Shares in UK housebuilders plummeted today after evidence of a cooling in the housing market led estate agency group Countrywide to issue a profits warning.
A string of second-tier companies suffered heavy losses after the announcement, which came as the International Monetary Fund warned rising interest rates could trigger a house price crash in the UK.
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