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Worst house prices fall for 18 years - The property market faces a full-scale collapse with house prices tumbling by more than 10% a year for the first time since 1990



Worst house prices fall for 18 years  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
The property market faces a full-scale collapse with house prices tumbling by more than 10% a year for the first time since 1990
Era of cheap energy over, warns minister  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
A senior Cabinet minister has declared an end to cheap energy, while hinting hard-up households could be getting an inceased winter fuel hand-out
Market report: Thursday latest  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
12.45:It is not price increases that are likely to drive shares of our major utility suppliers higher in the months ahead, but takeover activity
Britain 'is facing an 18-month recession'  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Britain is facing a recession that will last 18 months, says a top economic consultancy, while 3.3m workers fear job losses over the next year
£800 a year 'wasted in unjust green tax'  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Every family in Britain is paying nearly £800 a year in a 'dishonest' green tax grab, a report claims
3.3m fear they will be thrown out of work  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
More than 3.3m workers fear they will lose their jobs over the next year, a report reveals today
iPhone advert misled consumers  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
An advertisement for Apple's original iPhone breached regulations with misleading claims, a watchdog has ruled
Cable calls for mortgage rescue plan  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Thousands are at risk of losing their homes in the credit crunch unless the Government steps in to help, the Liberal Democrats have warned
Taylor Wimpey profits dive by 96%  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said today that first-half underlying profits dived 96% to £4.3m as it wrestled with the housing market downturn
Savings accounts 'beat' share returns  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Returns from savings accounts have beaten shares since 2000, according to new research, despite the strong bull run of 2003 to 2007
More London agents forced to quit  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
A Mayfair-based estate agent is to stop selling homes after 17 years. The collapse of the housing market has forced Blenheim Bishop out of sales
Dragons locked out by floating key-fob  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
They are used to swatting away hopeful inventors, but one entrepreneur has turned the tables on the Dragons' Den tycoons
Rock bill may rise as repossessions soar  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
There are growing fears that taxpayers could end up paying even more for Northern Rock after it was revealed it was suffering from high default rates
Buy-to-let failure rate doubles in a year  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Soaring numbers of buy-to-let landlords are struggling to pay their loans or having their properties repossessed, figures have revealed
Inquests begin into bank data loss scandal  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
The eBay computer scandal which saw the loss of personal data on a million bank customers is to be investigated by the Information Commissioner
Economic downturn drives traffic off roads  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Congestion on major roads has eased as the credit crunch combines with soaring fuel prices to squeeze budgets
Set Spottiswoode on the with-profits con  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Taylor Wimpey's house of horrors  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: £47,000 for shares worth just £100?  [08/28/2008 01:17 PM]