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What's all this government posturing on "spivs"?

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  • MissMoneypenny
    MissMoneypenny Posts: 5,324 Forumite
    Generali wrote: »
    Most banks do but the length of time you're locked in for differs from bank-to-bank. Lehmans was at least 5 years I think.

    I use to sell my shares straight away. I was young and having the cash was more important to me then:D Bad luck for the Lehmans staff.
    RENTING? Have you checked to see that your landlord has permission from their mortgage lender to rent the property? If not, you could be thrown out with very little notice.
    Read the sticky on the House Buying, Renting & Selling board.


  • MissMoneypenny
    MissMoneypenny Posts: 5,324 Forumite
    Any news of your Oz move yet, Gen?

    My son can hardly wait for his bank to get his visa though.
    RENTING? Have you checked to see that your landlord has permission from their mortgage lender to rent the property? If not, you could be thrown out with very little notice.
    Read the sticky on the House Buying, Renting & Selling board.


  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    MissMoneypenny wrote: »
    Any news of your Oz move yet, Gen?

    My son can hardly wait for his bank to get his visa though.

    The kids' applications have come back ok. Mine goes in to 'Straya house on Friday morning. I can't wait.
  • MissMoneypenny
    MissMoneypenny Posts: 5,324 Forumite
    Generali wrote: »
    The kids' applications have come back ok. Mine goes in to 'Straya house on Friday morning. I can't wait.

    How many weeks before you go?

    My son's bank are hoping to get his visa through in 4 weeks.
    RENTING? Have you checked to see that your landlord has permission from their mortgage lender to rent the property? If not, you could be thrown out with very little notice.
    Read the sticky on the House Buying, Renting & Selling board.


  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    MissMoneypenny wrote: »
    How many weeks before you go?

    My son's bank are hoping to get his visa through in 4 weeks.

    Mid November is the plan. We've given notice on the house so we're a bit stuffed if it all goes wrong!!!
  • MrDT
    MrDT Posts: 951 Forumite
    Generali wrote: »
    Mid November is the plan. We've given notice on the house so we're a bit stuffed if it all goes wrong!!!

    You'll still post here right? I won't stand for you fleeing the country, enjoying the sun, AND leaving us to try and make sense of this stuff without your help ;)
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    MrDT wrote: »
    You'll still post here right? I won't stand for you fleeing the country, enjoying the sun, AND leaving us to try and make sense of this stuff without your help ;)

    Probably. I guess a lot less often though. As much as anything else I'll be posting at 3am UK time!
  • wymondham
    wymondham Posts: 6,356 Forumite
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    tomstickland wrote: »
    I heard on the radio this evening that the government are going to pass some hasty knee-jerk legislation to outlaw spivs. Is this just a load of vacuous posturing, trying to deflect blame onto an easy hate figure?

    Who can tell what they are doing .... I can't make much sense of them at the moment, especially ensuring our 'energy security' by making our nuclear power stations the property of the French government! :eek:

    I fancy my chances more with Russian gas!
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    wymondham wrote: »
    Who can tell what they are doing .... I can't make much sense of them at the moment, especially ensuring our 'energy security' by making our nuclear power stations the property of the French government! :eek:

    I fancy my chances more with Russian gas!

    I'd rather be gitting uranium from the Aussies than gas from the Russians.

    The power stations can always be nationalised in an emergency.

    Hopefully it's not going to be my problem for too much longer - I'm more worried about the Murray-Darling basin drying up.
  • wymondham
    wymondham Posts: 6,356 Forumite
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    Generali wrote: »
    The power stations can always be nationalised in an emergency.

    Phew, that's good to know.... I somehow can't imagine the French allowing us to own their nuclear power industry ...:D
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