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| [13-12-2006] -
Nearly one in five people do not know what they are paying for in a local property search, a poll commission by the Council for National Land Information Service (C-NLIS) has found. |
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Royal Bank of Scotland is believed to be “phasing out” The One Account brand in Q1 next year. |
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House prices will grow by 7% and affordability and accessibility for first-time buyers will continue to worsen in 2007, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors housing market forecast. |
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| [12-12-2006] - House prices rose by 0.7% in November and by 7.3% over the past 12 months, reveals the Financial Times House Price Index, which uses the most recent monthly data from the Land Registry. |
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| [08-12-2006] - As widely expected the Bank of England has held interest rates at 5% after last month's 0.25% rate rise. |
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| [08-12-2006] - Chancellor Gordon Brown has named affordable housing as one of the government's key priorities in the decade ahead. |
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors predicts that Thursday's meeting of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee is unlikely to produce a change in interest rates. |
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| [08-12-2006] -
The chancellor Gordon Brown has promised at least 130,000 new homes in an attempt to help new families get onto the housing ladder |
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| [05-12-2006] - Nationwide has called on Gordon Brown to increase the Stamp Duty threshold, at which the initial 1% tier of Stamp Duty tax paid on residential house purchases kicks in, in line with house price inflation. |
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| [05-12-2006] - Lisa Taylor, analyst at moneyfacts.co.uk, says: “Three weeks on from the MPCs decision to increase bank base rate, we are still waiting for 39% of mortgage lenders and 20% of savings providers to announce any increase to their rates. |
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| [30-11-2006] - House prices jumped by 1.4% in November as the housing market refused to cool. As a result, the annual rate of growth rose to 9.6%, up from 8.0% last month. This is the highest rate of annual house price growth since February 2005 and means that house pri |
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| [29-11-2006] -
Figures from the British Banker’s Association show October’s gross mortgage lending was was £18.9bn, some 6% higher than September's figure and 8% higher than the £17.5bn in October last year, although this annual growth largely reflects the growt |
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| [21-11-2006] - Average UK house prices are forecast to rise by 4% over 2007, Hometrack has reported |
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| [21-11-2006] - The Bank of England has indicated that interest rates do not need to rise significantly further in order to get inflation back inline with its 2% target. |
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| [17-11-2006] - Nationwide’s half-year results show gross residential lending was up 34% to £14.5bn from the corresponding period last year |
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| [16-11-2006] - Nationwide’s half-year results show gross residential lending was up 34% to £14.5bn from the corresponding period last year. |
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| [14-11-2006] - The Council of Mortgage Lenders says it is not surprised by the decision by the Bank of England to raise interest rates from 4.75% to 5%. |
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| [09-11-2006] - The Bank of England has increased UK interest rates to a five-year high of 5% because of inflation concerns. |
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| [08-11-2006] - Research carried out by the Personal Finance Research Centre and supported by Genworth Financial has found that just 1% of mortgage borrowers will be affected by an interest rate rise. |
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| [07-11-2006] - Over a million homeowners who took out a fixed-rate mortgage three years ago are being urged to review their deals now or risk seeing their repayments increase massively. |
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| [07-11-2006] - First-time buyers could be facing a grim future, as new research from Stroud & Swindon shows first-time buyers could be forced to pay £1m for their first home in just under 18 years. |
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| [06-11-2006] - Alliance & Leicester has revealed that nearly a quarter of parents in the UK cannot afford to buy their own property, and rely on renting or living with their children’s grandparents. |
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| [06-11-2006] - Research from Alliance & Leicester Personal Loans shows that consumers and estate agents are differing on their views on the type of home improvements that will add value to a property. |
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| [06-11-2006] - The government’s trial of Home Information Packs has started today, across six areas in the country |
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| [06-11-2006] - The Department for Constitutional Affairs has revealed that the number of possession orders on mortgage arrears has risen by 15% in the last year. |
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| [03-11-2006] - New research from Halifax Estate Agents has highlighted that 73% of market towns have higher average house prices than the neighbouring towns in their county. |
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| [03-11-2006] - The Land Registry has launched a House Price Index which only looks at the multiple sales of the same house, rather than looking at single sales within a time period. |
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| [01-11-2006] - David Bexon, managing director of SmartNewHomes.com, says: “A rate rise in November would seriously dampen the market at this crucial time when it is slowly starting to show signs of growth. |
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| [01-11-2006] - Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP, the insurance law firm has warned that the decision by Abbey and other banks to relax their mortgage lending criteria should put property valuers and their professional indemnity insurers on watch for negligence claims.
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| [31-10-2006] - The number of first-time buyers taking out mortgages in excess of 100% loan to value (LTV) has risen considerably, according to Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB). |
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| [31-10-2006] - The cost of living in the UK has increased substantially in the last decade, up 16% on average, with house prices, petrol and tobacco the main contributors, shows research by Barclays Life Insurance. |
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| [31-10-2006] - The Nationwide house price index for October shows house price growth was firm during the month with house prices up by 0.7%. |
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| [30-10-2006] - Gamblers have been betting on a rise in the Bank of England's Base Rate next month, with one online site giving odds of 53/50 in favour of a rise. |
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| [26-10-2006] - The Government has claimed a new initiative to create more jobs and encourage business development could deliver 100,000 extra new homes over the next 10 years. |
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| [26-10-2006] - IFA Promotion’s quarterly Advice Drivers has revealed that the demand for independent financial advice was 13% higher this summer than the last quarter. |
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| [26-10-2006] - Mehrdad Yousefi, head of intermediary mortgages at Alliance & Leicester is calling for the buy-to-let market to be regulated |
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| [25-10-2006] - The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned intermediaries to make sure they comply with the FSA’s minimum standard on self-certification mortgages. |
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| [24-10-2006] - Paymentshield is rumoured to have been bought by insurance company Towergate for £180m. |
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| [23-10-2006] - The UK economy is looking very buoyant due to the continued strength of the housing and financial markets and growth in the UK labour force, reveals the Ernst & Young ITEM Club autumn forecast. |
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| [23-10-2006] - The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has warned homeowners that the number of properties that suffer from subsidence and heave may dramatically increase this year thanks to the recording breaking hot summer. |
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| [23-10-2006] - The latest Halifax House Price Index has revealed Newry and Antrim in Northern Ireland are the UK's top property hotspots with both recording a 46% rise in prices over the past year. |
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| [18-10-2006] - The government has given 38 English councils the go-ahead to transfer more than 94,000 homes during the next two years as part of its social housing refurbishment drive. |
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| [18-10-2006] - The Liberal Democrats have attacked the Conservative Party for proposing to abolish Stamp Duty on shares rather than on property. |
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| [18-10-2006] - British holidaymakers have spent almost 22 million hours in the past two summers gazing into foreign estate agent windows in search of the perfect property, new research shows. |
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| [18-10-2006] - Young people, families, university students and workers are all being targeted by the Financial Services Authority's National Strategy for Financial Capability to help them to manage their finances better. |
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| [17-10-2006] - SAVA has received approval from the government to run the country’s first home inspector certification scheme, a major part of the consumer protection measures surrounding next year's introduction of Home Information Packs. |
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| [13-10-2006] - The latest Nationwide residential house prices for Q3 2006 proved that the economy is booming, with increases to most house prices across the UK. |
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| [13-10-2006] - Paul Smith, chief executive of haart estate agents, has spoken out against RICS’ latest housing market survey, denying there is a problem of gazumping in deals. |
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| [10-10-2006] - The Department of Communities and Local government has released the results of its house price index showing that the mix-adjusted average house price in the UK in August 2006 stood at £197,631, up from £194,454 in July 2006. |
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| [09-10-2006] - Research from Stroud & Swindon has revealed that in just eight years house price increases could make the average UK homeowner liable for Inheritance tax. |
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| [08-10-2006] - The 2006 NatWest Student Money Matters survey shows that more school leavers than ever are living at home during their university years |
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| [08-10-2006] - Although the Bank of England decided to hold rates at 4.75%, Abbey says it is widely expected that rates are likely to rise next month when the next inflation report is due. |
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| [08-10-2006] - The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has held rates at 4.75% for the second month in a row. |
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[04-10-2006] - The Mortgage Advice Centre latest research shows that many, and first time buyers in particular, favour protecting their property above themselves.
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| [04-10-2006] - The Halifax house price index shows that house prices rose by 1% in September and are increasing at an annual rate of 8%. |
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| [03-10-2006] - Over half of brokers expect rates to be held at 4.75%, representing a second successive hold, research by Mortgage Express has revealed |
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| [03-10-2006] - The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the government’s HomeBuy mortgage scheme is so small that it will only help 20,000 buyers over five years. |
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| [28-09-2006] - Over two million households are estimated to be struggling to pay Council Tax, reveals a report from the Warwick Institute for Employment Research for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. |
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| [28-09-2006] - The majority of first-time buyers are in nearly £6,000 of debt and yet hope to get their foot on the housing ladder in the next two years, reveals a report from Alliance & Leicester. |
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| [28-09-2006] - Nationwide says house prices have been unseasonably strong in September increasing by 1.3% in September, bringing the annual rate to 8.2%. |
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| [28-09-2006] - Milan Khatri, chief economist at The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says Nationwide’s house price figures confirm that the market is beginning to boom with inflation for the quarter to September running at the highest rate in over two years. |
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| [28-09-2006] - The Financial Services Authority says consumers are now actively shopping around for their mortgages and consumers understand the risks and features of the mortgages they take out. |
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| [27-09-2006] - Consumers are actively shopping around for their mortgages and consumers who receive Key Facts documents from mortgage firms can understand the risks and features of the mortgages they take out, says the FSA |
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| [27-09-2006] - More than a third of homeowners face the prospect of working into retirement just to pay their mortgage, research from current account mortgage provider the One Account reveals |
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[27-09-2006] - HousePrices.co.uk has revealed that a staggering 86% of the public do not trust their estate agent.
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| [25-09-2006] - Stroud & Swindon, has launched a 15-year fixed rate mortgage at 4.99% until 2021. |
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| [25-09-2006] - The Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously in favour of maintaining the Bank rate at 4.75% at its last meeting on September 6/7. |
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| [20-09-2006] - Two thirds of ‘baby boomers’, now aged between 45 and 65 face sacrificing their homes to pay for their future care needs. |
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| [18-09-2006] - Average earnings excluding bonuses or regular pay rose by 3.7% in the first two quarters of 2006, down from 3.8% in June. |
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[18-09-2006] - GE Money Home Lending has launched 100% LTV on its First National product range.
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| [12-09-2006] - Until now the mutual sector has been a bit like a dormant volcano - radical restructuring has been on the agenda for a number of years as competition for mortgage business and the cost of regulation have taken their toll. |
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| [12-09-2006] - UK CPI inflation rose to 2.5% in August from 2.4% in July and the headline RPI inflation rate, which includes mortgage interest payments, rose to 3.4% from 3.3% in July. |
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| [12-09-2006] - The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the recent DCLG report demonstrates once again the difficulties faced by first-time buyers. |
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| [12-09-2006] - The boards of Nationwide and Portman have revealed they've agreed to merge and be named Nationwide Building Society.
This will be the biggest ever building society merger with the enlarged society being the UK's leading mutual organisation with total |
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| [12-09-2006] - UK annual house price inflation in July 2006 was 6% up from 5.3% in June 2006, DCLG figures reveal. |
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[08-09-2006] - The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has frozen the base rate at 4.75%.
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| [08-09-2006] - August has bucked the trend with a return of positive price growth across the new homes market, research from Smart New Homes shows. |
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| [08-09-2006] - The latest data from haart estate agents reveals that the average London house price has increased by 1.4% in August to £248,580 from £245,017 in July. |
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| [08-09-2006] - The Halifax price index shows house prices rose by 1% in August. |
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| [06-09-2006] - Stamp Duty increases despite raise in threshold |
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| [06-09-2006] - 75% population think Inheritance Tax (IHT) is unfair |
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| [05-09-2006] - TV programme slammed for being irresponsible |
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| [05-09-2006] - MORE TH>N offers flood advice |
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| [05-09-2006] - Just 2% plan ahead for IHT |
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| [05-09-2006] - 83% of teens confident about owning property, says IFAP |
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| [05-09-2006] - The Financial Services Authority has today fined Regency Mortgage Corporation £56,000 for failures relating to its sale of mortgage related payment protection insurance in the sub-prime market. |
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| [01-09-2006] - Cost of remortgaging over £1,000 says Abbey |
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| [01-09-2006] - Cost of remortgaging over £1,000 says Abbey |
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| [01-09-2006] - Nationwide slashes rates |
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| [30-08-2006] - BoE figures reveal housing market in good health |
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| [24-08-2006] - Buy-to-let market remains stable says Paragon |
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| [24-08-2006] - First-time buyers expect parental assistance |
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| [24-08-2006] - First-time buyers at risk when unemployment knocks |
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| [24-08-2006] - House price in Scotland rise by 1.1% |
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| [18-08-2006] - Employment at record high |
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| [18-08-2006] - Mortgage lending highest ever for July |
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| [14-08-2006] - Housing market looking good |
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| [14-08-2006] - Bank of England may further increase interest rates |
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| [09-08-2006] - Northern Rock increase variable rates |
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| [09-08-2006] - Halifax increases SVR |
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| [09-08-2006] - First-time buyers pay highest on record, says CML |
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| [03-08-2006] - Halifax says house prices have increased by 0.2% |
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| [03-08-2006] - BoE increases interest rates to 4.75% |
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| [01-08-2006] - 65% of towns unaffordable for key workers |
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| [01-08-2006] - 90% of estate agents would welcome regulation |
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| [01-08-2006] - House prices rise by 0.6% in July |
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| [01-08-2006] - Moneynet warns over lack of life cover |
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| [24-07-2006] - First-time buyers could face deposit shortfall of over £5,000 |
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| [21-07-2006] - Over one million pensioners say they are facing retirement in debt,
averaging £15,500, research by Prudential has revealed. |
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| [19-07-2006] - HCR's to be scrapped as a mandatory part of HIPs |
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| [18-07-2006] - Average house price to hit £300,000 in 2011 |
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| [18-07-2006] - 7.7 million Brits allow strangers unsupervised in their homes |
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| [14-07-2006] - House prices begin to stabilise
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| [14-07-2006] - Estate agents to be forced to join ombudsman or face ban |
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| [12-07-2006] - 125 MPs sign motion to stop HIPs |
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| [12-07-2006] - FSA confirms Mercantile merger with Leeds |
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| [12-07-2006] - Remortgaging surges in May |
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| [12-07-2006] - ASDA launches home-buying and selling service |
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| [12-07-2006] - Rate fears reach record level, says Lloyds |
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| [12-07-2006] - Halifax interested in Woolwich branches |
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| [06-07-2006] - The Bank of England has held interest rates at 4.5% for the eleventh month in a row. |
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| [05-07-2006] - A report released today advising clients to choose brokers who do not charge fees |
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| [29-06-2006] - Barclays is axing its Woolwich brand and cutting up to 1,200 jobs as part of a two year shake-up plan.
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| [28-06-2006] - “Halifax has dealt a blow to its high street rivals with a market-beating interest rate”. |
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| [26-06-2006] - Research by Mortgage Express shows brokers are split over whether rates will change at the next MPC meeting, with 53% expecting a rate hold, versus 47% expecting them to rise. |
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| [20-06-2006] - FSA says there's more to TCF than following rules |
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| [14-06-2006] - Council Tax and non-domestic rates collection have improved for the sixth successive year, figures out from the Department for Communities and Local Government show.
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| [01-06-2006] - House prices could rocket by 10% in 2007 and 2008 and lenders will start to offer 8 x income to first-time buyers. |
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| [10-06-2005] - The possibility of a 'crash' in the housing market is looking increasingly unlikely, experts believe.
Towards the end of 2004, the most hawkish forecasters were contemplating a fall in prices of up to 7% this year |
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