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Shared appreciation mortgages: how far can the “unfair relationships” regime stretch?

18 March 2024 / Author(s): Ruth Bala , Benjamin Pilling KC
Issue: January 2024 / Categories: Feature

A trial of alleged mis-selling of shared appreciation mortgages (SAMs) by Bank of Scotland plc (BoS) is listed for early 2024. In this article Benjamin Pilling KC and Ruth Bala of 4 Pump Court review the issues in the case. Does the “excessive” finance charge generate an “unfair relationship”? Will the court be willing to use the “unfair relationship” provisions to rewrite a mortgage, where there was full disclosure upon inception of the level of the finance charge (c.f. PPI, where the high level of commission was undisclosed)? The authors also consider limitation.

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