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Sunday, 8th November 2009

Personal Finance

Self-employed among those who will suffer from withdrawal of self-cert mortgages, THE last major lender to offer "self-certified" mortgages pulled out of the market last week, leaving four million self-employed facing a potential home-loan crisis, along with millions more casual and contract workers.

Teresa Hunter: When estate agent turns pessimistic it's time to worry THERE'S one thing harder to find than a needle in a haystack, and that is an estate agent willing to talk down the property market, which makes Savills' prediction that property prices could fall again next year so chilling.

The Week Unzipped: Number of property sales in Scotland reaches highest level in 17 months THE number of properties sold in Scotland rose by 10 per cent in October, reaching the highest level for 17 months, according to the Agency Express Property Activity Index.

Money help-desk: Was I mis-sold 'on track' policy? I WAS disgusted to read in a recent letter from my endowment company that it was "pleased to tell" me that I am to receive the sum of £23,849.56 from a policy projected to exceed the £30,000 borrowed. A 20 per cent loss and less than I paid

Top ten: Forget about property prices and home in on the rental income

A flood of good tips on home insurance

Cash clinic: Flexibility vital as pension regulations continue to change

Jeff Salway: Making the numbers add up is only possible with lower prices

One thing is certain next year: higher tax, so Isas gain interest

Markets set to benefit from split over the outlook for economy

Home reports 'devalued' as lenders seek second opinion

We're on the way back up, but don't expect recovery to be smooth

Repossession fears as fewer Scots go bust

Scottish house sales hit 17-month high

Some better news for first-time buyers

Pay freezes set to thaw next year

Concerns over growing deficit at pensions lifeboat

Firm lifts restrictions on property fund redemptions

She took on Goldfinger – now she faces new 'villain'

Jeff Salway: Banks – new or old – have huge task to win over consumers

Saturday wake-up calls loom for late taxpayers

Warning for Scots over dire state of savings

Douglas Hunter: Take care when it comes to paying for costs of elderly

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