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Old 15th October 2021, 07:39   #24
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Originally Posted by richw View Post
It is more than supply and demand.

Look at the willingness of banks to lend money. Often too much, to people who cannot afford it.
Yes that is an historic problem, banks are greedy. When I bought my house 21 years ago I rung Abbey National and said how much I needed to borrow, I am self employed and my accountant was ready to back this up. My solicitor rung me 3 days later to tell me he had the money when needed, no checks just sent the money.

Now the opposite, I was looking at a new van earlier in the year, I need about £20k. They want guarantees and insurance that adds to cost of the loan, I am going to stick with my old van.
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