Posted by mcduff on 21/3/2020, 11:55 am, in reply to "Re: Chris Packham"
Your son and daughter have my respect. But I had to put a 10% deposit down for a house in those days Mortgages were hard to get. I was lucky, was pally with a solicitor who helped me obtain a mortgage. Mortgage rate from memory was around 9% Basic rates of income tax varied between 30 to 40%. Income tax was on a sliding scale from 30 to 85% Only the mans wage was accepted in a mortgage application. Purchase tax as it was then, on everything you bought 15- 20%