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Not sure if posted before but a question if I may

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  • for the home owners:
    1) your age 43 gf 35
    2) your location SW
    3) your salary (joint if that's what you have) 32K (16K each PT)
    4) your type of property (2 bed flat, 3 bed detached, etc) 3 bed EOT
    5) your purchase price £190K own 50% share with GF
    6) your purchase date May 2004
    7) your deposit used 100%
    8) your amount of mortgage at start of mortgage (and remaining) N/A would like to move up. Mortgage of about £70K
    9) your mortgage type/rate (if fixed when does it end)
    10) any savings, etc Me £20K endowments £25K BS £7K shares GF owes £31K to me.

    I am feeling old now lol
  • sortofok
    sortofok Posts: 515 Forumite
    Those younger girlfriends can be a nightmare can't they Rom. ;)
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  • Guy_Montag
    Guy_Montag Posts: 2,291 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    So nifferwilko, are you a ladeee or a chap? ;):D
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    Mrs. Pench took the money. "What will you do with it all? Not that it's any of my business," he giggled.
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  • NOVASTAR
    NOVASTAR Posts: 233 Forumite
    for the home owners:
    1) your age - 39
    2) your location - DEVON
    3) your salary (joint if that's what you have) - £16000
    4) your type of property (2 bed flat, 3 bed detached, etc) - 1 BED FLAT
    5) your purchase price - £32000
    6) your purchase date - FEB 1998
    7) your deposit used - NONE - 100% mortgage
    8) your amount of mortgage at start of mortgage (and remaining) - £32000 £38000 (After remortgage)
    9) your mortgage type/rate (if fixed when does it end) Repayment 4.79%
    10) any savings, etc £1500
  • pickles110564
    pickles110564 Posts: 2,374 Forumite
    CB1979 wrote: »
    for the home owners:
    1) your age 43
    2) your locationsuffolk
    3) your salary (joint if that's what you have)£36k
    4) your type of property (2 bed flat, 3 bed detached, etc)3 bed detached
    5) your purchase price£350K
    6) your purchase date10thmay07
    7) your deposit usedsold renovation project
    8) your amount of mortgage at start of mortgage (and remaining)Just mortgage on 4 BTL's £465K
    9) your mortgage type/rate (if fixed when does it end)CBS varible rate
    10) any savings, etconly 10K
    Hope this Helps
  • sortofok wrote: »
    Those younger girlfriends can be a nightmare can't they Rom. ;)

    Actually they are sort of Ok :D
  • azjh77
    azjh77 Posts: 925 Forumite
    1) your age30
    2) your locationBristol
    3) your salary (joint if that's what you have)£10K (don't be jealous now!)
    4) your type of property (2 bed flat, 3 bed detached, etc)3 bed, mid terrace, money pit/death trap
    5) your purchase price £92K
    6) your purchase dateJuly 02
    7) your deposit used £32K from flat equity
    8) your amount of mortgage at start of mortgage (and remaining)£60K..no idea whats left, be a nice suprise when the statements come in...
    9) your mortgage type/rate (if fixed when does it end)Fixed till nex year, about 5.?%
    10) any savings, etcHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA ahem, no.



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  • wisbech_lad
    wisbech_lad Posts: 295 Forumite
    CB1979 wrote: »
    for the home owners:

    for the renters:
    1) your age 37
    2) your location Hong Kong
    3) your salary (joint if that's what you have) 47,000 (not including bonuses)
    4) your rental pcm 4,200 (no, not a typo, my rent is more than my basic salary... but that is just the way my renumeration is structured)
    5) your type of property (2 bed flat, 3 bed detached, etc) 3 bed flat
    6) your deposit you're saving (if you are) Not saving deposit. I've got about 700,000 in savings though.

    just being nosey and want to try and see if this "average" argument reallt stacks up

    not sure if I've thought of everythig that people (well me! lol) are interested in.

    just simple answers to the questions and add any other q's you may want to answer.

    Replies in the quote....
  • sortofok
    sortofok Posts: 515 Forumite
    Where abouts in S. wales are thinking of moving to az?
    Whenthemusicstopsmakesureyou'renotleftstanding
  • andi2
    andi2 Posts: 708 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    for the home owners:

    1) your age

    30

    2) your location

    small village on the Staffordshire/Cheshire border

    3) your salary (joint if that's what you have)

    30k - hubby's, I'm a full time Mum

    4) your type of property (2 bed flat, 3 bed detached, etc)

    4 bed detached

    5) your purchase price

    220k

    6) your purchase date

    September 2004

    7) your deposit used

    111k

    8) your amount of mortgage at start of mortgage (and remaining)

    109k at start 55k now

    9) your mortgage type/rate (if fixed when does it end)

    One Account - should be paid in the next few years

    10) any savings, etc

    not technically any savings as they're all in the One Account, but we could draw 56k back if we needed it.
    Smile and be happy, things can usually get worse!
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