Belfast Telegraph: Fears over property prices in Republic The Republic's property market is beginning to look like the stock market bubble of the late 1990s, says Davy Stockbrokers, in one of the strongest warnings yet of the dangers of a price collapse.
Times Property: Tesco poised to sell mortgages with groceries
TESCO is poised to launch a major offensive into Britain’s multibillion-pound mortgage lending market as part of a drive to seize more sales in financial services
BBC NEWS | Business | Surprise rise in UK retail sales UK retail sales defied forecasts and moved higher in August, putting more pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates again this year.
This is Money: Flood risk could slash house prices People living in a property which is at risk from flooding could see the value of their home drop by up to 40%, a report claimed today.
Find a Property: Buy-To-Let Begins To Cool The buy-to-let feeding frenzy is starting to abate as rising interest rates erode landlords' profits, says a new report. But there's still money to be made...
Telegraph: Bank expert warns of house price fall A Bank of England expert has warned of a "significant probability" that house prices will fall by as much as a third.
Reuters: Inflation shows surprise fall The inflation rate unexpectedly fell further below its 2.0 percent government-set target in August as clothing and footwear retailers put prices up by less than a year earlier, official data shows.
ODPM housing market report: August 2004 (PDF) This will take you to the actual report by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. It's only 10 pages long and contains various graphs and tables so it's quite easy reading...unlike the MPC minutes!
BBC NEWS | Business | House prices show sharp July rise Demand for larger properties pushed house prices up by 2.1% in July, latest government figures show.
Sky News - ESTATE AGENTS 'CODE' Estate agents have been urged to sign up to a new code of conduct that ensures customers are treated fairly.
EducationGuardian.co.uk | Rip-off landlords welcome new prey As a new generation of students looks forward to living away from home for the first time, many are about to fall for one of the oldest scams in the book.
