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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:45:06 +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[Moneyfacts: Many forced to costly fixed-rate mortgages]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Many people are being forced on to expensive fixed-rate mortgage deals as lenders do not bring back cheaper tracker products, it has been said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:30:48 +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[uSwitch: Tracker mortgage holders dissuaded from base rate benefits]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tracker mortgage holders could save as much as &#163;16 billion if they use the base rate cut to overpay their mortgages, uSwitch has stated.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:21:48 +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[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[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[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[Natwest mortgage rates reduced]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Natwest and Royal Bank of Scotland fixed-rate mortgage rates have been reduced in a new range of products.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage brokers advise leaving expensive deals early]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Borrowers who took out costly fixed-rate deals at the credit crunch's peak in an attempt to stabilise their mortgages could be better off terminating the deals, even with the extra charges.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[uSwitch: Tracker mortgages relaunched above base rate]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A number of mortgage lenders are relaunching their tracker products above the base rate, research by uSwitch has found.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nationwide fixed-rate mortgages withdrawn]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nationwide mortgages for ten and 25-year fixed-rate deals are being withdrawn, the lender has announced.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Abbey mortgage rates cut]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Abbey mortgage rates have been reduced on its three-year fixed-rate deals.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Falling house prices 'will prevent remortgages']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Millions of people looking to remortgage will be suffer as house prices fall, it has been reported.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tracker mortgages withdrawal 'a big shock' for borrowers reaching ends of deals]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A substantial withdrawal of tracker mortgages could be &quot;a big shock&quot; for homeowners reaching the end of their current deals, it has been said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgages 'can be paid off earlier' but fixed rates 'not reduced']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mortgage borrowers can pay off their mortgages as much as six years early thanks to interest rates cuts, it has been claimed.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Alliance & Leicester and Lloyds TSB mortgages launched]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New fixed-rate and tracker mortgages are being launched by Alliance &amp; Leicester, while Lloyds TSB is offering new tracker deals.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Abbey mortgage rates cut and two-year trackers return]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Abbey mortgage rates have been reduced on two-year fixed-rate deals, while it has also re-introduced a selection of two-year tracker options.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lloyds TSB Mortgages: Maximise on mortgage savings]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Homeowners have been advised by Lloyds TSB to make the most of their mortgage savings after the Bank of England cut the base rate to three per cent last week.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage brokers: Good and bad news with base rate cut]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Yesterday's base rate reduction by the Bank of England brings both good and bad news, mortgage brokers firm John Charcol has said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:29:16 +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 mortgages have been reduced.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Abbey and Nationwide mortgage rates increased for trackers]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Abbey and Nationwide mortgage rates have been upped for tracker products, it has been reported.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nationwide mortgage rates cut]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nationwide mortgage rates have been reduced on some fixed-rate deals, it has been announced.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Abbey mortgage rates cut]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Abbey mortgage rates have been cut by as much as 0.35 per cent on fixed-rate deals.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:57:11 +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 are being cut on fixed-rate products.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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