Societies holding back the market

Societies holding back the market - 1991 - Guardian 24/8/91 p15 .

House prices in some areas are allegedly being artificially depressed by the building societies ` practice of blocking sales by homeowners in financial difficulties, in order to claim the mortgage indemnity insurance , and subsequently selling off the repossessed houses at considerably below the market value.


HOUSE SALES
HOUSING MARKET
REPOSSESSION