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Housing crisis: Caroline Flint gaffe lets slip Government's price fears
                   
telegraph.co.uk: Caroline Flint's briefing notes telegraph.co.uk
telegraph.co.uk     13-May-2008            

By Robert Winnett, Deputy Political Editor Caroline Flint, the Housing Minister, made an embarrassing blunder this morning by accidentally displaying Cabinet briefing notes which reveal Government fears about the true state of the housing market. The speaking notes, from which she briefed the...


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The Guardian profile: Caroline Flint

guardian.co.uk     16-May-2008          

Only Tony Blair himself has purer Blairite credentials ... ambition is the word that crops up most about her work Irrepressible minister whose private briefing became an open book Caroline Flint has had one of those weeks that makes you wonder why anyone would want to be a minister. She served as...

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New housing starts fall by nearly 25%

24dash.com     15-May-2008          

New housing starts tumbled by almost a quarter in the first three months of 2008 to their lowest level in 12 years as builders shelved projects in an ailing market, official figures showed today. Firms began work on 32,100 dwellings in England during the first quarter - 24% below the same period...

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I don't pity Flint anymore

independent.co.uk     14-May-2008          

By Ben Chu I felt rather sorry for the Housing Minister Caroline Flint this morning. Has a political "gaffe" really been committed when someone with a long lens snaps a piece of paper you're carrying? But the pity drained away when I read Flint's justification of the Government's latest plans to...

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Housing Minister exposed on 10% fall in property prices

Housing minister, Caroline Flint, has unwittingly publicised the Government’s fears for the UK housing market by allowing onlookers sight of a confidential cabinet document. The paper was being carried by Ms Flint in such a way that it could be photographed and the text revealed. The document...

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Caroline Flint UK Housing Market Briefing Notes in FULL

marketoracle.co.uk     14-May-2008          

Caroline Flint the UK housing ministers full cabinet meeting first page briefing notes on the state of the UK housing market follows in full. In summary the housing minister expects UK house prices to fall this year by between 5% and 10% which is precisely in line with the Market Oracle forecast...

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Blundering minister exposes secret Government fears that house prices are set to fall by ' 5-10%...

dailymail.co.uk     14-May-2008          

The Government's private fears over the dire state of the British property market were laid bare today when a minister accidentally flashed documents to photographers as she visited Downing Street. Housing Minister Caroline Flint warned the Cabinet prices will 'at best' drop by five to 10 per...

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Minister reveals housing fears in briefing gaffe

tiscali.co.uk     14-May-2008          

Minister reveals housing fears in briefing gaffe House prices are expected to fall by at least 5-10% in real terms this year, the housing minister, Caroline Flint, was briefed to tell the cabinet yesterday - but she also admitted she did not know if the fall could be far worse. With the...

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Minister reveals housing fears in briefing gaffe

guardian.co.uk     14-May-2008          

House prices are expected to fall by at least 5-10% in real terms this year, the housing minister, Caroline Flint, was briefed to tell the cabinet yesterday - but she also admitted she did not know if the fall could be far worse. With the government beset by near-daily accidents, Flint...

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Flint's housing fears exposed in gaffe

guardian.co.uk     14-May-2008          

House prices are expected to fall by at least 5-10% in real terms this year, the housing minister, Caroline Flint, was briefed to tell the cabinet yesterday - but she also admitted she did not know if the fall could be far worse. With the government beset by near-daily accidents, Flint...

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Flint gaffe reveals ministers' fears of housing slump

independent.co.uk     14-May-2008          

By Ben Russell, Political Correspondent House prices are set to fall by 5 to 10 per cent "at best" this year – but ministers have no idea how badly the market could slump, according to confidential cabinet documents accidentally revealed by the Housing minister, Caroline Flint. Ms Flint...

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