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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Vicky Shaw

Charity and banks aim to stop abusive ex-partners using mortgages as ‘weapon’

Two banks and domestic abuse charity Surviving Economic Abuse will work together (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Archive)

A charity is teaming up with banks to help prevent people being pushed into homelessness by abusive partners or ex-partners using joint mortgages as a “weapon”.

HSBC UK, First Direct and the domestic abuse charity Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) will work together to prevent opportunities for economic abusers.

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