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Legal information for Banco Halifax Hispania mortgages

Banco Halifax Hispania S.A., whose principal office is at C/ Anabel Segura, 16 Edificio 2, 28108 Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain, is a Spanish bank duly incorporated in Spain. All deposits held with Banco Halifax Hispania will be held in Spain and the accounts will be subject to Spanish law. Banco Halifax Hispania S.A. is regulated as a deposit taking entity by the Bank of Spain. The Bank of Spain operates a deposit guarantee scheme for deposits held in Spain. Banco Halifax Hispania subscribes to a dispute resolution procedure for deposit taking schemes operated by the Bank of Spain who may be contacted at Banco de Espana, Servicio Juridico de Reclamaciones, Alcala 48, 28014 Madrid. Banco Halifax Hispania S.A.'s paid up capital and reserves exceed £38 million. We may monitor and record telephone calls to help us provide a high level of service.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme under the UK Financial Services and markets Act 2000 does not apply to deposits held in Spain. The value of accounts held in euros is affected by fluctuations in exchange rates.

For mortgages, credit is provided by Banco Halifax Hispania. Mortgage lending is subject to status and the value of the Spanish property to be used as security for the loan. You must give us a mortgage over property in Spain. All lending is subject to Spanish law. Applicants must be aged 18 or over. The loan secured against the Spanish property is in euros.

This information is correct at December 2008.

Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Changes in the exchange rate may increase the sterling equivalent of the debt.

Our tracker rate mortgages are linked to Bank of England bank rate (also known as Bank of England repo rate). Details of this rate can be found on the Bank of England website at www.bankofengland.co.uk or in the Financial Times or other leading newspapers.

For independent information on mortgages, visit the FSA website 'money made clear'.

If you do not have professional experience, you should not rely on the information contained in this communication. If you are a professional and you reproduce any part of the information contained in this communication, to be used with or to advise retail clients, you must ensure it conforms to the Financial Services Authority's advising and selling rules. This site is intended for UK residents unless otherwise stated. Halifax is a division of Bank of Scotland plc. Registered in Scotland No.SC327000. Registered Office: The Mound, Edinburgh EH1 1YZ. For optimal viewing of this site you will need Macromedia Flash version 5 or above. Copyright © 2009, Halifax plc. All rights reserved.

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