PBR: Darling to incentivise lenders to promote fixed-rate mortgages (Money Marketing Online)
Story date: 2007-10-09 09:33:24
Added on: 2007-10-09 11:20:59
Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced the Government will incentivise mortgage lenders to increase the take up of fixed-rate loans and encourage them to increase terms from two years to 10 years or more.
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