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'We are at rock bottom'

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Home repossessions rose by 12% to 11,300 during the last three months, the Council of Mortgage Lenders has said.

Nicola, who faces losing her home after falling behind with payments, told the BBC that her family were at rock bottom and sometimes could not afford to eat.

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