The bank refused to accept any mortgage on land.

银行拒绝接受任何土地抵押。

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The bank refused to accept any mortgage on land...

银行拒绝接受任何土地抵押。

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It could have been worse: Spanish Banks have repossessed huge amounts of land that had not yet been built on, and residential-mortgage standards are rather conservative.

情况本来可能更坏，好在西班牙银行业已经收回了大量尚未动工建房的土地，且还过住宅按揭的标准也颇为保守。

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The figures are based on the Nationwide's own mortgage data, and show less of a bubble in the capital than Land Registry figures released on Wednesday which indicated house prices in London had risen by 7% in the year to the end of October.

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If you can find an honest and competent practitioner, you can land a better mortgage than you'd get on your own.

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It could have been worse: Spanish banks have repossessed huge amounts of land that had not yet been built on, and residential-mortgage standards are rather conservative.

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