Finance Articles


House prices slow but rate rise looks a cert

Home  Jul, 2007

House prices slow but rate rise looks cert - The Bank of England appears set raise interest rates for fifth time 12 months despite sudden fall consumer confidence muted house price figures Watchdog shames sub-prime lenders - Sub-prime mortgage lenders brokers have been slammed for failing protect customers



House prices slow but rate rise looks a cert  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England appears set to raise interest rates for the fifth time in 12 months despite a sudden fall in consumer confidence and muted house price figures
Watchdog shames sub-prime lenders  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Sub-prime mortgage lenders and brokers have been slammed for failing to protect their customers
Market report: Wednesday latest  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
13.15:Further evidence of a slowdown in Britain's housing market and the continuing slump in US home sales do not bode well for newly merged housebuilder Taylor Wimpey
Households face record debt burden  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Households are facing a record debt burden following the recent spate of interest rate rises
Drivers' soaring insurance premiums  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Motorists are paying record amounts to insure their cars, with premiums more than doubling during the past 13 years
UK food and fuel inflation double Europe's  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Bills for food, gas and electricity are rising twice as fast in Britain as in the rest of the European Union, as a report shows consumer confidence is falling
Private equity tax perks to stay  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
The new Chancellor today ruled out a 'knee jerk' clampdown on the tax breaks for private equity bosses.
IHG takeover talk as Hilton sold for £13bn  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Britain's InterContinental Hotels Group was today firmly in the takeover spotlight after private-equity firm Blackstone's £12.9bn swoop on Hilton Hotels
The £500,000 mobile home  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
It is a far cry from the traditional beach hut. And with a price tag of £500,000, it is way beyond the budget of the ordinary holidaymaker
£200 to keep the gadgets going  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Our dependence on plasma TVs, mobile phones and similar gadgets will soon cost each home £200 a year in electricity, a report shows
Darling sails to the rescue of North Sea oil  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Alistair Darling is considering significant tax concessions to the North Sea oil industry amid dramatic declines in revenues and production
'Local' Tesco milk is from 150 miles away  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
A Tesco store in the Midlands is selling milk branded as 'local' despite being produced 150 miles away
Contaminated water in recall  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Hundreds of thousands of bottles of mineral water under the Sainsbury's and Hadham brands have been recalled amid fears of contamination
AA and Saga cash in on tax loophole  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Private equity firms sparked fresh outrage today after it emerged that Saga and the AA are paying almost no corporation tax
Equity bosses: We should pay more tax  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Private equity chiefs ahve admitted their taxes are too low and new company takeovers could collapse spectacularly because of high debts
Top pension funds back in black  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
For the first time in more than five years, the pension funds of FTSE 100 companies have together moved into a surplus, totalling £4bn at the end of June
UK behind Mexico in global wealth index  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Britain is ranked 17th, one spot below Mexico, in the latest Global Prosperity Index despite a stable economy and a booming property market
FSA wants help on market abuse  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
The departing boss of the Financial Services Authority has called for greater powers to stop insider dealing as a damning report found companies too complacent about leaks
The £160m that comes out in the wash  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
More than £160m in cash was laundered last year - in the nation's washing machines - with six out of ten people admitting losing paper money in the wash
Young 'fail to save' for retirement  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Almost two-thirds of young adults are not saving for their retirement with many pinning hopes on inheritance, a survey suggests
Tesco will sell your home for £199  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Supermarket giant Tesco will go head-to-head with estate agents allowing homeowners to sell their property online for a fraction of the normal fee
Passing the debt parcel  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Jon Moulton may find he's scratched off several dinner party lists after highlighting the similarities between risky private equity debt and America's sub-prime mortgage meltdown
30 second guide to Private equity finance  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily mails City team examine the deals that use massive debt from pension and hedge funds on very favourable terms
Small cap share tips: ACM, Debt Free Direct  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week ACM and Debt Free Direct are both 'buy's
Midas: Synergy poised for boost from NHS  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's top stock-picker says Synergy is set to benefit from a new NHS hygiene code
Hetherington: Last hope for endowment victims; Pacific Continental sinks  [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' problems. This week he looks at an endowment mis-selling claim and the collapse of broker Pacific Continental