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House prices 'are 65% too high'

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House prices 'are 65% high' - The housing market Britain is up 65% overvalued needs further interest rate rises cool it, says international economists Petrol heading £1 litre - Motorists have been warned that petrol is heading back towards £1 litre after surge oil prices



House prices 'are 65% too high'  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
The housing market in Britain is up to 65% overvalued and needs further interest rate rises to cool it, says international economists
Petrol heading to £1 a litre  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Motorists have been warned that petrol is heading back towards £1 a litre after a surge in oil prices
Market Report: Friday latest  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
09:30Emap topped the shopping lists as investors were swayed by talk that its business-to-business publications could soon be hived off
Now pay to use the tip  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Householders will have pay to take rubbish to the tip under the punitive new regime for refuse collection
Shop your neighbour for cash  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Huge cash rewards may be paid to members of the public who alert the authorities to local VAT or customs cheats
Marston's toasts rise in sales  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Pub and brewing group Marston's today toasted a rise in sales after its increased focus on food attracted more families to its estate
Brown leaves behind worst public deficit  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown's impending move to Number 10 has been marred by a new attack on his management of the public finances
Average City wage leaps £50,000 barrier  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
City staff are enjoying a pay bonanza as London's financial centre booms, pushing the average salary over £50,000
Strike threat over Network Rail bonuses  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Network Rail chiefs were warned today of strike action after they collected bonuses of up to £200,000 having withheld payments to more than 500 workers.
Full probe into Sky's ITV stake  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
An official Competition Commission inquiry was ordered today into archrival BSkyB's daring purchase of a £1bn stake in broadcaster ITV
Stage set for record oil prices this summer  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Analysis:Global oil prices are set to reach record levels of more than $80 a barrel this summer, experts forecast today
MPs want McJob taken out of dictionary  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
A campaign to have the word 'McJob' taken out of dictionaries has won the support of MPs claiming it is symptomatic of the lack of respect for service sector workers
Ashley bids for Newcastle  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Sports Direct billionaire Mike Ashley has launched a £133m offer for beleagured Premier League football club Newcastle United
Barclaycard to charge £20 fee  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
The UK's biggest credit card company, Barclaycard, is to impose a £20 fee on customers who don't use their card frequently
Google outlines data collection plans  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Google plans to collect so much personal information on its users it will be able to advise them on jobs to apply for and what to do on days off
Judges back record divorce pay-out  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
A £48m settlement today confirmed London as 'the divorce capital of the world' and experts fear it could lead to 'divorce tourism' by ex-wives seeking bumper payouts
Two more rate rises on cards 'by August'  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Homeowners have been warned to brace themselves for two more hikes in interest rates before the summer is over
Road pricing gets green light  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Drivers face paying up to £1.50 a mile after the Government decided to ignore 1.8m protests against it on an official online petition
Smart meters in every home  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Every home in Britain should be fitted with a 'smart meter' that will help to cut greenhouse gases, the Government said in its Energy White Paper
Pension victims deserve a little credit  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
The Government has argued that it cannot afford to compensate victims of the pension wind-up scandal. So how can it write-off £5bn of tax credit mistakes?
Murdoch's not my Darling  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's City editor says there are two ways of looking at Alistair Darling's decision to refer BSkyB to the Competition Commission
Hetherington: Bank's charges to pensioner  [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' problems. This week he tackles a bank which imposed heavy charges on a pensioner for a small mistake and a boiler room scam