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10% deposit mortgages are back

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Halifax is making a return with 90 per cent loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages for first-time buyers on Tuesday 8 December. 

Things are starting to look up for those with a small deposit, as some mortgage lenders are showing renewed appetite.

Now the UK is in the midst of a second lockdown, many of the measures put in place due to the pandemic have been extended.

Mortgage lenders are currently raising their interest rates, in a bid to cope with heightened demand.

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