'Banks are trying to take my house'

<p>average employee takes home £1,088 a year less than two years ago when the sum is adjusted for inflation, research commissioned by BBC Panorama suggests.<br /><br />David Atkinson has run his own joinery business for more than three decades. In 2003 he took out a mortgage for £70,000 to support an expansion of the business into making and fitting windows and doors for new-build houses.<br /><br />As some contractors failed to pay their bills, David had to cash in his savings and pensions just to stay afloat. Now his lenders are moving to repossess.</p>

'Banks are trying to take my house'

average employee takes home £1,088 a year less than two years ago when the sum is adjusted for inflation, research commissioned by BBC Panor...

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