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Currency Advice Mortgage lending up ten per cent on a year ago 2/23/2012 Gross mortgage lending continued its slow recovery in January with loans 10 per cent higher by value than a year ago, at £9.5bn. UK Land Registry launches campaign against property fraud 2/23/2012 Property is usually the most valuable asset people own. It can be sold and mortgaged to raise money and is therefore an attractive target for fraudsters, the UK land registry is warning. Spanish protests at property repossessions 2/22/2012 With millions now out of work and the Spanish economy contracting, one of the country's biggest problems is the vast number of people who now cannot afford the repayments on their mortgage. House prices down for 20th month in a row 2/21/2012 House prices are perceived to have fallen for the 20th month in succession in February with even London not immune. House prices fall in Scotland for the third month in succession 2/21/2012 The average price of a house in Scotland fell by -0.2% in December, following a similar reduction in prices in November according to the latest LSL Property Services/Acadametrics Scotland House Price Index. Billboard house helps homeowner beat foreclosure 2/20/2012 A Californian homeowner has taken drastic steps to make money from his property by turning it into a billboard. Scott Hostetler applied for a scheme with an advertising company, which would see them pay his monthly mortgage in exchange for giving his house a bright green paint job. The scheme received thousands of applications, as Americans try to raise enough money to avoid foreclosure. Foreclosures climb in Florida, Illinois as lenders resume home seizures 2/17/2012 Foreclosure filings rose for the first time in more than a year in Florida, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Illinois as lenders resumed property seizures after a probe of documentation, according to RealtyTrac Inc. Fall in second charge mortgage repossessions 2/15/2012 Second charge mortgage lenders repossessed 827 homes in 2011, according to the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA). Mortgages now funding just 46pc of housing transactions 2/14/2012 Cashflow has become king and mortgages a less dominant feature of the housing market, with most sales now financed by equity. First-time buyers make most of stamp duty holiday 2/14/2012 The number of first-time buyers, who are currently exempt from paying stamp duty on properties up to £250.000, increased in December, according to data released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders.