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If the relative was to borrow at the best advertised loan rates, this would only cost them £6 or £7 a month more than the arrangement with you.
@1.5000% 214.78
@2.8525% 220.69
@3.2511% 222.45
That's about two cans of beer at home instead of in the pub
And why compare to Santander, when you can find 2.5 to 5% elsewhere for some of this?
@2.5% 219.14
Exactly. Far better to let the professionals give loans.
I don't lend money, or for that matter borrow it.
Seen lending money to friends or rellys turn to grief too many times.
Exactly. Far better to let the professionals give loans.
I don't lend money, or for that matter borrow it.
Seen lending money to friends or rellys turn to grief too many times.
If only we had a £ for every time we'd read about it all going Pete Tong, eh!!
How's it going, AKA, Nutwatch? - 12 month spends to date = 2.60% of current retirement "pot" (as at end May 2025)