home improvement loan


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Home Improvement Loan

A loan used to remodel or repair a private residence. Home improvement loans are usually short-term. They may or may not be secured by the homes whose work they finance, but those that are secured generally carry lower interest rates.

home improvement loan

A loan to make improvements on one's principal or secondary residence;may be a home equity line of credit or a traditional loan in a fixed amount.Both are secured by a second mortgage on the property.

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A couple who took out a pounds 5,750 home improvement loan faced losing their house yesterday after their debt spiralled to more than pounds 384,000.
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Liz, 50, who works as a senior economic researcher with regional development agency One NorthEast, and Graham, 42, a self-employed consultant, took out a home improvement loan so they could re-do their kitchen and create an extra bedroom and bathroom.
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