{"id":155357,"date":"2025-06-08T14:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T07:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/freemen-on-the-land-youtube-videos-tell-homeowners-they-arent-bound-by-mortgages\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T16:45:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T09:45:21","slug":"freemen-on-the-land-youtube-videos-tell-homeowners-they-arent-bound-by-mortgages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/freemen-on-the-land-youtube-videos-tell-homeowners-they-arent-bound-by-mortgages\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Freemen on the land\u2019: YouTube videos tell homeowners they aren\u2019t bound by mortgages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nFCA has sounded alarm over growing conspiracy theory that uses arguments dating back to Magna Carta\u201cFreemen on the land\u201d sound like outlaws in a fairytale. But rather than stealing from the rich to give to the poor like Robin Hood, this group tries to convince hard-up borrowers they are not legally bound by their mortgage contract.It may sound far-fetched but the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has sounded the alarm over this conspiracy theory as a small but growing number of homeowners are using this argument to try to block repossession proceedings. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2025\/jun\/08\/freemen-on-the-land-fotl-mortgages-fca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Freemen on the land\u2019: YouTube videos tell homeowners they aren\u2019t bound by mortgages<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; FCA has sounded alarm over growing conspiracy theory that uses arguments dating back to Magna&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-155357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-EpL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":78501,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/interest-only-borrowers-risk-losing-homes-warns-watchdog\/","url_meta":{"origin":155357,"position":0},"title":"Interest-only borrowers risk losing homes, warns watchdog","date":"January 31, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Regulator says many of 1.67m mortgage holders face large shortfall with some ignoring problemThe City regulator has sounded an alarm about the \u201csignificant numbers\u201d of people with interest-only mortgages who may be in danger of losing their homes.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said many interest-only borrowers could face a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":78465,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/new-mortgages-fall-as-fca-warns-against-interest-only-loans\/","url_meta":{"origin":155357,"position":1},"title":"New mortgages fall as FCA warns against interest-only loans","date":"January 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...New mortgages fall as FCA warns against interest-only loans","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":78459,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/fca-renews-warning-over-interest-only-mortgages\/","url_meta":{"origin":155357,"position":2},"title":"FCA renews warning over interest-only mortgages","date":"January 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Watchdog highlights concerns borrowers could lose homes if unable to pay final lump sum\r \r Source : ft.com\r Read more...FCA renews warning over interest-only mortgages","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":102862,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/four-in-10-uk-first-time-buyers-will-retire-with-mortgages-fca-warns\/","url_meta":{"origin":155357,"position":3},"title":"Four in 10 UK first-time buyers will retire with mortgages, FCA warns","date":"January 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Loans lasting up to 40 years can leave buyers unable to save for pension, say regulatorsFirst-time buyers are taking out jumbo loans on longer terms that will leave four in 10 borrowers paying off their mortgage well into retirement, regulators have warned.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found that 40%\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":83083,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/interest-only-mortgages-how-to-tackle-the-shortfall\/","url_meta":{"origin":155357,"position":4},"title":"Interest-only mortgages: how to tackle the shortfall","date":"March 19, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r From remortgaging to speaking to your lender, there are a number of ways borrowers can ensure they keep their homeIt is the mortgage that has been labelled a ticking timebomb. 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