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Mortgage Approvals for August Rise to 2009 High .

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  • andykn
    andykn Posts: 438 Forumite
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    Isn't remortgaging going down a good thing as it indicates less MEWing?

    It strikes me as self evident that hardly anyone coming to the end of a fix now who doesn't want to MEW would remortgage now with such low SVRs and higher fixed rates.
  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    edited 20 September 2009 at 7:41PM
    andykn wrote: »
    Isn't remortgaging going down a good thing as it indicates less MEWing?

    It strikes me as self evident that hardly anyone coming to the end of a fix now who doesn't want to MEW would remortgage now with such low SVRs and higher fixed rates.

    it's pretty obvious but these bearish people aren't the brightest - wageslave excluded of course
  • wageslave
    wageslave Posts: 2,638 Forumite
    chucky wrote: »
    it;s pretty obvious but these bearish people aren't the brightest - wageslave excluded of course
    Chucky you have charm. :eek: Do you have handcuffs?
    Retail is the only therapy that works
  • Afriend_2
    Afriend_2 Posts: 476 Forumite
    wageslave wrote: »
    Chucky you have charm. :eek: Do you have handcuffs?

    Chucky? he owns more handcuffs than a dutch sex museum. :eek:
  • wageslave
    wageslave Posts: 2,638 Forumite
    Afriend wrote: »
    Chucky? he owns more handcuffs than a dutch sex museum. :eek:
    Now you are just trying to please me:kisses2:
    Retail is the only therapy that works
  • Afriend_2
    Afriend_2 Posts: 476 Forumite
    wageslave wrote: »
    Now you are just trying to please me:kisses2:

    With the slave part in your name I knew you'd be 'into' handcuffs. ;)
    I hope the wage bit doesn't mean you charge?
  • mewbie_2
    mewbie_2 Posts: 6,058 Forumite
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    Afriend wrote: »
    With the slave part in your name I knew you'd be 'into' handcuffs. ;)
    I hope the wage bit doesn't mean you charge?
    It means she works in a dull 9 to 5 job and doesn't get out much.
  • Afriend_2
    Afriend_2 Posts: 476 Forumite
    edited 20 September 2009 at 8:58PM
    mewbie wrote: »
    It means she works in a dull 9 to 5 job and doesn't get out much.

    Surely no-one can drink that much vodka and hold down a 9 to 5 job. Not even me. ;)
  • wageslave
    wageslave Posts: 2,638 Forumite
    Afriend wrote: »
    Surely no-one can drink that much vodka and hold down a 9 to 5 job. Not even me. ;)
    I work in an office, I sit down a lot
    Retail is the only therapy that works
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    chucky wrote: »
    if we're still in recession when unemployment goes over 3 million, yes it will affect house prices for a few years.

    But increases in unemployment lags a recessionary period. Thats a known fact. We will be out of recession shortly.

    Cutting public service workers has no effect on GDP as well.

    Unemployment will reduce demand for houses. People will be trapped where they are for a considerable length of time .
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