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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Moneyfacts: Quarter of mortgages require 40% deposit]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Borrowers need a 40 per cent deposit for a quarter of all mortgages, new figures show.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SVRs 'become more significant as remortgage deals diminish']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Standard variable rates (SVR) had a greater effect on mortgage holders throughout 2008 as good remortgage deals became harder to find, it has been claimed.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage numbers fall to 'new lows']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mortgage approvals for new house purchases in November reached a &quot;new low&quot;, according to new statistics.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CML calls for government action to give incentive to mortgage lending]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[More government action is needed to create incentives for mortgage lenders to give loans, it has been claimed.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New NatWest fixed-rate mortgages launched]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest fixed-rate mortgages have been announced by the lenders.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Abbey fixed rate mortgages cut]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Abbey fixed-rate mortgages have been reduced, the lender has announced.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Homeowner advised to take variable rate mortgage over fixed-rate]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A Guardian reader has been advised by an expert to take a variable rate mortgage instead of a fixed-rate deal.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Nationwide tracker mortgage launched]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A new two-year Nationwide tracker mortgage product has been released.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage brokers 'have improved access to deals']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mortgage brokers are getting better access to mortgage products, new figures show.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Abbey explains mortgage letter]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mortgage lender Abbey has given an explanation for a letter it sent to some flexible mortgage borrowers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage Support Scheme "is virtually worthless"]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The government's new Mortgage Support Scheme has been described as &quot;virtually worthless&quot; by price comparison website moneysupermarket.com.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fewer mortgages available]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Fewer mortgages are available with choice especially restricted for those with small deposits, new figures have shown.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Abbey fixed rates cut]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Abbey fixed rates have been reduced while new ones have also been launched.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[HSBC pledges to increase mortgage lending]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mortgage lender HSBC has stated its intention to increase mortgage lending next year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Proposed OFT housing market study welcomed]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Plans by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to investigate the housing market have been welcomed by industry bodies.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RBS/NatWest mortgage rates reduced]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are cutting their standard variable rate.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Abbey mortgage rates cut but trackers temporarily withdrawn]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Abbey mortgage rates for some variable rate deals will be reduced following the base rate cut, the lender has announced.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage brokers and lenders respond to base rate cut]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[There will be no across-the-board reduction in mortgage rates as a result of the base rate cut, it has been claimed.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lloyds TSB mortgage rates to be cut if base rate is reduced]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cheltenham &amp; Gloucester and Lloyds TSB mortgage rates will go down if the Bank of England cuts the base rate, the lender has pledged.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rics responds to government repossession scheme]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A new government plan to help mortgage holders in danger of repossession has been welcomed by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics).]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FSA calls for "fair treatment" of mortgage holders in arrears]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mortgage lenders have been urged by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to be fair towards borrowers who enter arrears.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Alliance & Leicester mortgage rates cut]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Alliance &amp; Leicester mortgage rates for fixed-rate two-year deals have been reduced, the lender has announced.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rics: Mortgage lenders' deposit requests causing difficulty]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has responded to the latest mortgage approval statistics from the Bank of England (BoE).]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage brokers cannot offer 90% LTV deals for remortgages]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[There are no longer any 90 per cent loan-to-value (LTV) mortgage deals available for remortgagers or second-time buyers through mortgage brokers, it has been reported.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NatWest and RBS: Six months' grace for mortgage holders in arrears]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have agreed to give borrowers six months after they first enter arrears on their mortgages before any action is taken towards repossession.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stamp duty 'should be eradicated']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Stamp duty should be eliminated, one estate agent has declared.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage market 'is returning to normality']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The mortgage market is &quot;returning to something more approaching normality&quot;, according to a mortgage website.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Advice for remortgagers]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Homeowners needing to remortgage may be able to take advantage of the low base rate by going for tracker or discount mortgages.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Woolwich and Abbey mortgage rates cut]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Abbey and Woolwich mortgage rates are being reduced, the lenders have announced.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Further responses to pre-Budget report regarding mortgages]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) and Smartlandlord.co.uk have commented on what the pre-Budget report means for mortgages and letting.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
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