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Mortgage borrowers face stricter tests

By Sharlene Goff, Retail Banking Correspondent

Published: October 19 2009 11:06 | Last updated: October 19 2009 21:46

Mortgage borrowers will have to prove their income and provide a detailed breakdown of their spending habits to qualify for loans under sweeping new rules laid out on Monday by the Financial Services Authority.

As part of its wide-ranging review into the mortgage market the City regulator banned “self-certification” loans, which have allowed about 1m borrowers to take mortgages without proving their income.

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