﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated by SmarterRSSGenerator at Fri, 16 May 2008 05:22:46 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:blogChannel="http://www.smartermoney.com/news/uk.aspx"><channel><title>SmarterMoney Mortgage News</title><link>http://www.smartermoney.com/news/uk.aspx</link><description>All the news stories brought to you by SmarterMoney.</description><copyright>Copyright 2006 SmarterMoney</copyright><language>en-gb</language><generator>SmarterRSSGenerator v1.0</generator><image><url>http://www.smartermoney.com/img/common/logo_smarter_money.gif</url><title>SmarterMoney News</title><link>http://www.smartermoney.com</link></image><item><title>Young Brits 'most attuned to benefits of mortgage switching'</title><link>http://www.smartermoney.com/news/uk.aspx?finance=mortgages&amp;article=Young-Brits-most-attuned-to-benefits-of-mortgage-switching-18434333</link><description><![CDATA[Young people recognise the benefits of switching <a href=http://www.smartermoney.com/mortgages/ target=_blank>mortgages</a> more than their older counterparts, according to a financial services provider.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:28:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Missing mortgage payments "a sign of distress"</title><link>http://www.smartermoney.com/news/uk.aspx?finance=mortgages&amp;article=Missing-mortgage-payments-a-sign-of-distress-18433989</link><description><![CDATA[Missing a <a href=http://www.smartermoney.com/mortgages/ target=_blank>mortgage</a> payment could be a sign of &#34;real distress&#34;, the chief executive at MoneyExpert has suggested.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:51:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fool.co.uk: Mortgage takes a backseat to holiday planning</title><link>http://www.smartermoney.com/news/uk.aspx?finance=mortgages&amp;article=Foolcouk-Mortgage-takes-a-backseat-to-holiday-planning-18430780</link><description><![CDATA[People in the UK spend more time researching their annual holiday than they do choosing a mortgage, according to new research from Fool.co.uk.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:46:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Green mortgages 'still a niche product'</title><link>http://www.smartermoney.com/news/uk.aspx?finance=mortgages&amp;article=Green-mortgages-still-a-niche-product-18430733</link><description><![CDATA[The current <a href=http://www.smartermoney.com/mortgages/ target=_blank>mortgage</a> market is rate-driven, which may cause green <a href=http://www.smartermoney.com/mortgages/ target=_blank>mortgages</a> to remain &#34;very much a niche product&#34; in 2008, according to Norwich and Peterborough Building Society.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:31:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New offset mortgages from First Direct</title><link>http://www.smartermoney.com/news/uk.aspx?finance=mortgages&amp;article=New-offset-mortgages-from-First-Direct-18430552</link><description><![CDATA[First Direct has launched two new offset mortgages.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:24:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>"Significant growth" in high-end mortgage market</title><link>http://www.smartermoney.com/news/uk.aspx?finance=mortgages&amp;article=Significant-growth-in-high-end-mortgage-market-18423439</link><description><![CDATA[Although the general <a href=http://www.smartermoney.com/mortgages/ target=_blank>mortgage</a> market may have tightened in the past few months due to the current credit crunch, the high-end <a href=http://www.smartermoney.com/mortgages/ target=_blank>mortgage</a> market has been largely unaffected and is continuing to grow, according to Investec.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:11:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Self-cert mortgage availability 'healthy'</title><link>http://www.smartermoney.com/news/uk.aspx?finance=mortgages&amp;article=Self-cert-mortgage-availability-healthy-18423262</link><description><![CDATA[The availability of self-cert <a href=http://www.smartermoney.com/mortgages/ target=_blank>mortgages</a> has not been harmed by the credit crunch, it is claimed.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:59:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Brits 'financially unprepared for changes'</title><link>http://www.smartermoney.com/news/uk.aspx?finance=mortgages&amp;article=Brits-financially-unprepared-for-changes-18420162</link><description><![CDATA[&#34;It pays to be prepared&#34; for unexpected life changes, new research from Abbey <a href=http://www.smartermoney.com/mortgages/ target=_blank>Mortgages</a> has suggested.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:41:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mortgage borrowers 'biding their time'</title><link>http://www.smartermoney.com/news/uk.aspx?finance=mortgages&amp;article=Mortgage-borrowers-biding-their-time-18417437</link><description><![CDATA[Mortgage borrowers may be waiting for interest rates to fall before switching to new deals, the Council of <a href=http://www.smartermoney.com/mortgages/ target=_blank>Mortgage</a> Lenders (CML) speculates.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:16:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Listed buildings 'may deter mortgage lenders'</title><link>http://www.smartermoney.com/news/uk.aspx?finance=mortgages&amp;article=Listed-buildings-may-deter-mortgage-lenders-18415884</link><description><![CDATA[Buyers of listed buildings could find it difficult to get a mortgage, according to one advisory firm.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:28:14 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>