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UK house-price bubble about to burst - IMF

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UK house-price bubble about burst - IMF - Britain's housing market is overvalued could face spectacular slump, world's leading economic institution has warned For sale signs Darling's rocket for mortgage lenders - Exclusive:The Chancellor rebuked mortgage lenders yesterday for fuelling an 'unsustainable' boom house prices urged them be more cautious Alistair Darling



UK house-price bubble about to burst - IMF  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
Britain's housing market is overvalued and could face a spectacular slump, the world's leading economic institution has warned For sale signs
Darling's rocket for mortgage lenders  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
Exclusive:The Chancellor rebuked mortgage lenders yesterday for fuelling an 'unsustainable' boom in house prices and urged them to be more cautious Alistair Darling
Market report: Thursday latest  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
11.15:England's likely exit from the European Nations Cup will be a blow for Mike Ashley's Sports Direct, and the shares shed a further 7p to 149½p Mickey Clark
Broker fined £10,500 over equity release  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
Customers who bought lifetime mortgages from the Minel Group may be in line for compensation following a ruling by the Finacial Services Authority Bank cheque
BT to spend £250m on record wind farm  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
BT is to spend £250m building Britain's biggest private windfarm to cut its carbon emissions wind turbines
Chancellor 'out of his depth' - business  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
Alistair Darling is 'out of his depth' at the Treasury and is the wrong man to lead the economy through rocky times, a poll of London business leaders has found Darling
One third of London flights hit by delays  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
The fiasco at Heathrow and London's other airports has plumbed new depths as statistics today reveal that one in three flights from the capital is late Airport queue
Tax burden heaviest for 22 years  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
Britain's tax burden is at its highest level for more than 20 years after a relentless rise in council taxes, according a respected international think-tank A house in London
Bank signals spur rate-cut hopes  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
Despite a conclusive 8-1 vote by the Bank of England's monetary policy committee to hold rates this month, economists say a November cut is not so unlikely The Bank of England, Threadneedle St
1m using plastic to pay their mortgage  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
More than one million people use high-interest credit cards to cover their mortgage or rent payments, debt experts say A woman and her credit card
Scottish & Newcastle approached with bid  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
Britain's biggest brewer Scottish & Newcastle today received the long-awaited bid approach which could see it falling into European hands at a price of more than £7bn Scottish & Newcastle brown ale
Age law fight will go on, says charity  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
Despite an apparent legal setback, campaigners say they will press ahead with an age discrimination test case against the UK government Grandad with granddaughter
Spurs annouce record £27m profits  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
Tottenham Hotspur have announced record pre-tax profits of £27.7m and broke the £100m turnover barrier for the first time Tottenham Hotspur players Berbatov and Zakora
SSE winning fight for fuel customers  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
At 3m, the number of households switching energy supplier so far this year is the highest in five years, the energy regulator said today Pylons at sunset
Business calls for a rate cut  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England was today under growing pressure to cut interest rates after inflation remained steady at 1.8% last month Pylons at sunset
Care homes fleecing middle-class residents  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
Pensioners forced to sell their houses to cover care home bills are charged more than residents paid for by the council, says an official report Care home
A stout defence from S&N  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
Any thought that the overseas thirst for British companies would halt with the credit crisis has been extinguished as Heineken and Carlsberg eye-up S&N
30 second guide to... Opec  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail City desk looks at the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Beware the zombie curse  [10/18/2007 01:17 PM]
Investors in several zombie insurance funds are once again at the centre of a storm over who controls their money - and they, of course, have no say whatsoever in the matter