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House prices: 'Down record 16.6% on year' - House prices fell again in January with properties losing 1.3% of their value over the past four weeks, the Nationwide revealed today



House prices: 'Down record 16.6% on year'  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
House prices fell again in January with properties losing 1.3% of their value over the past four weeks, the Nationwide revealed today
Death knell tolls for rip-off loan insurance  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
The sale of controversial payment protection insurance alongside credit agreements will be banned in 2010, the Competition Commission announced today.
Stock market report: Thursday latest  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
11.40The trickle of companies turning to the stock market for extra cash shows signs of turning into a torrent
Darling warns on the 'downsides' to come  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
A bleak warning of serious economic 'downsides' ahead was given by the Chancellor - saying 2009 would be a bumpy ride
UK 'safe from an Icelandic freeze'  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
Britain's chief financial watchdog has brushed aside claims that the country is headed for an Icelandstyle meltdown
Bank 'should shun further rate cuts'  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
World Economic Forum:The Bank of England was urged to hold off further rate cuts next month because of fears the pound could take a new dive
Banks refuse to pay card fraud refunds  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
Banks are increasingly refusing to compensate card fraud, according to new research which found that one in four Britons has been a victim of the crime
IMF: UK faces worst recession since the war  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
Grim warnings of Britain's worst recession since the Second World War have dealt a fresh blow to Gordon Brown's economic credibility
City bigwig tells firms to freeze remuneration  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
One of the City's biggest investors today told Stock Market firms to 'restrain' pay and bonuses for executives
Woolwich reveals cheapest mortgage in 160 years  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
The Woolwich has revealed a fixed rate mortgage of 2.29%, the cheapest since its first loan in 1847. But it comes with a catch
Margins triple on tracker mortgages  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
Lenders have more than tripled the margins they charge on new tracker mortgages in the last three months as they look to take advantage of falling interest rates
Libor rises for first time in three months  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
The rate at which banks lend to each other edged higher today for the first time since the Government bailed out the British banking system
Lloyds tried to fix more pay for bosses  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
Lloyds discussed rewarding its boardroom staff with big pay rises despite receiving billions of pounds of support from the taxpayer
Lloyds leads revival as it leaps by 50%  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
Lloyds bank staged a remarkable recovery yesterday as investors bet that the embattled lender will avoid nationalisation
Asda and BSkyB to create 8,000 jobs  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
Firms which are thriving in the credit crunch yesterday revealed plans to create thousands of jobs. The moves by Asda and BSkyB follow a similar decision by McDonald's
Little therapy in these retail buys  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
How the Herd thundered into a rubbish bin  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
Labour leaves a toxic legacy  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: Pensioner told to hand back £28,000  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]
A letter of shame from British Gas  [01/29/2009 01:17 PM]