Boom-and-bust warning as house prices soar 15%
BOOM and bust could still pose a threat to the property market, experts warned yesterday, as figures showed Scotland's buoyant housing sector continues to outstrip the rest of the UK.
Source: ma, Date and Time of entry: 12 April 2007 15:00

Electricity market 'still flawed'
The market for electricity is still not fully competitive, according to research from Warwick University.
Source: BBC, Date and Time of entry: 11 April 2007 12:17

UK will not meet green housing targets say Mortgage Advisers
Over two thirds (67%) of Mortgage Advisers believe that the UK will not be able to achieve its target of making all new homes carbon neutral within the next 10 years, according to a survey published by UCB Home Loans, the specialist intermediary lender of Nationwide.
Source: uk prop, Date and Time of entry: 07 March 2007 14:22

UK mortgage borrowing up by 550 per cent in ten years
Mortgage borrowing in the UK increased from £165 billion in 1987 to £1,078 billion by the end of last year, according to the Motley Fool.
Source: finc news, Date and Time of entry: 28 February 2007 12:09

FSA pension rule decision "an absurdity"
RU64 is a provision which means advisers must inform pension savers of low-cost alternatives, but it could lead to misinformation, misinterpretation and customers being mislead, according to EveryInvestor.
Source: lsa, Date and Time of entry: 28 February 2007 12:07

Pension costs squeeze pay packets
The rising cost of running final salary pension schemes is leading employers to squeeze the total wage bills of their staff, says a report.
Source: self, Date and Time of entry: 28 February 2007 11:38

Warnings of the dangers of buying with friends
With interest rates predicted to rise further, and house prices still increasing, first time buyers may look at buying a home with friends as an alternative and affordable way to get themselves onto the property ladder.
Source: Moneyfacts, Date and Time of entry: 16 February 2007 16:36

Loan shark teams are biting hard
Two projects funded by the Government to tackle loan sharks have identified over 200 illegal lenders and saved more than �3 million from the pockets of their victims.
Source: media news, Date and Time of entry: 16 February 2007 16:34

FIVE TIMES YOUR PAY.. FIVE TIMES THE GRIEF?
A NEW tracker mortgage from the Leeds Building Society allows borrowers up to five times their salary.
Source: mirror, Date and Time of entry: 16 February 2007 16:33

UK house price growth slows markedly in Jan - RICS
LONDON (AFX) - UK house prices continued to rise in January but the pace of growth eased markedly as the recent interest rate rises by the Bank of England caused demand to cool, according to a survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Source: fxstreet, Date and Time of entry: 16 February 2007 16:31

Nine per cent of mortgages now buy-to-let
Nine per cent of all mortgages outstanding in the UK are buy-to-let products, a report from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed
Source: hsladder, Date and Time of entry: 16 February 2007 16:30