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'Half the country' to see house prices fall

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'Half country' see house prices fall - Half country will see house price falls next 18 months driven by knock-on effects of worldwide squeeze credit, according study out today House prices with graph Banks take 80% cut of loan cover charges - Banks are creaming off up 80% of premiums charged controversial loan protection insurance, Competition Commission said yesterday banks logo



'Half the country' to see house prices fall  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Half the country will see house price falls in the next 18 months driven by the knock-on effects of the worldwide squeeze on credit, according to a study out today House prices with graph
Banks take 80% cut of loan cover charges  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Banks are creaming off up to 80% of the premiums charged on controversial loan protection insurance, the Competition Commission said yesterday banks logo
Market report: Wednesday latest  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
13.00:Shares in nuclear power generator British Energy have lost a third of their value since peaking at 750p last year Two stock market traders
King shifts the blame for bank debacle  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Comment:Having absorbed the punches over Northern Rock for nearly three months, the Bank of England governor's decision to public is extraordinary Mervyn King
Pound gains as rate freeze is forecast  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
The pound surged to a new 26-year high against the dollar today on the prospect the Bank of England will leave interest rates on hold at 5.75% tomorrow The Bank of England, Threadneedle St
Rock costs could wipe out share value  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Northern Rock could face a bill of more than £500m in emergency loan charges and advisors' fees, leaving little for shareholders if the firm is sold Northern Rock clock
Pay gap grows in boardrooms  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
The gap between what men and women in British boardrooms earn increased this year despite ever-louder calls for equal pay boss with cigar
Oil hits new highs on US supply fears  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Crude oil soared to all-time highs today on continued American supply concerns and support from a weakening dollar Oil refinery
Fraudster Black loses his appeal  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Disgraced former newspaper tycoon Conrad Black has lost his attempt to overturn his convictions for fraud and obstruction of justice Conrad Black
Borrowers turn to credit agencies for help  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Credit reference agencies are increasingly acting as intermediaries in disputes between customers and lenders A man with debt worries
Property chill as Bovis warns of 3% fall  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
One of Britain's biggest homebuilders today sent a shiver through the housing market with a profits warning in the wake of the credit crunch and crisis at Northern Rock Bricklayer
Savers to get more protection  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Savers will be offered more protection if a bank collapses to ensure consumers have confidence in the banking sector, the Government said today Gordon Brown
Soros and Greenspan warn 'US faces crisis'  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and billionaire investor George Soros have warned that the US economy is in danger of a serious crisis Alan Greenspan
Posh's little black dress is a big hit for M&S  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Victoria Beckahm has helped Marks & Spencer blow away the High Street gloom with an 11.5% rise in profits 2007/11/M&SposhES_100x110.jpg
Green energy for all new home sites  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Builders are to be made to incorporate green energy on all housing developments Solar panels
Rose seeks new horizons  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Some three and a half years into his reign at Marks & Spencer, Stuart Rose is starting to sound more confident about the medium term outlook for the nation's favourite clothing chain
Insurance looks to the future  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Forget floods, pestilence, famine and al Qaeda fanaticism - insurance can cope with those. What it cannot survive is a failure to attract talent
Deja vu as US firm turns the screw  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
UK credit card borrowers are beginning to feel the effects of the credit crunch, with MBNA in particular turning the screws on borrowers.
30 second guide to a shotgun clause  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail City Team explain how a shotgun clause works
Small cap share tips: Tangent, Mano River, Telecom Plus  [11/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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