September 27, 2007

House price falls warns Barratt

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by Kay Mitchell

The recent problems at Northern Rock and the credit squeeze will push down demand for new homes and could result in price falls, warned Barrattâ€™s, Britain's biggest housebuilder. Barrattâ€™s chief executive, Mark Clare, commented that they have noted that mortgage lenders are much ...


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