European Economies: UK Home Loans Slow; Building Shares Slide
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UK mortgage lending dropped in September and shares of house builders slid on mounting evidence that Britain&#39;s five-year property boom is coming to an end as interest rates rise.
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Mortgage lenders and homebuilders were the big losers in UK stock markets on Friday, dragging the FTSE indices lower, after news of house price falls combined with Northern Rock&#39;s difficulties to send investors running for the exits.
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Business & money: Sixth successive month of price falls, and mortgage lending at two-year low despite rate cuts
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Sterling fell in European morning trade on Tuesday as yet more evidence emerged of a slowdown in the UK housing market, reducing the likelihood of further interest rate rises.
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Business & money: Lenders move swiftly to cut home loan rates after the Bank of England cut the price of borrowing
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European equities were lower on Monday as financial stocks slipped on profit taking, offsetting gains for real estate groups and oil companies.
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UK blue-chips closed lower, as the Bank of England (BoE) failed to ease economic concerns by leaving interest rates unchanged at 5.5 percent, while losses were exacerbated by a lower start on Wall Street.
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European bourses slid lower on Tuesday as heavily-weighted oil stocks fell after mild US weather forced a drop in crude prices, while profits were taken in banking stocks after the markets good run.
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Concerns that the UK recovery was fading emerged on Thursday after figures showed falling mortgage lending, disappointing business investment and a downbeat view of the economy from the CBI, the employers' organisation.
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Investor's Business Daily - The U.S. economy is slowing as the housing and auto sectors slump, even as the jobs market becomes increasingly tight.
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London equities fell in opening trade on Wednesday, after Northern Rock&#39;&#39;s latest guidance on full year profit growth dipped below analysts&#39; forecasts, adding to concern about a slowing housing market.
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House prices in Scotland are falling more slowly than elsewhere in the UK, according to research.
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UK house-price inflation slowed for a second month in August, suggesting higher borrowing costs are deterring buyers, a survey by property Web site Hometrack showed.
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Business & money: But building society produces evidence that upward trend is slowing.
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UK mortgage lending grew at the slowest rate since January 2002, the British Bankers&#39; Association said, as higher interest rates and falling house prices deterred potential buyers.
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Mortgage lending dropped by 8% in November, providing more evidence of a market slowdown, say lenders.
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European equities fell on Thursday as interest rate concerns resurfaced, with comments due from US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank officials, while the Bank of England is seen keeping UK rates on hold.