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03/01/08 - Personal insolvencies will increase in 2008

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:38:42 GMT

Individual insolvencies in the UK are expected to reach record numbers in 2008, as high levels of debt, stricter lending conditions, and rising costs take their toll. The financial advisory service...

01/01/08 - Mixed outlook for house prices in 2008

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:37:56 GMT

House prices in December suffered their biggest decline in three years, amid a major reversal in consumer confidence in the market.

Some market analysts are predicting as much as a 10%...

30/12/07 - No crash but tough times for the housing market in 2008

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:37:01 GMT

Amid the gloom-and-doom scenarios forecast for the property industry by media commentators, overall indicators suggest the outlook for 2008 is not quite so bleak, and the market faces a period of...

28/12/07 - Confidence in UK housing market plummets

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:35:50 GMT

Consumer confidence in the UK housing market has hit a dramatic low, with 75% of those polled foreseeing house price falls in the year ahead. In a survey carried out this month by financial website...

26/12/07 - Tough times ahead for borrowers

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:34:51 GMT

Borrowers are facing difficult times as mortgages and other types of credit are increasingly harder to come by.

As banks become more reluctant to lend, as a result of having to write...