Homeowners would normally be rejoicing wake of Thursday's announcement of cut base rate 5%. Unfortunately, we are not living normal times
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Shabby lenders force mortgage hunt - Homeowners would normally be rejoicing wake of Thursday's announcement of cut base rate 5%. Unfortunately, we are not living normal times
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Midas: Rexam | Griffin Mining - The Financial Mail Sunday's respected stock picker tips struggling drinks can giant


Shabby lenders force mortgage hunt - Homeowners would normally be rejoicing wake of Thursday's announcement of cut base rate 5%. Unfortunately, we are not living normal times



Midas: Rexam | Griffin Mining  [04/13/2008 08:12 PM]
The Financial Mail on Sunday's respected stock picker tips a struggling drinks can giant


Shabby lenders force a mortgage hunt  [04/13/2008 08:12 PM]
Homeowners would normally be rejoicing in the wake of Thursday's announcement of a cut in the base rate to 5%. Unfortunately, we are not living in normal times
Hetherington: Fox Hayes, Abbey, Square Mile  [04/13/2008 08:12 PM]
This week investigative journalist Tony Hetherington reports on a law firm posing as a front for boiler room fraudsters


HSBC back on top with smart stunt  [04/13/2008 08:12 PM]
Audacious, aggressive and highly opportunistic - HSBC's offer to match the mortgage deals of some borrowers was certainly eye-catching
A million miss out as mortgages dry up  [04/13/2008 08:12 PM]
The mortgage drought means the number of loans could be halved this year - leaving a million potential homebuyers without the cash to buy a home Home buyers, Couple looking at estate agent's window.


HSBC plays down lost disk risks  [04/13/2008 08:12 PM]
HSBC will this week begin sending out letters to customers whose names and personal information were lost on a computer disk HSBC Sign
Disgraced Severn bosses still earn a mint  [04/13/2008 08:12 PM]
Former chiefs are still earning a mint as water utility's shareholders pick up the £100m bill Brian Duckworth, Severn Trent


Tesco's £5,300 a minute  [04/13/2008 08:12 PM]
Supermarket giant Tesco made a £5,300 profit for every minute of last year, it will report this week when it unveils record results Tesco Shopping trolly and bags
Bid to fill urban Post Office gaps  [04/13/2008 08:12 PM]
The Post Office is planning a major expansion of its network of outreach services to head off further criticism over its controversial axeing of 2,500 traditional branches Post office-interior


Kaupthing accuses Hedge funds of 'smears'  [04/13/2008 08:12 PM]
Icelandic bank Kaupthing has accused four London hedge funds of illegally trying to drive it towards bankruptcy for their own profit Kaupthing bank Iceland
Premium bonds 'Ernie' set to scrap cheques  [04/13/2008 08:12 PM]
A radical overhaul of the UK's most popular savings vehicle - National Savings Premium Bonds - could result in prizes being paid direct into bondholders' bank accounts Ernie, the Premium Bonds number generator


Sunday newspaper share tips  [04/13/2008 08:12 PM]
Each week, we round up the main share tips from the Sunday newspapers Newspaper's
Equity release pensioners debt shock  [04/13/2008 08:12 PM]
Many retired homeowners face paying far more than expected for mortgages that release equity from their property Nick Hawkins


Brown's crunch talks with banks  [04/13/2008 08:11 PM]
Gordon Brown will meet bank chiefs this week to discuss the housing market crisis after urging them to pass on the latest interest rate cut to borrowers Gordon Brown
TUC urge aid for those hit by 10p tax rate cut  [04/12/2008 05:49 AM]
The Government was today urged to introduce measures to help millions of low-paid workers affected by the abolition of the 10p tax rate Commuters


Renting is costing retirees 23bn a year  [04/12/2008 05:49 AM]
Some 23bn is spent by UK pensioners on rent every year - leaving them more than 133,000 worse off than their home-owning peers, new research shows Retired couple
Future bright for booming Liffe  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
Ten years ago Liffe, the London International Financial Futures Exchange, was on the verge of collapse. Now trading is up 100-fold after an astonishing recovery Traders at the BCG Bank


30 second guide to collateral  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
The Daily Mail city team explains the meaning behind the term 'collateral'
The IMF's Kahn-do approach  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss Kahn, was in triumphal mood yesterday


Ombudsman should focus on indebted  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
The Financial Ombudsman's Service should spend more time championing those caught in the debt trap, according to an influential report Bills, statements, debt
Darling calls for reforms to fight crunch  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
Alistair Darling will tonight call for major reforms of the world's financial institutions to overcome the credit crunch Alistair Darling


Fuel bills help for 100,000 homes  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
Up to 100,000 households are to be helped with their fuel bills under a deal with power companies brokered by the Government, it was announced today Pensioner warming hands at gas fire
Paying the price of a boom built on debt  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
Even after an interest rate cut, some banks put up their mortgage rates. The MPC and the Government need to take far more drastic action Nationwide


Tesco 'villages' will kill us off, say traders  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
Tesco is planning a series of self-contained 'villages' where people will be able to live, work and buy groceries Tesco Shopping trolly and bags
Energy firms warned over market abuses  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
Energy giants were today warned by the Government it will crack down on any market abuses to boost profits Woman reading her gas meter