Existing liabilities. This phrase simply refers to all the other financial commitments apart from the existing or proposed mortgage.
Liabilities will include credit cards bank loans maintenance payments to ex-spouse and school fees etc.. Lenders will take these items into account when evaluating the mortgage amount they are prepared to lend.
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