Today's Newspaper Headlines - 20th August 2008Today's Newspaper Headlines - 20th August 2008
Financial Times
Brixton, the commercial property company, announces it has suffered a 10% drop in the value if its portfolio but still in a strong position to weather the storm, p1
Consumers’ inflation expectations at their gloomiest since 1992, a survey by Barclays Capital found that consumers thought inflation would rise by 4.7% over the next two years and remain close to that level two years from now, p3
Daily Telegraph
Brixton chief quoted Bob Dylan to tell how it is in the commercial property market, p1
Saving rates on instant access accounts have plummeted while mortgage fees have also halved in the last 12 months, but people with instant access accounts are likely to be missing out as most accounts pay just one per cent, moneyexpert.com revealed, p4
Prince Charles is the saviour of the countryside, a survey by country life magazine, p9
The Independent
Which? says that price comparison sites are misleading consumers, with the best quotes varying by hundreds on different sites, p2
Brown has no more power to abolish boom and bust than he has to control the weather, opinion, p27
Mortgage lending in 2008 to fall by a fifth as housing market fails to rally, However, NAEA says market is starting to rally, p36
The Guardian
A&L executives offered loyalty bonuses, p22
Daily Mail
Homeowners will be able to claim a cash refund if their council fails to deliver key services, p2
Immigration soars eight-fold through Labour’s open door, p10
House prices in some parts of the country will take eight years to recover from the current property slowdown, says Savills, NAEA figures also mentioned, p23
Daily Express
Homebuyers must not wait for Darling, mortgage experts and estate agents urged, NAEA and London and Country