Spectre of negative equity looms for first-timers (Times Online)
Story date: 2008-01-11 04:15:59
Added on: 2008-01-11 16:22:08
First-time homeowners who took out large loans to get on to the property ladder face a double whammy of negative equity and pricier mortgages because of falling property prices.
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