WEST HOMES BEYOND AFFORDABLE - 2004-03-06
First-time buyers have virtually no possibility of getting on to the property ladder anywhere in the West, a survey suggests today. Britain's largest mortgage lender Halifax found new buyers were being priced out of the market in 80 per cent of UK towns.

The Halifax classes a region as unaffordable if first-time purchasers would have to borrow more than 4.27 times the local average salary to buy a £112,500 home.
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Mortgage Broker Charcol unveils two-year discount - 2004-03-06
Charcol, an independent and mortgage adviser, is providing borrowers an exclusive, two-year discount, which it claims is the lowest such deal on the market.

The current rate of 3.69 per cent will run until 31 March, 2006 and is open to both purchasers and those remortgaging. Available up to 85 per cent loan to value, it allows borrowers to overpay up to 10 per cent a year penalty free.
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