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Daily Mail1 November 2005 HOMEBUYERS paid a record £5.5bn in stamp duty last year. The Chancellor's money-spinning stealth tax has soared by nearly 50% in a year, with buyers in the South East of England bearing the brunt. SKY HIGH: Stamp duty has proved such a lucrative bonus for the Government because of massive house price inflation WANT TO KNOW MORE? TABLES: Stamp duty liability CALCULATORS: Stamp duty OTHER STORIES Critics slam seller packs More signs of hous ...

Jane Padgham, Evening Standard1 November 2005 HOUSE prices bounced back in October, Britain's biggest building society revealed today. Nationwide said the average price of a home leapt by 1.3% to £157,107 during the month, the biggest rise since July last year, just before the property market started to come off the boil. ON THE UP: House prices have recovered slightly WANT TO KNOW MORE? DEAL FINDER: Compare mortgages TABLES: Best mortgage rates OTHER STORIES Criti ...

The detailsSee more The Senate hearing awaits Some see smooth sailing. (Full story) •But critics lurk. (Full story) Bernanke's Fed future • How high will rates go? • Bernanke's a shoe-in, but... • Pimco's Gross sees a rate hike pause. • Recession should be weighed. • Bernanke says inflation will stay tame. • Bernanke to head Fed More on the man • Bernanke's path  ...

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The president's tax-reform advisory panel is submitting two final proposals Tuesday morning to the Treasury Department, both of which offer significant changes to the tax breaks people have come to expect -- as well as to the complexity and costs of filing that many have come to detest. The question of who wins and who loses is always a big question whenever any chan ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Mortgage approvals rose to their highest level in more than a year in September, a month after the Bank of England cut interest rates, in a further sign the housing market may be stabilising. The Bank of England said on Monday loans agreed for house purchase rose to 107,000 last month from a downwardly revised 106,000 in August. That was the highest since June last year, provi ...

Jo Thornhill, Mail on Sunday31 October 2005 ONE in four households would benefit from an offset mortgage, according to one lender. But independent experts say they do not suit the majority of borrowers - and they argue that most of us would be better off simply grabbing the lowest rates. So who's right? JO THORNHILL does the sums. OTHER STORIES Getting back on the home ladder Home repossessions rocket Should I stay or should I go? How I got my money back Property market continues ...

The latest interest rate decisions from the US and Eurozone take centre stage in a week packed with data releases which will help illuminate whether the global growth is strengthening in the final quarter of the year as energy prices have eased back from their post Katrina-highs. // Core inflation in both the US and Europe has remained moderate but policymakers are still concerned about managing inflation expectations and the threat of high energy prices feeding through to wage claims and comp ...

James Coney, Daily Mail29 October 2005 SEPARATING from a long-time partner is always a traumatic experience, but getting back on the housing ladder need not be. WANT TO KNOW MORE? CALCULATORS: Can you afford to buy? OTHER STORIES Home repossessions rocket Property market continues return to health Should I stay or should I go? How I got my money back Fixed-rate deals will cost more USEFUL LINKS GUIDES: Homes, loans and more BOARDS: Mortgage chat EXPERTS: Need advice? TA ...