Jackie Shute: the arc of the LOBO story – the final chapter?

The dramatic story of LOBO loans could be reaching its finale – but the ending could be more of a whimper than a bang, thinks Jackie Shute, head of local authority strategy at Public Sector Live Ltd.

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It’s been a rocky road for the Lenders Option Borrowers Option (LOBO) loans since their creation back in the 1990s; full of drama, speculation,

Jackie Shute: the arc of the LOBO story – the final chapter?

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