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Repossession of homes up by 12%
The number of properties repossessed by mortgage lenders rose by 12% to 11,300 in the third quarter of the year.

Problems looming for buy-to-let
Some 20% to 40% of buy-to-let landlords will be in negative equity if house prices keep falling at current rates, a report says.

How low will house prices go in 2009?
Will house prices keep falling next year after the record drop in 2008?

Timeline: Global credit crunch
BBC News looks at how the global credit crisis unfolded.

The High Street - Mobile phone shop
How is the economic gloom affecting shopkeepers? We visited Shirley High Street in Southampton to assess the mood among retailers.

Harare diary: New abductions
A Zimbabwean professional, living and working in Harare, describes how the daily struggle to survive carries on with no end in sight.

Asia slumps amid bail-out U-turn
Stock markets across Asia follow Wall Street down as the US signals a shift in policy on its $700bn bail-out package.

Nationwide warns on house prices
Britain's biggest building society, the Nationwide, says it expects house prices to continue to fall in 2009/10.

Get set for further UK rate cuts
Economics reporter Steven Dukes explains why many experts expect the Bank of England to cut UK interest rates still further to all-time lows in the coming months.

Dismay at banks over rate cut
The papers express their anger towards the majority of High Street banks which have so far failed to pass a dramatic interest rate cut on to borrowers.

Facing up to house price deja vu
How does the current house price slump compare with the downturn of the 1990s and how are buyers dealing with it?

First-time buyers turn to parents
Nearly half of all first-time house buyers under the age of 30 now get financial help from relatives to get a mortgage, figures show.

Downturn points to cut in rates
Gloomy figures on the UK's manufacturing and services sector underscore calls for an aggressive cut in interest rates.

A silver lining for the credit crunch?
An expert explains how some tax payers can take advantage of the downturn in asset values

History: Royal Bank of Scotland
BBC Scotland's news website looks at the history of the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Credit crisis: World in turmoil
A look at how governments are reacting to the global financial crisis.

Mystery firm 'may bid' for HBOS
A European financial services company could make a bid for Halifax Bank of Scotland, BBC Scotland learns.

The layman's finance crisis glossary
Our guide to many of the business terms currently cropping up regularly in the headlines.

Repossession number 'up by 71%'
The number of people losing their homes after failing to meet mortgage payments is up sharply, says the UK's financial watchdog.

Cush hopes to cash in on Stanford series
Beating England could make journeyman Lennox Cush an instant millionaire