Carney in warning to homeowners

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Homeowners must sort themselves out to pay their mortgages if interest rates rise because they will not be guaranteed a helping hand, Bank of England governor Mark Carney has warned.

He urged would-be homeowners to think of "the debts you are taking on" and being able to repay a 25 year or 30 year mortgage rather than relying on the value of the house price increasing.