Consumer uncertainty was prevalent this week as headlines suggested the self-employed expected to be rejected for mortgages while first-time buyers were adjusting their property plans due to Brexit.
It was not only customers who were unsure, as Bank of England (BoE) governor Mark Carney inconclusively said interest rates could either go up or down if the UK left the European Union with no-deal.
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