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Rates take toll on house prices

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Rates take toll house prices - The housing market cooled month after recent rises interest rates put off potential buyers, new figures from Nationwide indicate Strong Sainsbury's sets out stall - J Sainsbury unveiled storming set of sales figures today as set out convince City that its future as public company is bright



Rates take toll on house prices  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
The housing market cooled this month after recent rises in interest rates put off potential buyers, new figures from Nationwide indicate
Strong Sainsbury's sets out stall  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
J Sainsbury unveiled a storming set of sales figures today as it set out to convince the City that its future as a public company is bright
Market report: Wednesday latest  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
12.15:Insurance broker Catlin, which bought rival Wellington Underwriting earlier this year was on the slide today on worries over the appearance of a big seller
Npower price cut 'is a fake'  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Millions of loyal customers of Britain's biggest electricity supplier will not see a penny from the company's latest price reduction
Xmas savings club cash to be protected  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
New safeguards drawn up in wake of the Farepak Christmas club collapse will protect savers in future, the Government said today
No longer as safe as houses  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
City Focus:Will the turmoil in the American housing market be the next US frenzy to hit our shores?
Skoda voted Britain's best car  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Japanese cars have been knocked off their perch as British motorist's favourite model by the model that used to be a joke
Longbridge back on the road in June  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Car production at the former MG Rover factory in Longbridge will start again in June, a council leader claimed today
Accusations fly as AA cuts night patrols  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
As controversy rages at the AA over asset-stripping by its venture capitalist owners, the rescue service announces the end of night-time patrols
HBOS launches Christmas savings scheme  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Halifax Bank of Scotland is trying to make amends for the Farepak fiasco by launching its own festive savings account for cash-strapped shoppers
UK property won't catch US cold, says King  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King today said he did not expect the UK housing market to crash despite the crisis in the US
Mobile phone bills to be slashed  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Charges made by mobile phone networks will come under new restrictions from Sunday, which will lead to cuts of between 10% and 45%
Council tax bills rise 4.2%  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Council tax bills across England will rise by an average of 4.2%, the Government announced today, but London will do better despite the Olympics
Halifax sorry for stolen customer details  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Halifax could be fined after admitting that the private banking details of some 13,000 of its mortgage customers were stolen
£19bn boost for company pensions  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
The pensions 'black hole' facing the UK's top 200 companies has shrunk by around 40% over the past year, but the outlook remains uncertain
Nationwide offers 25-year fix mortgage  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
A fixed-rate mortgage lasting for 25 years was launched by Britain's biggest building society yesterday
BT backs down over exit fee  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
BT has axed plans to punish customers for leaving its service with a £5 fee - but will push ahead with extra charges for non direct-debit payers
MG Rover pensions rescued  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
The company pensions of thousands of former MG Rover workers have been taken over by the Pension Protection Fund
Cost of moving triples to £9,500  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
The cost of moving home has more than tripled over the past decade - creating a vicious circle where a lack of supply pushes prices up further
London drives up house prices  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Average prices are continuing to rise, but outside the capital's catchment area interest rate rises have slowed the property market
Barclays board top fat-cat pay league  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Barclays today revealed its top rainmaker Bob Diamond is its first £100m banker, which makes its board the best-rewarded in the FTSE 100 index
Shutdown threat over TV phone-ins  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
TV stations were warned today by watchdog Ofcom that they could be taken off the air if they continue to break the rules on how quiz shows are run.
30 second guide to relative poverty  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mails City team examine how government measures poverty and asks whether the state should step in to ensure that all poorer citizens keep pace with average earnings
Spoiling the Barclays party  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Bob Diamond has big ambitions to go with his bloated remuneration package - He boldly declared that Barclays is in a strong position to scoop £90bn merger with ABN-Amro
Midas: Revamped Catlin set to expand  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
The Financial Mail's share tipster looks at insurance company Catlin Group and training business BPP
Gordon's neutral last hurrah  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
True to form Gordon Brown delivered a classic give and take Budget, says Financial Mail economics editor Dan Atkinson
I don't believe your insurance claim  [03/28/2007 01:17 PM]
The ace investigator gives short shrift to an insurance claimant who he thinks his lying about a burglary