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If you took on a risky mortgage during the last decade, you weren’t alone. Thousands did, under the advice that the booming property market made for an unmissable opportunity. Chances are it left you under severe financial pressure.

But it might not only be you who’s responsible.

The FSA uncovered evidence that thousands of UK homebuyers were systematically mis-sold their mortgage deals by a system of greedy lenders and middlemen.

It’s the UK financial industry’s largest mis-selling problem yet. And now thousands of householders who received bad mortgage advice are getting their money back.

Read on to find out if you’re likely to have been mis-sold a mortgage.

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