BBC News | In Depth | Pre-Budget Report 2003 | UK EditionVisit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.Call for long-term mortgages- December 9, 2003 UK home buyers are unaware of the benefits of long-term fixed-rate mortgages, a Treasury review of the housing market finds.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/3302029.stm Q&A: Mortgage review- December 9, 2003 The Miles Review into long-term fixed-rate mortgages has been published. What does it mean for borrowershttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/3300469.stm How French avoid costly booms- December 8, 2003 Fixed rate mortgages are the norm in France, and the French housing market seems less subject to boom and bust.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/3293633.stm |