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Mortgage lending slumps two-year low - The number of mortgages approved for homebuyers has slumped two-year - further evidence that property market is experiencing slowdown For sale signs Top bosses get 100 times average pay - The bosses of Britain's largest companies are being paid more 100 times as much as average worker, was revealed yesterday Generic elderly businessman



Mortgage lending slumps to two-year low  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The number of mortgages approved for homebuyers has slumped to a two-year - further evidence that the property market is experiencing a slowdown For sale signs
Top bosses get 100 times average pay  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The bosses of Britain's largest companies are being paid more than 100 times as much as the average worker, it was revealed yesterday Generic elderly businessman
Market report: Monday latest  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
11.15: Share trading started on a positive note this morning. At least, we think it did. Because while the FTSE 100 index was showing a rise, trading screens remained blank Asian stock market trading room
House prices fall for first time in two years  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
House prices fell for the first time in two years in October, according to a new report, with experts predicting further falls before the end of the year Terraced houses and graph
3 Mobile launches free Skype net calls  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
EBay division Skype and mobile phone group 3 have launched a mobile handset that allows Skype users to make free Internet calls to each other while on the move. Girl in hat on holiday speaks into mobile
Standard Life 'could up bid for Resolution'  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Standard Life today tried to keep its £4.9bn bid for Resolution alive by indicating to the stock market that it could still raise its offer Standard Life
Monday View: Don't tie mortgage lenders' hands  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The Chancellor's call for a return to 'good old-fashioned banking' could deprive many people of the chance to buy a home House buying
Merrill to reveal new £2.4bn losses  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Wall Street is bracing itself for a further $5bn (£2.4bn) of losses at Merrill Lynch as the beleaguered bank tries to steady itself in the wake of the ousting of chief executive Stan O'Neal Stan O'Neal
Insurer's victims stake claim  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
As Michael Bright spends his first weekend in prison, his victims are preparing legal cases to recover some of the millions of pounds they lost Michael Bright
A to Z of the Sunday newspapers  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Here's our summary of what the Sunday papers are reporting from the world of finance and business Newspapers
Banks hit out over Darling's tight controls  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Banks have welcomed Alistair Darling's plans to sweep away obstacles to confidential bail-outs of financial institutions, but alarm bells are ringing about other possible changes Darling
Virgin chases cash for Rock  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Virgin Money is this weekend locked in talks with banks in the hope of securing £30bn in loans to help its bid for Northern Rock Virgin Money
Residents fight plans for eighth Tesco in their city  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Tesco is facing its fiercest campaign yet from locals who are opposed to its store opening plans Tesco delivery van
Family homes needed to solve shortgage  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Housing experts have warned that the 3m new homes planned for 2020 will not avert a housing crisis: an extra 250,000 are required, targeted at families four bedroom house
Masters of the Universe? More like ostriches  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Proposals from the Conservative Party to create a legal requirement on how and what information must appear on all credit card statements are long overdue
Midas: Software Radio Technology, ASOS & Davenham  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's top stock-picker runs the ruls over Software Radio Technology, ASOS & Davenham
Mutuals breed cats as fat as the City variety  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Surprise, surprise. Nobody did quite as well from Portman Building Society's recent takeover by Nationwide as its former chief executive Robert Sharpe
Hetherington: Black Horse car loan; Abbey mortgage fees; missing cash machine money  [10/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' letters, adding comments, advice and the results of his inquiries