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Property boom trebles £1m-plus homes [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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The effect of the property boom has been revealed by a new report showing that the number of homes selling for more than £1m has almost trebled over the past five years
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Can the UK avoid a house price crash? [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Analysis: It's been a rollercoaster week for investors, but the property market should survive the credit crunch and avoid a house price crash say industry experts
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Market report: Friday close [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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17:00Kingfisher was under fire again as leading City analysts took the knife to forecasts but it stayed in positive territory
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A&L abolishes overdraft interest [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Alliance & Leicester has announced that it is heralding the end of overdraft interest in the wake of the boom of bank charge reclaiming
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Northern Rock value cut by £2bn in a week [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Shares in Northern Rock took another roller-coaster ride, rallying on further Treasury backing then collapsing once more as bid hopes faded
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Crackdown on inheritance tax 7-year gifts [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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The taxman has launched a crackdown on families who use the seven-year gift rule in a bid to reduce inheritance tax
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The billionaires too poor for Forbes rich list [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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The new Forbes 400, celebrating America's richest, shows that you need to be worth at least $1.3bn (£648m) to get in this year
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£1 litre looms as oil prices hit new highs [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Oil prices surged to new highs yesterday with storm clouds over the Gulf of Mexico leading to a production cut.
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'62% of broadband runs at half speed' [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Most internet users are being misled by their broadband providers, it was claimed today, with 62% of broadband connections running at half speed
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King defence sparks Brussels row [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Mervyn King's attempts to blame the Northern Rock fiasco on botched legislation came under fire from European authorities last night
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Savers flock to 'safer' B&B [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Bradford & Bingley has benefited from a wave of consumers looking for banks with relatively small amounts of loans on their books
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250,000 woman lodge sex bias claims [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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The number of women taking employers to court claiming unfair pay has risen to a record level,with cases piling up so quickly the system cannot cope
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London stamp duty rises 807% in 10 years [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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First-time buyers in London face a crippling stamp duty tax bill of £7,898 on average, an increase of 807% since 1997, figures reveal today
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Postal workers to strike again over pay [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Postal workers will strike again next month as their bitter dispute with the Royal Mail drags on
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Supermarkets 'colluded to fix dairy prices' [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Britain's biggest supermarkets were today accused of running a massive cartel over the price of milk, cheese and butter
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Abbey under fire for 125% mortgage [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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High Street mortgage lender Abbey has been accused of fuelling debt by launching a new 125% mortgage plunging borrowers into instant negative equity
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Fear of property slump as mortgages fall [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Fears of a painful slowdown in the housing market grew today as the credit crunch spilled over into the wider economy with mortgages tumbling in August
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'Biggest petrol duty rise in 8 years' [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Motorists face the biggest rise in fuel duty since March 2000, the AA warned today
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Credit crunch: King saves job... for now [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Mervyn King may have done enough in his Commons testimony to end the immediate speculation about his future
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30 second guide to... Market Abuse Directive [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mail's City desk considers the regulation at the heart of Bank of England governor Mervyn King's defence
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