he was 'not ashamed' of anything as he promised his channel's controversial premium-rate phone lines would return
Tycoon fills trolley with J Sainsbury  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Secretive property tycoon Robbie Tchenguiz has launched a raid on Sainsbury shares as the battle for control of the grocer hots up
Retiring BP boss picks up £72m  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
BP boss Lord Browne will retire with a payoff of up to £72m, including a £1m-a-year pension
Property could slump, warns IMF  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
World finance super-body the International Monetary Fund has warned that the UK property market is 'overvalued' and could be heading for a slump
Barclaycard moves call centre to India  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Barclaycard is to close a call centre and move some of the work to India with the loss of more than 600 jobs, it was announced today
Private grief for tax breaks  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
The private equity charm offensive doesn't seem to be working that well. The City Minister Ed Balls has doubts about some of the tax advantages granted to the industry
Banks must get the basics right  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
They were intended to help the most vulnerable, but for many people basic accounts are a rotten introduction to the world of banking
Midas: Take a good look at your portfolio  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
The Mail on Sunday's shares tipper this week advises investors to keep calm. It also focuses on HBOS bank
30 Second Guide ToContract Rights Renewal  [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's City team look at the measure that is exacerbating the fall of income at ITV