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 House market withstands slowdown

House prices in the UK rose at their fastest rate in four months during October, bucking the slowdown that has been seen in the market, mortgage lender Nationwide has said.
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 Lloyds TSB launches 18 month fixed rate mortgage

Lloyds TSB will offer a new range of 18 month fixed rate products, with rates starting from as low as 5.99 it has announced.
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 London has best property prospects


London has the best prospects for demand for property in Europe according to the European Regional Economic Growth Index (E-REGI) published by LaSalle.
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 Competition to design ten new eco-towns

Housing and Planning Minister Yvette Cooper has confirmed that an ideas competition would be run to develop and set the design standards for ten new eco-towns.
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 Half-term home damage to top £100 million


Parents could face huge bills for accidental damage caused to their homes by their children, children’s friends or family pets over the forthcoming half term holiday, warns Sainsbury’s Home Insurance.
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 Light touch for rental regulation

ARLA, the leading professional body for the Private Rented Sector, believes that the Law Commission’s proposals for enforced self-regulation for letting agents show the way forward but still believes that all letting agents should be licensed.
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 Rental incomes up by 7 percent

Over the past year rents have increased by an average of 6.9%, according to data from Paragon Mortgages.
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