We were about to put down a deposit but this problem of the cost of the booze was really bothering me.
But assuming you didn't already put down a deposit on one of these plug-ins, you'll find plenty of other green choices on dealer lots.
Under the "Lend A Hand" scheme, house buyers put down a deposit of 5% and the council guarantees a further 20% of the mortgage amount.
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This was particularly affecting potential buyers' decisions on whether to put down a deposit for a home, or knowing whether they had the savings to do so.
For most of 2009, the average person buying their first home with a mortgage put down a deposit of 25%, figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show.
Where his predecessor Finck made plans for an elaborate headquarters campus and even put down a deposit on a 727 jet--the deal was never consummated--Musselman has kept headquarters staff lean.
She also said builders in Canada have some legal protections that they don't have in the U.S., such as legal recourse should a buyer who has put down a deposit opt to walk away.
All they have done is put a deposit down often as not not even that just a promise to buy if the price of oil remains high enough.
During America's boom, it was easy to get a mortgage for 100% or more of the value of a home, but Chinese buyers have had to put down a minimum deposit of 30%.
In America it was easy to get a mortgage for 100% or more of the value of a home, but Chinese buyers must put down a minimum deposit of 20-30%, depending on the home's size, and as much as 40% on second homes.
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The successful bidder has to put down a 10% deposit, and contracts are exchanged immediately.
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For borrowers who can only put down a 10% deposit the average rate is higher at 6.06%.
Therefore some lenders have been putting up the cost of mortgages for borrowers who can put down only a small deposit.
Typically the ultra-cheap loans required borrowers to put down a 40% deposit, which put them out of reach of most first-time buyers.
Some applicants for VAT registration numbers are also being asked to put down a bond, effectively a deposit, in case they default without paying VAT.
The CML data shows that the 13% deposit of a property's value put down by the average first-time buyer is the largest for more than three years.
Although the number of mortgage deals on offer to the public has jumped by 8% in the past month, to 2, 790, the vast majority of them - 67% - still require a deposit of at least 20% to be put down by the borrower.
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