<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Property News</title><description>Property News</description><link>http://news.choices.co.uk/</link><image><url>http://news.choices.co.uk/images/logo.gif</url><title>Property News</title><link>http://news.choices.co.uk/</link></image><item><title><![CDATA[Social Housing Projects Test Low-Carbon Building Technology]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 17:54:00]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Government has decided to grant 87 social housing projects funding to test low-carbon building technology in a programme called Retrofit for the Future.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Social_Housing_Projects_Test_Low-Carbon_Building_Technology_832183042390.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Social_Housing_Projects_Test_Low-Carbon_Building_Technology_832183042390.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Investment in French Property on the Rise]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 17:42:42]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[A drop in house prices is thought to be the main reason behind a recently renewed interest in French property by the British.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/British_Investment_in_French_Property_on_the_Rise_422601049968.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/British_Investment_in_French_Property_on_the_Rise_422601049968.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Current UK Housing Market is a Mixed Bag]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 17:19:12]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[The current condition of the UK property market is showing signs of being in a rather mixed state, demonstrating both increases in available property and decreases in lending.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Current_UK_Housing_Market_is_a_Mixed_Bag_52260534281.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Current_UK_Housing_Market_is_a_Mixed_Bag_52260534281.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing Plans Could Turn Johnston into New Town]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 17:01:10]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[Development company Beatgrove Ltd has revealed plans to build 153 new homes in the village of Johnston. If approved, it could mark the beginning of seeing Johnston becoming a town.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Housing_Plans_Could_Turn_Johnston_into_New_Town_72818559171.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Housing_Plans_Could_Turn_Johnston_into_New_Town_72818559171.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow House Price Recovery for Scotland in 2010]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 16:40:16]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Scottish property market is slowly following the recovery footsteps of the rest of the UK.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Slow_House_Price_Recovery_for_Scotland_in_2010_4225211940343.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Slow_House_Price_Recovery_for_Scotland_in_2010_4225211940343.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing Market Growth Was Frozen By Snow]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 15:08:17]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[Even though prices have continued to rise, the sudden arrival of the snow this winter made the housing market lose potential buyers, and retailers saw their sales growth stunted.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Housing_Market_Growth_Was_Frozen_By_Snow_929183110968.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Housing_Market_Growth_Was_Frozen_By_Snow_929183110968.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 Saw Repossessions Reach 14-Year High]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 14:24:41]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[2009 saw 46,000 borrowers have their homes repossessed and 188,000 borrowers get behind on their debts.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/2009_Saw_Repossessions_Reach_14-Year_High_6212183444156.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/2009_Saw_Repossessions_Reach_14-Year_High_6212183444156.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[January 2010 Saw Mortgage Rates Hit Record Low]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 14:18:42]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[January saw mortgage rates drop down to record levels since comparable records began in 1997.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/January_2010_Saw_Mortgage_Rates_Hit_Record_Low_1210221112125.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/January_2010_Saw_Mortgage_Rates_Hit_Record_Low_1210221112125.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 in 2 New Mortgages Supplied by Santander]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 14:12:54]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Spanish bank Santander is now responsible for providing around half of new mortgages in Britain.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/1_in_2_New_Mortgages_Supplied_by_Santander_6211183414687.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/1_in_2_New_Mortgages_Supplied_by_Santander_6211183414687.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interest in London Property on Rise from Chinese Investors]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 14:05:49]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[An increased interest by Chinese investors in London property is set to have a substantial impact on the property market.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Interest_in_London_Property_on_Rise_from_Chinese_Investors_6211183655578.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Interest_in_London_Property_on_Rise_from_Chinese_Investors_6211183655578.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remortgaging Options Improve for Homeowners in 2010]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 13:36:32]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[After a period of relative inactivity it would seem that the mortgage market is experiencing a revival thanks to the recovery of house prices in many parts of the UK.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Remortgaging_Options_Improve_for_Homeowners_in_2010_5215184419609.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Remortgaging_Options_Improve_for_Homeowners_in_2010_5215184419609.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Experts Called to Help Housing Protest Group]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 13:28:39]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[Pressure group “No To Site A” are opposed to the plan of 750 homes being built on the northern edge of Wallingford. So they have decided to call Horsey Lightly Flynn to help them.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Legal_Experts_Called_to_Help_Housing_Protest_Group_7216191925937.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Legal_Experts_Called_to_Help_Housing_Protest_Group_7216191925937.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barratt Sees Silver in Property Building Market]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 13:08:28]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[Barratt Developments, the largest housebuilder in the UK, is seeing a reduction in debt and an increase in projects with the gradual recovery of the property market.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Barratt_Sees_Silver_in_Property_Building_Market_5225211536140.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Barratt_Sees_Silver_in_Property_Building_Market_5225211536140.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GBP2,000 A Week Housing Benefit Subject to Crackdown]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 12:58:33]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[Excessive housing benefits are becoming a problem to the extent that the UK government has decided to crackdown and prevent costing the taxpayer up to £2,000 a week.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/GBP2,000_A_Week_Housing_Benefit_Subject_to_Crackdown_52240524796.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/GBP2,000_A_Week_Housing_Benefit_Subject_to_Crackdown_52240524796.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[62pc of Mortgage Holders Want to be Mortgage-free by 50]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 12:46:28]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[Seeing it as a way to change their lives for the better, many mortgage holders in the UK are hoping to be mortgage free by the age of 50.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/62pc_of_Mortgage_Holders_Want_to_be_Mortgage-free_by_50_4217183233515.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/62pc_of_Mortgage_Holders_Want_to_be_Mortgage-free_by_50_4217183233515.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First-Time Buyers’ Enquiries the Most Popular Advice Category]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 12:40:59]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[Professional advice website Unbiased.co.uk has reported that over 70,000 consumers sought advice from a whole-of-market mortgage adviser in 2009, with enquiries from first-time buyers being the most popular.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/First-Time_Buyers’_Enquiries_the_Most_Popular_Advice_Category_021919112093.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/First-Time_Buyers’_Enquiries_the_Most_Popular_Advice_Category_021919112093.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portuguese Estate Agents Set the Record Straight]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 12:31:15]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[Estate agents in Portugal are trying to dispel inaccurate rumours regarding added costs to property purchases.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Portuguese_Estate_Agents_Set_the_Record_Straight_021818301406.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Portuguese_Estate_Agents_Set_the_Record_Straight_021818301406.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warmer Climes Tempting Brits to Florida Investments]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010 12:25:56]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[Many Brits are being tempted into investing in Floridian property but experts warn of potential pitfalls.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Warmer_Climes_Tempting_Brits_to_Florida_Investments_4218183548578.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Warmer_Climes_Tempting_Brits_to_Florida_Investments_4218183548578.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Prices Rise By Almost 10 per cent]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[19/02/2010 17:56:28]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[Thanks to the turnaround that the housing market has made, housing prices have seen a significant rise. ]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/House_Prices_Rise_By_Almost_10_per_cent_625165330437.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/House_Prices_Rise_By_Almost_10_per_cent_625165330437.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Villagers Oppose “Catastrophic” Housing Plan]]></title><pubDate><![CDATA[19/02/2010 17:52:23]]></pubDate><description><![CDATA[Developer Millgate Homes is hoping to build four new ‘period-style’ homes on teh site of Four Winds on Harvest Hill. But villagers from the surrounding areas are opposed to this plan. ]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Villagers_Oppose_“Catastrophic”_Housing_Plan_224181456890.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.choices.co.uk/Villagers_Oppose_“Catastrophic”_Housing_Plan_224181456890.html]]></guid></item></channel></rss>