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repossession forecast</title><description>The number of homes likely to be repossessed this year will be only 48,000, the Council of Mortgage Lenders says.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8356258.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8356258.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:13:51 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46715000/jpg/_46715137_008129218-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Ban on upfront model fees planned</title><description>Modelling agencies would be banned from charging upfront fees, under government plans to be announced later. </description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8355928.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8355928.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:18:37 GMT</pubDate><category>Politics</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46713000/jpg/_46713851_modelsnappers66_pa.jpg"/></item><item><title>Home loans level off, lenders say</title><description>The recent rise in mortgage lending to house buyers has levelled off, the Council of Mortgage Lenders  says.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8354087.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8354087.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:49:27 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46707000/jpg/_46707011_008057689-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>People in debt 'go without food'</title><description>Almost half of people seeking debt advice from Citizens Advice Scotland have gone without food or fuel to pay what they owe.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8355815.stm</link><guid 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just one month.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8352225.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8352225.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:03:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46701000/jpg/_46701979_005485436-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Row over pushchair safety risks</title><description>A consumer group says makers of a pushchair linked to safety risks must give UK parents the same protection as those in the US.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8352665.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8352665.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:35:11 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46698000/jpg/_46698627_stroller_66.jpg"/></item><item><title>House prices 'to keep on rising'</title><description>UK house prices are likely to keep on rising for the time being, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8350707.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8350707.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:28:23 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46696000/jpg/_46696197_008212419-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Students still await loan money</title><description>Thousands of students in England have still not received their loans and grants weeks after the start of term,  figures show.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8352544.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8352544.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:05:41 GMT</pubDate><category>Education</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" 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2009 00:04:53 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46695000/jpg/_46695412_003230490-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>City regulator issues jail threat</title><description>FSA boss Hector Sants issues a stiff warning to financial firms including the threat of jail for those flouting the rules.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8351080.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8351080.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:51:56 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46697000/jpg/_46697592_006274977-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Bad credit card debts 'will soar'</title><description>Bad credit card debts could reach as much as 9% of all outstanding balances by the end of next year, an accountancy firm 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study shows almost half of small businesses have maintained profitability, refuting criticism by Lord Sugar.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8349308.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8349308.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:18:08 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46668000/jpg/_46668110_008223560-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Pensioners to lose pay choice</title><description>New pensioners claiming the state pension will no longer be able to choose to receive it in advance from 6 April 2010.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8348264.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8348264.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" 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2009 13:27:11 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="66" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46687000/jpg/_46687240_-2.jpg"/></item><item><title>Sugar firm shuts pension scheme</title><description>The Tate &amp; Lyle sugar company becomes the latest to announce the closure of its final-salary pension scheme.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8347375.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8347375.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:04:45 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46684000/jpg/_46684977_005090836-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>More policing of pedlars planned</title><description>Pedlars - who trade on the move - could face regulation by local authorities and instant fines if they flout the rules.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8347176.stm</link><guid 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