second mortgage
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Another said their flat was "unmortgageable and therefore unsaleable" because of the high ground rent, which meant they had to delay starting a family as they could not afford a second mortgage.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
They used crowdfunding and took out a second mortgage on their home to scrape together $100,000 to pay for the procedure, setting $55,000 aside in what they thought was a safe escrow account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
And I had to have a second mortgage on my house to guarantee the show to go into that building.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2025
Most recently, season 17 contestant Lexi Love said she took out a second mortgage to pay for her outfits for the show.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025
“By the way, Michael. Why did you take out a second mortgage with NatWest Bank for five thousand pounds in January?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
