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		<title>Mortgage lending sees marginal rise in February</title>
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The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has today revealed a slight rise in mortgage lending for the month of February.
According to the Council, gross mortgage lending rose by 6% during the month compared with January but still remains 6% lower than levels seen in February 2009.
Today’s figures come after the CML reported a sharp drop [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.homemove.co.uk/news/18-03-2010/mortgage-lending-sees-marginal-rise-in-february.html</link>
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		<title>Landlords benefit as first-time buyer house prices rise</title>
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The latest house price index from the Department for Communities and Local Government puts the value of the average UK home up 2.2% in January, compared with December.
The increase takes the annual rise to 6.2% and the average house price to £207,159.
However, the price paid by the typical first-time buyers in January was 8.9% higher [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.homemove.co.uk/news/17-03-2010/landlords-benefit-as-first-time-buyer-house-prices-rise.html</link>
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		<title>Pension plight unrelieved for British ex-pats</title>
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Retired Britons who have chosen to live abroad have been dealt a blow by the European Court of Human Rights.
Following a lengthy legal battle, the Court&#8217;s Grand Chamber has decided against forcing the UK government to pay annual state pension increases to some Britons who are now domiciled overseas, despite their having paid qualifying levels [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.homemove.co.uk/news/17-03-2010/pension-plight-unrelieved-for-british-ex-pats.html</link>
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		<title>New guide for novice landlords</title>
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Since 2001, the number of rental properties in the UK has risen substantially and mydeposits.co.uk is reminding landlords just how important it is to understand what is required when letting a property.
Chief executive, Eddie Hooker, explains: “With new landlords entering the property market each week many are choosing &#8230; to take care of the letting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.homemove.co.uk/news/17-03-2010/new-guide-for-novice-landlords.html</link>
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		<title>DCLG: House prices 6.2% higher in January on year</title>
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Data from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) showed today that UK house prices rose 2.2% in January compared with December with the average UK home costing £207,159.
On an annual basis, prices are up 6.2% compared with January 2009, said the DCLG.
The less volatile three-month on three-month measure revealed a rise of 4.8% [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.homemove.co.uk/news/16-03-2010/dclg-house-prices-62-higher-in-january-on-year.html</link>
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		<title>Rising rents push returns to two-year high</title>
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The latest buy-to-let index from LSL Property Services shows rents in England and Wales rising 0.3% in February, to an average £658 per month.
The figure is 3.2% higher than one year ago, with the rise roughly in line with inflation. 
Meanwhile, yields rose to an average 4.8% and the total return from investing in buy-to-let [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.homemove.co.uk/news/16-03-2010/rising-rents-push-returns-to-two-year-high.html</link>
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		<title>Asking prices up just 0.1% in March</title>
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Property website, Rightmove, has today reported the annual growth in asking prices for residential property in England and Wales for the four weeks to March 6 slowed for the first time in a year.
On an annual basis, growth slowed from 6.1% in February to 5.3% in March, while on a monthly basis, asking prices rose [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.homemove.co.uk/news/15-03-2010/asking-prices-up-just-01-in-march.html</link>
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		<title>Lloyds encourages mortgage overpayments</title>
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The UK’s biggest mortgage lender, Lloyds Banking Group, is encouraging homeowners to pay off their mortgages early. 
Borrowers are being invited to overpay their mortgages by up to 20%. 
Currently, Lloyds’ annual limit is a 10% overpayment per year but in the current low interest rate environment, the bank is urging borrowers to potentially slash [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.homemove.co.uk/news/15-03-2010/lloyds-encourages-mortgage-overpayments.html</link>
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		<title>Mortgage lending falls in January as buyers desert market</title>
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The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has today revealed a fall in mortgage lending for the month of January.
According to the Council, there were just 32,000 loans approved for house buyers during the month – a fall of 49%.
Furthermore, the number of home loans issued to first-time buyers fell more sharply to 11,300 – a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.homemove.co.uk/news/12-03-2010/mortgage-lending-falls-in-january-as-buyers-desert-market.html</link>
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		<title>Property transactions down in 2010</title>
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According to a report by research group, Acadametrics, the number of property transactions fell to 36,000 in January - a 52% fall compared with the previous month.
The group also estimates that transactions only rose marginally to 40,000 in February. 
However, the group said UK house prices grew in February by 1.9% compared with the previous [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.homemove.co.uk/news/12-03-2010/property-transactions-down-in-2010.html</link>
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