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This is Money3 January 2006 BRITONS are unlocking less money from the value of their homes, despite signs of a revival in the property market. WANT TO KNOW MORE? REPORT: Will you be able to sell in 2006? DEAL FINDER: Best mortgage rates GUIDES: Unlocking wealth from your home OTHER STORIES Shares beat property in 2005 Bogus tenant stole my ID and £207,000 Abbey endowment clai ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The amount of equity Britons took out from their homes fell 17 percent in the third quarter of 2005 compared to the previous quarter, official data showed on Tuesday. The Bank of England said mortgage equity withdrawal (MEW) was down to 8.3 billion pounds in the third quarter from an upwardly revised 10 billion in the second quarter. Sharply rising house prices in the last few years encouraged many Britons to refinance mortgages to extract cash which economists say helped su ...

Anil Dawar3 January 2006 WHEN he gave up his job as a teacher to do charity work abroad, Grahame Hawthorn rented out his house to fund the move. WANT TO KNOW MORE? READER SERVICE: Credit check DEAL FINDER: Mortgage protection insurance CHAT: Buy-to-let boards OTHER STORIES Shares beat property in 2005 Abbey endowment claim shame New on the market Will you be able to sell in 2006?  ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- A likely contender for the biggest economic drama in the year ahead will be the struggle between rising prices and rising wages, says economist Ken Goldstein of the Conference Board, the business research and networking group in New York. MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE  IN INVESTING You don't need to retire a millionaire to be happy  IN MUTUAL F ...

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OVER the past year the UK economy has experienced its sharpest slowdown since the early 1990s as consumers have felt the quadruple blow of falling house price increases, rising interest rates, higher taxes and increased gas and electricity bills.Last December growth in gross domestic product stood at 2.96 per cent and now it stands at just over 1.6 per cent.The slowdown in consumer spending has be ...

ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Want to retire a millionaire? Try Peter Drucker's solution: "The best way to predict the future is to create it." But will your New Years resolutions help you create this nirvana? MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE  IN INVESTING You don't need to retire a millionaire to be happy  IN MUTUAL FUNDS Seven ETFs to watch in 2006  IN LIFE &amp ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The number of telemarketers calling Craig Lawrence at home in Illinois fell sharply after he signed up for the National Do Not Call Registry a couple of years ago. But it didn't completely quiet his ringing telephone. document.write(''); MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE  IN INVESTING Apartment REITs and the rental-market rebound  IN MUTUAL FUNDS L ...

Nationwide Building society has issued it top ten tips for a more prosperous new year. While millions of Britons are attempting to lose the Christmas weight, and getting into shape is set to be the number-one new year's resolution, Nationwide is trying to help people save pounds not lose them. Stuart Bernau, Nationwide executive director, said: "Many peoples' finances are stretched after Christm ...