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Housing changes: the reaction
Housing groups give a guarded welcome to the government's changes to the stamp duty threshold and other measures.
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Somali Christians struggle in Kenya
Somalis Christian converts who have fled to Kenya say they are still being persecuted.
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Voters' Views: Tammika Waddy
Eight Democratic voters reflect on the party's convention and look forward to the general election.
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Gloom over house price figures
Experts react to the latest data from Nationwide which shows that UK house prices fell by 10.5% in the last year.
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House prices 'fall 10.5% in year'
UK house prices are down 10.5% on a year ago, the first annual double-digit fall since 1990, the Nationwide says.
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Voters' Views: Tammika Waddy
Eight Democratic voters from across the US look ahead to the convention and reflect on the state of the party and their candidate Barack Obama.
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Delay on cancelled concert cash
A ticket agent in Cornwall says it is trying to get information about possible ticket refunds for a series of cancelled concerts.
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Call for new review of home packs
A review of Home Information Packs is needed during the current housing market slowdown, according to an estate agents' group.
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Halifax to close 53 estate agents
The Halifax says it is closing 53 of its estate agency branches with the loss of 100 jobs as the housing downturn bites.
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Migrant children 'held too long'
Disabled children have been wrongly held at a detention centre and families transported in cages, a report finds.
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Jobs lost as estate agents close
Sixty jobs at estate agents Barbers are being lost due to economic difficulties, administrators said.
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Flood all-clear as beck retreats
Residents in east Leeds are given the all-clear after a swollen beck near their homes subsides.
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Supply of rental properties rises
The number of properties up for rent has jumped as people who cannot sell their homes decide to let them instead.
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OFT ban Coalisland estate agent
An estate agent who failed to disclose a personal interest is banned from estate agency work by the Office of Fair Trading.
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Record 500m euros for Riviera pad
A mystery Russian billionaire has smashed the record for the world's most expensive home.
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Companies checked over pollution
Companies with premises along a river hit by two major fish kills are being assessed for their potential pollution risk.
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Charles in GM 'disaster' warning
Prince Charles says he fears the development of GM crops could create the biggest environmental disaster in history.
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Squatters in £1.1m country home
Squatters have taken up residence in a £1.1m luxury country house in Suffolk, police say.
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Ministers have 'frozen' housing
David Cameron condemns "completely reckless" briefing that stamp duty could be axed to boost house sales.
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Stamp duty rumour 'hitting sales'
Uncertainty about stamp duty changes is causing confidence in the UK housing market to fray further, the BBC learns.
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