{"id":137396,"date":"2023-06-16T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T05:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/what-steps-could-government-take-to-help-mortgage-borrowers\/"},"modified":"2023-06-16T12:18:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T05:18:49","slug":"what-steps-could-government-take-to-help-mortgage-borrowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/what-steps-could-government-take-to-help-mortgage-borrowers\/","title":{"rendered":"What steps could government take to help mortgage borrowers?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAs interest rates rise, cash-strapped households need speedy solutions to meet monthly paymentsAs rising interest rates put a squeeze on millions of mortgage borrowers there have been calls for the government to intervene. But what could it do to help cash-strapped households? Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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