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Apr 2024
28m 33s

Money Box Live: Mortgages and Debt

Bbc Radio 4
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Mortgage customers face rising rates, vanishing deals and latest figures have shown more people are struggling to keep up with their repayments.

Mortgage arrears, hit a seven-year high in the final quarter of 2023. So what can you do if that's you?

Felicity Hannah is joined by Charlotte Harrison of Skipton Building Society, Sally Mitchell from the Mortgage Mum, and Richard Lane from the debt charity Step Change - to discuss what's going on in the mortgage market and what you need to know.

Presenter: Felicity Hannah Reporter: Dan Whitworth Producer: Neil Morrow Editor: Jess Quayle

(First broadcast 3pm Wednesday 20th March, 2024)

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