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		<title>Homes bid to tackle slump</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/05/02/homes-bid-to-tackle-slump/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The biggest scheme of council house building in Sandwell since the 1970s, which will see between 500 and 1,000 homes built to beat the slump in the property market, was revealed today.]]></description>
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		<title>Homes to transform wasteland</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/04/03/homes-to-transform-wasteland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The transformation of acres of wasteland in Walsall is under way, with 130 homes being created. The foundations for the houses and flats are being laid at four different sites in Bentley.]]></description>
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		<title>Lucky bidders home and dry</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/04/03/lucky-bidders-home-and-dry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[First time buyers and investors from across the West Midlands packed a hall at the NEC in a bid to snap up a bargain at a fast-paced auction of repossessed homes.]]></description>
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		<title>Decision time over low council tax rise</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/03/04/decision-time-over-low-council-tax-rise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/03/04/decision-time-over-low-council-tax-rise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Page</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A council tax rise of 3.5 per cent for households across Wolverhampton - the lowest in 15 years - is due to be approved tonight.]]></description>
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		<title>Homes plan for town&#8217;s oldest pub</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/01/24/homes-plan-for-the-oldest-pub-in-town/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/01/24/homes-plan-for-the-oldest-pub-in-town/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[An historic West Bromwich pub is once again under threat just months after being saved from the bulldozer by its regulars. A planning application has been lodged to turn the 250-year-old Sow &amp; Pigs in Hill Top, into homes.]]></description>
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		<title>House prices drop by record 15.9pc</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/01/06/house-prices-drop-by-record-159pc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/01/06/house-prices-drop-by-record-159pc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[House prices across the country plummeted by 15.9 per cent in 2008 – the largest drop on record.]]></description>
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		<title>£500k home selling at 30pc less</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/12/19/500k-home-selling-at-30pc-less/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/12/19/500k-home-selling-at-30pc-less/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[An executive-style Stafford house, marketed two years ago for nearly half a million pounds, looks set to be sold for just £323,000.]]></description>
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		<title>Housing plan for print site</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/11/17/housing-plan-for-print-site/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/11/17/housing-plan-for-print-site/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Page</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A printing factory in Walsall which used to make stamps for Royal Mail could be bulldozed to make way for a new housing development.]]></description>
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		<title>Houses are left empty</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/11/02/houses-are-left-empty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/11/02/houses-are-left-empty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Walsall is one of just eight areas across the country where more than five per cent of homes are left lying empty, a survey by the Halifax bank revealed today.]]></description>
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		<title>Protesters preparing for battle on houses</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/25/protesters-preparing-for-battle-on-houses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/25/protesters-preparing-for-battle-on-houses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Final details about a 5,000-home development on the outskirts of Lichfield have finally been submitted - moving the plans a step closer to reality.]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s agony for estate agents</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/14/its-agony-for-estate-agents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/14/its-agony-for-estate-agents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Estate agents today told of the terrifying roller coaster ride they are being given by the region’s housing market as a shock report claimed that some were selling fewer than one property a week as prices continue to tumble.]]></description>
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		<title>Branch is closed in crunch</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/14/branch-is-closed-in-crunch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/14/branch-is-closed-in-crunch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the oldest estate agents in the region has closed its Kidderminster branch – the fourth property agents in the town to shut in recent months.]]></description>
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		<title>Stamp duty axed below £175k</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/02/stamp-duty-axed-below-175k/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/02/stamp-duty-axed-below-175k/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Stamp duty is to be axed for a year on properties costing less than £175,000 as part of a package of measures being unveiled to help the housing market.]]></description>
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		<title>Estate agent closes doors</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/08/29/estate-agent-closes-doors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/08/29/estate-agent-closes-doors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Another estate agents near Stafford has closed, with a warning over “tough times” for the property market.]]></description>
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		<title>Apartments scheme at historic mill</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/08/28/apartments-scheme-at-historic-mill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/08/28/apartments-scheme-at-historic-mill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[An historic Staffordshire mill may get a new lease of life as  residential apartments. Plans to transform the Grade II listed Tolstons Mill at Fazeley, near Lichfield, may be  backed by Lichfield District Council next week.]]></description>
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		<title>Huge drop in house prices</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/08/28/huge-drop-in-house-prices/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/08/28/huge-drop-in-house-prices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UK house prices have seen an annual double-digit fall for the first time since 1990, according to the latest survey from the Nationwide.]]></description>
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		<title>Homes bid at former hospital site</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/08/26/homes-bid-at-former-hospital-site/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/08/26/homes-bid-at-former-hospital-site/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Developers hoping to build houses on the site of the former Victoria Hospital in Lichfield have submitted their plans to the district council.]]></description>
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		<title>Facelift for homes at risk</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/08/20/facelift-for-homes-at-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/08/20/facelift-for-homes-at-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Plans to refurbish bathrooms in council houses in Cannock Chase could be scrapped in a bid to claw back millions of pounds to prop up the council’s housing budget.]]></description>
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		<title>Cheapest places for renting revealed</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/08/19/cheapest-places-for-renting-revealed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/08/19/cheapest-places-for-renting-revealed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Wolverhampton and Stafford are the cheapest places in the region to rent a home, according to a new survey.]]></description>
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		<title>UK hotspot for repossessions</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/08/16/town-is-uk-hotspot-for-repossessions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/08/16/town-is-uk-hotspot-for-repossessions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Stafford has emerged as one of the fastest-growing areas in the country for home repossessions, according to the latest statistics.]]></description>
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