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		<title>Mortgage lending up in December but yearly completions down</title>
		<link>http://www.contractormortgages.com/2012/02/03/mortgage-lending-up-in-december-but-yearly-completions-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The British Bankers’ Association has released its mortgage lending figures for December and they show that home loan approvals hit a 19-month high.]]></description>
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		<title>Are you tempted by a ten-year fixed rate mortgage at 3.99%?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractor mortgage hunters who are concerned that interest rates may rise dramatically in the next couple of years may want to consider taking out a ten-year fixed rate product.]]></description>
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		<title>Yorkshire Building Society cuts rate on 90% LTV fixed rate deals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yorkshire Building Society had some welcome news for first time buyers earlier this week when it cut the interest rate on its range of low deposit contractor mortgages.]]></description>
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		<title>First time buyers couldn’t find contractor mortgages in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent research suggests that 20% of first time buyers were unable to find a suitable contractor mortgage in 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>Good news as mortgage lending increased in November</title>
		<link>http://www.contractormortgages.com/2012/01/30/good-news-as-mortgage-lending-increased-in-november/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There hasn’t been much good news to shout about in the housing market recently, but a glimmer of hope has crept in after the CML announced that mortgage lending increased in November.]]></description>
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		<title>HSBC sets aside £3 billion to help first time buyers in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People looking for a contractor mortgage may want to consider visiting HSBC after the bank announced it planned to make a minimum of £15 billion available to UK homeowners this year. £3 billion of this pot will be set aside specifically for first time buyers.]]></description>
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		<title>More first time buyer mortgages but they have a short shelf life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last 12 months, the number of available contractor mortgages has increased from 2,527 to 3,180. We’ve even seen some 95% LTV loans creeping into the market, but there are still not enough of them to satisfy first time buyer demand.]]></description>
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		<title>HSBC’s lifetime tracker mortgage is among the best buys</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the Bank of England has held the base rate at a historic low of 0.5% for almost three years, contractor mortgage rates have been increasing recently as lenders fear a double dip recession.]]></description>
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		<title>Scottish borrowers benefit from cheap contractor mortgages</title>
		<link>http://www.contractormortgages.com/2012/01/24/scottish-borrowers-benefit-from-cheap-contractor-mortgages/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractormortgages.com/2012/01/24/scottish-borrowers-benefit-from-cheap-contractor-mortgages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contractor Mortgages</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a new study, first time buyers in Scotland pay a lower proportion of their earnings towards their contractor mortgage repayments. ]]></description>
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		<title>Increasing number of people pessimistic about housing market</title>
		<link>http://www.contractormortgages.com/2012/01/23/increasing-number-of-people-pessimistic-about-housing-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractormortgages.com/2012/01/23/increasing-number-of-people-pessimistic-about-housing-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Confidence in the British housing market is the lowest it has been for over a year as fewer contractor mortgage holders expect to see house prices increase in the next few months.]]></description>
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		<title>Are contractor mortgage holders becoming reluctant landlords?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractormortgages.com/2012/01/20/are-contractor-mortgage-holders-becoming-reluctant-landlords/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractormortgages.com/2012/01/20/are-contractor-mortgage-holders-becoming-reluctant-landlords/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to ARLA, an increasing number of householders are putting their homes up for rent because they are unable to sell them. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sellers need to set realistic house prices and not be greedy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, house sellers are becoming greedy and asking unrealistic prices.]]></description>
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