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Houses prices slashed £100k to close sales - Asking prices for some London homes are being slashed by up to £100,000 to secure sales in the run-up to Christmas



Houses prices slashed £100k to close sales  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Asking prices for some London homes are being slashed by up to £100,000 to secure sales in the run-up to Christmas
Darling: Tories misleading public over 18.5% VAT  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Alistair Darling has launched an angry fightback against claims he is secretly planning to raise VAT and clobber the middle classes with tax rises
Stock market report: Wednesday latest  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
12.30:The boost to its share price that mining giant BHP Billiton after dropping its £37bn offer for rival Rio Tinto may proved short lived
Woolies shares suspended amid rescue  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
The future of Woolworths was thrown into greater doubt today when its shares were suspended on the stock market
MFI 'battling for survival' in rents crisis  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Furniture chain MFI is battling for survival amid a row over unpaid rents, it was reported today
Banks face demand to open their books  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Brtiain's banks are facing government threats over their lack of lending, as it emerged they could be subject to new legal curbs and disclosure rules
Stores slash prices to get us spending  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Desperate to get families to open their wallets, supermarkets and retailers are falling over each other to offer Christmas discounts
Banks told to lend or risk state control  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Brtiain's banks risk wholesale nationalisation if they continue to squeeze lending, the Bank of England's Governor has declared
Investors snub RBS £15bn rights issue  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Taxpayers are set to become the majority owner of Royal Bank of Scotland after shareholders shunned its £15bn emergency cash call
Credit card giants told to lower interest rates  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Credit card giants will be warned to end rip-off interest rates and charges at a Whitehall summit today with Business Secretary Lord Mandelson
Tax and NI changes to hit middle-earners  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
The mini-Budget means tax hikes for average earners, according to fresh analysis from Britain's most respected economic forecaster
House prices to tumble with lending set for first fall  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
House prices will continue to tumble next year, as lending goes into reverse for the first time, the Government's mortgage expert has warned
Economists question Darling's optimism on growth  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Leading economists today questioned Alistair Darling's optimism about when Britain will begin to recover from the recession
Hint of more rate cuts as King backs Darling  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England today backed the Government's £20bn gamble to save the economy but hinted that further cuts in interest rates are still needed
Passenger duty to hit low-cost airlines  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
The hike in the Government's air passenger tax will drag down profits at Britain's top airlines, already struggling in the current aviation slump
OECD doubts quick recovery from recession  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
A leading economic think-tank today cast doubt on the speed of Britain's recovery from recession
Small firms dismayed by Darling's small print  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
The initial enthusiasm of small businesses for the Pre-Budget Report's £7bn recession package was being dampened today as companies examined the small print
BHP Billiton: Retreat for Aussie champ  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Obama offers us a fresh shot to get mad about Larry  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
UK hopes could be shattered by global storm  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Hopeful sign for private equity  [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]