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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Variable rates are "lion's share" of mortgage applications]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Yorkshire Building Society has launched a new best-buy tracker mortgage in response to the large amount of variable rate loans present in the market.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage holders 'do not know their interest rate']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As many as three million mortgage holders in the UK do not know what rate of interest they are paying on their loans, it has been reported.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Santander cuts rates on 80% mortgages]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Santander has announced that it is to cut the rates on its 80 per cent loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages, creating new best buy deals.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pay mortgage off 'in 10 years']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Homeowners could be able to pay off their mortgage in ten years if they are clever with their finances, lovemoney.com has suggested.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgages only falling 'for those with equity']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mortgage rates are only falling for those who already have equity to invest in their property, Moneyfacts.co.uk has stated.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Santander announces mortgage rate cuts]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Santander has announced that it is cutting the cost of its five-year fixed-rate mortgages due to customer demand.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Co-operative fixed mortgage rates cut]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Consumers considering Co-operative fixed-rate mortgages now have an added incentive, as the firm has announced that it is to cut the rates on its products.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Platform reduces rates on mortgages]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Platform has announced it is to reduce the rates across its mainstream mortgage products.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage lending hits £1.8 billion in December]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Building societies gave out 15 per cent more in gross lending in December last year compared to the previous month, the Building Societies Association (BSA) has reported.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Santander reduces rates on its mortgages]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Santander has announced it is cutting the rates on two of its tracker products, which are on offer for new and existing customers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SVR benefits 'vary between lenders']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The amount of money that borrowers can save by switching to a standard variable rate (SVR) varies greatly between institutions, according to Moneyfacts.co.uk.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Northern Rock's Everyday mortgages have 'better rate']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Northern Rock's new range of Everyday mortgages can offer borrowers a better deal than their standard product, according to Mortgage Force.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage rates cut by the Post Office]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Post Office has announced it is to cut the rates across its range of mortgages.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Increase in SVR 'could leave lenders stranded']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mortgage lenders struggling with their finances could find themselves in even more difficulty if Standard Variable Rates (SVR) continue to increase, it has been suggested.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Skipton to increase rate of SVR mortgages]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The rate of interest paid on Standard Variable Rate (SVR) mortgages from Skipton Building Society is set to increase.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage costs 'may rise' with inflation]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The cost of monthly mortgage repayments may increase as inflation has risen by one per cent, it has been predicted.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Banks cutting rates on variable mortgages]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Variable mortgage rates are increasingly being cut as they prove to be one of the most popular forms of mortgage available at present, it has been stated.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Woolwich cuts lifetime tracker mortgage rate]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Woolwich has announced it is to cut the rate of its lifetime tracker mortgage products.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Coventry Building Society cuts mortgage rates]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Coventry Building Society has announced a mortgage rate reduction across its residential portfolio.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage interest payments 'more affordable']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Interest payments on new mortgages hit a five-year low in November in relation to household income, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Avoid expensive mistakes' by checking remortgaging cost]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mortgage holders should carefully check the cost of remortgaging before they decide to settle for a fixed-rate option, it has been suggested.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['One million' pay mortgages with credit cards]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As many as one million people are paying off their mortgages or rent using a credit card, it has been reported.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yorkshire Building Society releases new mortgage]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Yorkshire Building Society has announced it is to add a new mortgage to its range.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage lenders increase standard variable rates]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Standard variable rates (SVR) on mortgages are expected to increase in 2010, according to one mortgage specialist.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New mortgage deals announced by Nationwide]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A range of new fixed-rate and tracker mortgage deals has been announced by Nationwide.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgages with standard variable rate 'on the increase']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The standard variable rate (SVR) used by eight mortgage lenders has increased since April 2009, despite the Bank of England base rate remaining at 0.5 per cent during the same period.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Buyers 'shun' fixed-rate mortgages]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Buyers are increasingly deciding against taking out fixed-rate mortgages, according to a report from Mortgageforce.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Abbey announces new fixed-rate mortgage deals]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Abbey has announced it is to again lower the rates on some of its fixed rate mortgage products.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nationwide announces new mortgage rates]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nationwide Building Society ahs announced it is to cut the rates on selected fixed and tracker mortgages.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgages rates cut by several big lenders]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mortgages rates from some of the largest lenders have been cut in the last week, according to Moneyfacts.co.uk.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
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