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British property news all wrapped up and nice with a bow :-) - 06/05/08

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  • The Ferrari man who mistook his Putney house for a garage. Meet the man who loved his car so much he built a glass wall between the garage and the house so he could gaze lovingly at his car whenever he desired. Worth a click for the photo gallery alone. Read more at The Telegraph.
  • UK home prices fells 2.4% in May. That’s according to the latest stats from the Halifax, the UK’s biggest mortgage lender. The average British home has now fallen to £184,111. Read more at the BBC.
  • Interest rates held at 5%. Yes, we know we’ve mentioned it already. But the decision’s only made once a month, allow us to make a song and dance out of it! Read more at the BBC.
  • Why the Bank of England can’t save us from recession. Even the OECD has said we’re “uniquely at risk” here in ol’ Blighty. Read why John Stepek believes it doesn’t matter what happened to interest rates today and why the real question on everyones lips should be ‘just how bad will it get?’. Read more at MoneyWeek.
  • If you’re worried our country is failing miserably, then watch other people fail for pleasure. FAIL Blog is my new favourite, it’s not big and it’s not clever but there’s something brilliant about it. Laugh at failure here.

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