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245 _aModel mortgage.
260 _c1999
490 _aFinancial Times
_v3 August 1999, 9(1)
520 _aWhilst lenders now agree with the principle of a 'model mortgage' drawn up by government, there is disagreement as to the form which such intervention should take. Lenders would like the current voluntary code of practice put on a statutory footing, with the details of product design left to them, whereas government favours a 'Cat-standard' which forces lenders to cut their standard variable rates when the Bank of England reduces the base rate. Graph.
650 _aMORTGAGE LENDERS
650 _aINTEREST RATES
650 _aGOVERNMENT
690 _aHOUSING
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