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ValHaller Posts: 5,212 Forumite

30 May 2013 at 12:49PM

tim123456789 wrote: »

because they will say "and why do you want this other property?" (as I explained in the rest of my post, this is not a simple option either).

tim

You are so unimaginative. OP has already given a reason - it is to downsize

Why invent a porky if the truth will do?

You might as well ask the Wizard of Oz to give you a big number as pay a Credit Referencing Agency for a so-called 'credit-score'
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tim123456789 Posts: 1,787 Forumite

30 May 2013 at 12:55PM

ValHaller wrote: »

You are so unimaginative. OP has already given a reason - it is to downsize

Why invent a porky if the truth will do?

Because, as I pointed out, if he tells them that when applying for a normal domestic mortgage, I give you 100-1 odds they will show him the door

tim

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