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  • that equates to £59,000 added to the value of the average home, bringing
    welcome relief to millions of families already struggling with the cost of
    living

    i wish the dude who wrote that garbage would explain that. How does a dudes asset bring them relief unless they sell up!
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  • Turnbull2000
    Turnbull2000 Posts: 1,807 Forumite
    i wish the dude who wrote that garbage would explain that. How does a dudes asset bring them relief unless they sell up!

    More equity = better deal when remortgaging. A vast number of borrowers are now enjoying mortgage rates of between 0.6% and 3%, saving them hundreds of pounds per month.
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  • Can anyone tell me how having 59k added to the value of your home brings releif to your cost of living?!
    How does a dudes asset bring them relief unless they sell up!
    More equity = better deal when remortgaging. A vast number of borrowers are now enjoying mortgage rates of between 0.6% and 3%, saving them hundreds of pounds per month.

    Thanks for explaining that one, Turnbull :rotfl:
  • RenovationMan
    RenovationMan Posts: 4,227 Forumite
    Can anyone tell me how having 59k added to the value of your home brings releif to your cost of living?!

    Turnbull has provided the answer, though I'm surprised you don't know about mortgage Loan to Value calculations already?

    Anyway, you seem to have lost interest in your thread now.
  • brit1234
    brit1234 Posts: 5,385 Forumite
    More equity = better deal when remortgaging. A vast number of borrowers are now enjoying mortgage rates of between 0.6% and 3%, saving them hundreds of pounds per month.

    So now with falling prices people will have less equity and higher rates which in turn will force prices down further creating a downward spiral.

    Sounds good. :rotfl:
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  • Turnbull has provided the answer, though I'm surprised you don't know about mortgage Loan to Value calculations already?

    Anyway, you seem to have lost interest in your thread now.

    Hang on now renoman. I thought you swore blind you don't care about HPI.

    You certainly seem to be championing it now.
  • RenovationMan
    RenovationMan Posts: 4,227 Forumite
    edited 13 August 2012 at 4:44PM
    brit1234 wrote: »
    So now with falling prices people will have less equity and higher rates which in turn will force prices down further creating a downward spiral.

    Sounds good. :rotfl:

    I'm surprised you didn't know already that if house prices fall, people's LTV values also fall, making mortgages more expensive. Whether extra expense is sufficient to push people over the edge financially and result in reposessions, I'm not sure but I'm shocked you think it "sounds good. :rotfl:"

    People can counteract falls in their equity by increase their repayments to retain their LTV andensure they get access to the best possible mortgage products. That's what I'm doing with my mortgage. No worries. :)
  • Dribley
    Dribley Posts: 178 Forumite
    Sibley wrote: »
    The Express has gone a great job.
    We need the ' Houses make money' message to get to the masses.

    Keep prices as high as possible.

    Is that your advice?
  • AwesOme news high house prices forever
  • mr_fishbulb
    mr_fishbulb Posts: 5,224 Forumite
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    The average house price in the UK is currently £226,887, meaning a two per cent rise would see values rise by more than £4,500 a year.

    Over the 13-year period projected by experts, that equates to £59,000 added to the value of the average home, bringing welcome relief to millions of families already struggling with the cost of living.
    And what about all the new families that will be around in 13 years time? How does it help them?
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