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First-time buyers can no longer afford part-own, part-rent deals (Guardian Unlimited)

First-time buyers can no longer afford part-own, part-rent deals - and those who took them up may face problems, says Karen Dugdale

First-time buyers paying the price as banks demand bigger deposits (Guardian Unlimited)

What's the price of entry into the housing market for a first-time buyer? The answer: a deposit of at least £20,000 - which is why so few people are now buying. If you want one of the best mortgage deals on offer, you are probably looking at having to rustle up a £50,000 deposit, or even more in London and the south-east. While Alistair Darling this week claimed his pre-budget package of ...

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-01 17:19 UPDATE 3-J&J to buy breast implant firm Mentor for $1.1 bln (Interactive Investor)

By Susan Kelly and Lewis Krauskopf

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-01 17:47 NEWSMAKER-Combative Duffield faces new battle over New Star (Interactive Investor)

By James Molony

Search for information on your favourite model of car, including road tests and news. (CARkeys)

The Convertible version of the second-generation MINI will go on sale in the UK on March 28 next year. It's an improvement on the old Convertible (which went out of production earlier this year) in many ways.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-01 03:00 Seoul shares flat; steelmakers, banks retreat (Interactive Investor)

By Park Jung-youn