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stupidly loaned money to friends now trouble re mortgaging

as above, used some credit card balance to loan friends money, getting it paid back slowly and set up a re payment plan.

however, now i need a re mortgage they are looking at this debt and as its in my name and its affecting my re mortgage application!

moral of the post, dont lend significant amounts to friends?
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  • hcb42
    hcb42 Posts: 5,962 Forumite
    nope.
    ......
  • moral of the post, dont lend significant amounts to friends?
    moral of the post, dont lend any amount to friends
    ..
  • pendulum
    pendulum Posts: 2,302 Forumite
    moral of the post, dont lend any amount to friends
    Damn right. Sure we've all had at least one "friend" rip us off.
  • Ditto above, regardless of the troubles you are having with the re-mortgage, just don't lend money to friends (or family)....

    Ok there are exceptions but on the whole, you've got to be prepared to lose the money and the friend / family member...
    A big believer in karma, you get what you give :A

    If you find my posts useful, "pay it forward" and help someone else out, that's how places like MSE can be so successful.
  • maninthestreet
    maninthestreet Posts: 16,127 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    You borrowed money on a credit card to loan to a friend? Are you mad?
    "You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"
  • kzfocus
    kzfocus Posts: 10 Forumite
    edited 18 June 2011 at 6:50PM
    +1 on the above. I'm in the similiar situation. Lent money to a friend. Its been two years and nothing paid back despite asking on numerous occassions. Any ideas how to get it back?
  • No legitimate ones!
    Thinking critically since 1996....
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,641 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 24 June 2011 at 8:02AM
    Why lend the money and why on earth use some of the balance to do it,
  • izools
    izools Posts: 7,513 Forumite
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    kzfocus wrote: »
    +1 on the above. I'm in the similiar situation. Lent money to a friend. Its been two years and nothing paid back despite asking on numerous occassions. Any ideas how to get it back?

    Hired goons? Lump hammer?

    As above, no legitimate ways of coersion I can think of.
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  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    moral of the post, dont lend any amount to friends


    My Granny said, "If you lend £10 to a friend and never see him again, it was worth it"
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
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