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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rupert Jones

Regular spending on weight loss drugs ‘could affect size of mortgage you can get’

A selection of Mounjaro drugs and KwikPens used for injecting laid out on a grey surface
An estimated 1.6 million adults in England, Wales and Scotland used drugs such as Mounjaro to help lose weight between 2024 and 2025, according to researchers at University College London. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Regularly spending large sums on weight loss drugs could reduce the amount people can borrow on a mortgage by thousands of pounds, some brokers are warning.

When homebuyers apply for a mortgage, the lender carries out detailed affordability checks on their income and outgoings, which include regular payments such as subscriptions and memberships as well as amounts spent on things such as gambling.

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