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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Charlotte Duck

Mortgage clinic: ‘We’re struggling to get a mortgage as we used to be self-employed — should we use the First Homes scheme?’

Mariona and Robert Bolohan

(Picture: Daniel Hambury/Stella Pictures Ltd)

Our situation is hard because we transitioned from being self-employed to company directors at the beginning of the pandemic. Every time we go to a broker, there's always something that means we can't buy."

Robert and Mariona Bolohan originally had £35,000 for a deposit but have reinvested this in their company so now have about £15,000. In April, they will have two years of company accounts, and are looking to buy a two-bedroom house with good links to Heathrow and the M25. They currently live in Hillingdon.

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