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Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

One M3 CSL = 10% deposit or Stamp Duty for first time buyers

Yeah, it's hard for me to remember back that long...

Early next year I'm actually due the proceeds of the endowment policy (remember them folks?) that I took out when we bought our first house in 1986. It'll be a nice windfall, but £45K isn't worth quite the same as it was 25 years ago.