A family said they are having to sell their “much-loved” house – after missing a mortgage payment by just three days.

Dr Brian McDonough and his wife Jessie are “horrified” at having to sell up, but the couple with two young kids can barely afford to pay the huge interest rate imposed on their credit cards after missing a mortgage payment two years ago.

They say that after missing one payment by a few days, their mortgage lenders Metro Bank put a marker on their credit score – which saw…