{"id":17662,"date":"2016-06-25T13:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/take-out-a-mortgage-and-walk-away-with-a-freebie\/"},"modified":"2016-06-25T13:03:18","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T06:03:18","slug":"take-out-a-mortgage-and-walk-away-with-a-freebie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/take-out-a-mortgage-and-walk-away-with-a-freebie\/","title":{"rendered":"Take out a mortgage \u2026 and walk away with a freebie"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFrom buying a house to bank accounts, energy companies and insurance, firms are increasingly offering tempting incentivesIf you\u2019re looking for a mortgage, how about one with a free iPad, laptop or washing machine thrown in? That\u2019s effectively the deal on offer from the Halifax, which this week announced it is offering first-time buyers and home movers a \u00a3500 Currys PC World gift card when they successfully apply for a mortgage between 20 June and 14 August.If that doesn\u2019t appeal there are plenty of other freebies being offered by financial services firms aimed at enticing people to sign up for their products and services \u2013 from cinema tickets and eye tests to flights and Amazon gift cards. Plus, of course, cold, hard cash. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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