IWork & Safari: Can't save files: Don't have permission.

Hello
I have a the problem that I can't save any iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) or Safari document on my harddisk. This includes existing documents and new created one. After the save dialog I get the following error-message:
"The document “Untitled” could not be saved as “Untitled”. You don’t have permission.
To view or change permissions, select the item in the Finder and choose File > Get Info."
I even doesn't want to autosave documents anymore:
(But I can#t change the permissions on files, that haven't been created)
"The document “Untitled” could not be autosaved. You don’t have permission.
To view or change permissions, select the item in the Finder and choose File > Get Info. You can also duplicate the document or discard your changes to close it."
Other applications work fine, including Apple and none-Apple apps (I've worked with After Effects and Final Cut Pro X at the same time)
I checked the permissions on existing files: they are correct
I restarted my mac, logging out&in (with and without the "reopen after login"-checkbox).
I repaired the Disk Permissions in Disk Utilitly.
I removed iWork and reinstalled it (including updates).
Nothing worked.
I'm working on:
Mac OS X 10.7.5
MBP 15 2010 2.4 GHz i5 with 8GB memory

I had the exact same problem. Try logging out and then back in again. That fixed it for me.

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