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House prices 'poised for sudden slowdown'

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House prices 'poised for sudden slowdown' - House prices could slow down sharply over coming six months, one of Britain's leading mortgage lenders warned today Court may shut down Facebook - Owners of rival social networking site will today ask US court shut down Facebook, alleging that its founder stole ideas while they were students together



House prices 'poised for sudden slowdown'  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
House prices could slow down sharply over the coming six months, one of Britain's leading mortgage lenders warned today
Court may shut down Facebook  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Owners of a rival social networking site will today ask a US court to shut down Facebook, alleging that its founder stole their ideas while they were students together
Market report: Wednesday latest  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
13.00:City investors were fighting a fierce rearguard action today as they attempted to limit the damage following a big sell-off on Wall Street overnight
GMTV boss quits over phone-in scandal  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
The managing director of GMTV has resigned - becoming the first senior figure to leave his job over the TV phone-ins row
Complaints lead to account closure threat  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Thousands of people attempting to reclaim their bank charges have been threatened with having their accounts closed, in breach of industry guidelines
Revenue loses business tax test case  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Law Lords have cleared a tax avoidance arrangement used by thousands of husband-and-wife businesses, inflicting a major defeat on Revenue & Customs
Air travel complaints soaring  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Complaints by air passengers have risen by more than a fifth over the past 12 months - with worse to come in the peak summer travel season
Commuters to pay for £58bn rail shake-up  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Peak-time commuters will finance most of the £58bn Government revamp of the railways
Jobs threat in Resolution merger  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Friends Provident and Resolution today unveiled an £8.5bn merger that promises to reshape Britain's insurance industry
Inflation is twice as high for the elderly  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
The cost of living for the elderly is rising at more than twice the rate of other households, research shows
Travel prices soar on rush for holiday sun  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Travel agents have seen late holiday bookings soar as millions try to escape the downpours at home for some summer sun
Subprime crisis is 'blessing in disguise'  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
The so-called subprime mortgage meltdown in the US will be a blessing in disguise if it sparks a radical re-think on credit risk, says ratings agency Moody's
Insurers braced for £2bn claims deluge  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Insurers were today bracing themselves for thousands of further claims as it was predicted the summer floods could cost the industry £2bn
10.2m pay credit card penalties  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
A quarter of credit card holders has been made to pay a fee in the past year after being late with a monthly payment or going over their credit limit
Royal Mail row over retirement age  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Thousands of postal workers will have to work an extra five years to qualify for a full pension, their union claimed today
£50bn plan to boost railways  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Long-term plans to improve railways were unveiled by the Government today, but passengers should expect to fund much of the cost
Sex equality 'still years away'  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Gender equality is still generations away, with huge gaps in pay, health, pensions and even safety between men and women
Olive oil sales hit £71m as diet changes  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Sales of extra virgin olive oil reached a record £71m last year, as we adopt a healthier Mediterranean diet
60% of the UK's wealth is in housing  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
The UK is worth a total of £6.525 trillion, with housing making up most of the country's wealth, official figures showed today
30 second guide to Copper boom  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mails City team take a look at the super-cycle in copper markets that is pushing the commodity to record highs
Ashley kicked into touch  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
If Sports Direct had any semblance of a properly functioning board then founder Mike Ashley and his cronies would have been thrown out of the door by now
Keep an eye on Umeco, the god of small things  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Keep an eye on Umeco, the god of small things Building an aircraft is not a simple process. The engine alone has about 15,000 parts and each has to be in the right place at the right time to make sure it can be put together efficiently and cost-effectively
£500 debt stalks a mother as chatoic CSA crumbles  [07/25/2007 01:17 PM]
Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' problems. This week he helps sort a CSA disaster and tracks down some missing Isa savings