Telegraph | Opinion | Cheer up, Mr Howard, interest rates will rise: "...the Bank is worried about the continuing rise of house prices and household debt levels.
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FT.com / Your home: "The probability of an interest rate rise next month increased on Thursday after the governor of the Bank of England said the monetary policy committee was in favour of 'acting early' to keep inflation in check."
BBC NEWS | Business | Export hope in trade-balance fall The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the quarterly deficit narrowed to £5.2bn, down from £6.3bn.
Bloomberg.com: U.K. Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said the buildup in household debt may curb consumer spending without causing a slump.
BBC NEWS | Business | Bankruptcies up almost one-third: The number of bankruptcies increased from 21,611 in 1999 to 28,017 in 2003 - a rise of almost 30%.
BBC NEWS | Business | Revenue weighs credit card option The government is worried about the high level of personal debt but at the same time they are quite happy to entertain the idea of letting people pay off their tax bills with a credit card!
ThisisLondon: "Diary of a first-time buyer" I am tired of paying rent on a one-bedroom flat in Bayswater.
BBC NEWS | Business | Tough times for first-time buyers: "The First Time Buyer Report also said 50% are paying debts while struggling to raise the deposit for a first home. "
BBC NEWS | Business | Are we ready for housing reform?: "'Unfortunately, the current house price boom will play itself out as it has done with painful results three times in the last 20 years,'"
Headline news from Sky News House prices may be too high to stay at their current levels, the Bank of England is warning.
BBC NEWS | Politics | Taxes 'will rise after election': "Tax rises are inevitable if Labour wins the next election, according to an influential group of economists. "
