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Will house prices fall further?

September 2nd, 2010

House prices fell further this month, leaving home owners fearful that the
double dip in the property market has begun.

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Britons to lose equivalent of average salary off home

September 2nd, 2010

Britons will lose the equivalent of a typical annual salary off the value of
their home by the end of next year, new figures reveal.

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Bad credit card debts ‘will soar’

September 1st, 2010

Bad credit card debts could reach as much as 9% of all outstanding balances by the end of next year, an accountancy firm says.

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Smokers barred from renting a home

September 1st, 2010

More than 90 per cent of smokers are barred from renting a property, new
figures have suggested.

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Fears for house prices as mortgage lending hits new low

August 31st, 2010

Mortgage lending fell to a four-month low in July, according to the Bank of
England, fuelling fears that tight credit conditions may hamper future
growth.

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Mortgage lending down amid warnings of second house price crash

August 31st, 2010

The housing market is set for a “double dip” fall after official data
suggested mortgage lending had slumped to a record low.

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Where will interest rates be in 2012?

August 30th, 2010

Eight per cent, says one economist. Is he right?

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Financial expert jumped in front of train after predicting recession

August 30th, 2010

A financial expert threw himself in front of a train after predicting the upcoming recession and judging that the Government would be powerless to solve the crisis.

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Bank plans to cap risky mortgages

August 29th, 2010

Radical Bank of England plan would stop borrowers taking out risky loans to
prevent a repeat of the credit crisis.

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Bargain price British firms targeted by foreign investors

August 28th, 2010

Golf courses women’s clothing shops and “green” companies as well as Jaguar Land Rover Rio Tinto and Barclays are figuring on the shopping list of foreign investors from emerging countries flocking to Britain to pick up businesses are bargain prices.

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Belgian GP qualifying as it happened

August 28th, 2010

Red Bull’s Mark Webber qualifies on pole for the Belgian Grand Prix, with McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton joining him on the front row.

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Eight out of 10 first-time buyers get deposit from parents

August 27th, 2010

More than eight out of 10 first-time buyers only get onto the property ladder
because they receive a cash handout from the Bank of Mum and Dad, it has
been disclosed.

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Rents set to surge as new buyers struggle to find mortgages

August 27th, 2010

Landlords benefit as residential rents rise due to a shortage of available
properties, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said on Friday.

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Secured Loans, a Safe Bet at the Time When You are Short of Money

August 26th, 2010

Presently, the whole loan market is facing the threat of extinction with no liquidity to meet the demand of it. However, even then procuring a secured loan deal in this rough patch is not at all a hard job. With situations heading towards normalcy, certainly one can now expect, a new crop of loan products [...]

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The FSA mortgage cap: how it affects you

August 24th, 2010

Homeowners will be concerned that they will only be able to borrow up to three times their salaries.

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Banks approve just 1,000 mortgages a day

August 24th, 2010

Banks are approving just 1,000 mortgages a day as they clamp down on who they
will lend to, new figures have suggested.

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Mortgage rates may hit 14pc within two years

August 23rd, 2010

Mortgage rate levels could climb to the highest level since the recession of
the 1990s, financial experts warn.

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Gordon Brown under fresh pressure on ‘British jobs’ row after figures show employment up among foreign workers

August 22nd, 2010

Gordon Brown is under fresh pressure over his pledge of “British Jobs for British Workers” after it emerged hundreds of thousands of foreigners were given jobs while homeborn employees lost theirs.

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