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Property boom trebles £1m-plus homes - The effect of property boom has been revealed by new report showing that number of homes selling for more £1m has almost trebled over past five years Can UK avoid house price crash? - Analysis: It's been rollercoaster week for investors, but property market should survive credit crunch avoid house price crash say industry experts



Property boom trebles £1m-plus homes  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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
Can the UK avoid a house price crash?  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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
Market report: Friday close  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
17:00Kingfisher was under fire again as leading City analysts took the knife to forecasts but it stayed in positive territory
A&L abolishes overdraft interest  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
Alliance & Leicester has announced that it is heralding the end of overdraft interest in the wake of the boom of bank charge reclaiming
Northern Rock value cut by £2bn in a week  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
Shares in Northern Rock took another roller-coaster ride, rallying on further Treasury backing then collapsing once more as bid hopes faded
Crackdown on inheritance tax 7-year gifts  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
The taxman has launched a crackdown on families who use the seven-year gift rule in a bid to reduce inheritance tax
The billionaires too poor for Forbes rich list  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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
£1 litre looms as oil prices hit new highs  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
Oil prices surged to new highs yesterday with storm clouds over the Gulf of Mexico leading to a production cut.
'62% of broadband runs at half speed'  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
Most internet users are being misled by their broadband providers, it was claimed today, with 62% of broadband connections running at half speed
King defence sparks Brussels row  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
Mervyn King's attempts to blame the Northern Rock fiasco on botched legislation came under fire from European authorities last night
Savers flock to 'safer' B&B  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
Bradford & Bingley has benefited from a wave of consumers looking for banks with relatively small amounts of loans on their books
250,000 woman lodge sex bias claims  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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
London stamp duty rises 807% in 10 years  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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
Postal workers to strike again over pay  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
Postal workers will strike again next month as their bitter dispute with the Royal Mail drags on
Supermarkets 'colluded to fix dairy prices'  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
Britain's biggest supermarkets were today accused of running a massive cartel over the price of milk, cheese and butter
Abbey under fire for 125% mortgage  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
High Street mortgage lender Abbey has been accused of fuelling debt by launching a new 125% mortgage plunging borrowers into instant negative equity
Fear of property slump as mortgages fall  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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
'Biggest petrol duty rise in 8 years'  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
Motorists face the biggest rise in fuel duty since March 2000, the AA warned today
Credit crunch: King saves job... for now  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
Mervyn King may have done enough in his Commons testimony to end the immediate speculation about his future
30 second guide to... Market Abuse Directive  [09/22/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's City desk considers the regulation at the heart of Bank of England governor Mervyn King's defence