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What was the history between Alastair and Matt? Was it gambling?

They don't have the money though - they are having to remortgage. Maybe seeing the impact negative equity had on people has made me more wary but I would never want to put my parents in that position.

Parents should treat their kids equally but unfortunately kids aren't equal - Harrison's brother is clearly a loser and his parents enable it but that doesn't mean he needs a pay out. One of dh's siblings has struggled far more than the others and has had more help - the siblings accept that because they don't need the help. A bit like that box analogy!

I think it was gambling Ceto . That SL (the Mat Lil Justin one) is getting strange, I wondered if Lil might going to do a flit with him to Costa Ricah . She seems to be becoming less enchanted with Justin's ways.

Given alastairs past with Matt I am really surprised Shula isn't supporting him more in trying to dissuade anisha from dealing with him

Matt got Alistair very heavily involving in gambling. He tried to blackmail him into blood-doping racing horses but Al finally found a backbone and refused. The gambling debts, about £60k iirc, were paid by remortgaging The Stables. Shula had to agree to this imposition on her debt-free inheritance and has been very good about it since - never heard her mention it again.

I do hope [Harrison's] going to get a legal agreement protecting the amount of money him and ma and pa have put into the property!
He can't. The mortgage providers will insist that they sign a form to say that it is a gift, so that nobody else can claim to have an interest in the property.

Maybe Alastair is going to go back to gambling because of the financial pressure anisha has put him under. He's having to pick up. Her slack while she runs around after Matt and I bet he doesn't pay her for the work

The whole point of him wanting to sell the practice was to reduce his stress I thought!!

Hmm Fallon is turning out to be almost as fearlessly independent as Helen! Going on about not wanting to be beholden on Harrison (quite sensible) but then whining on to J'lene because she can't give her money! Reconciling herself with having less to put in than Harrison to such an extent that she's happy to take money from his parents remortgaging their house. I felt so sorry for Emma.

I do hope [Harrison's] going to get a legal agreement protecting the amount of money him and ma and pa have put into the property!
He can't. The mortgage providers will insist that they sign a form to say that it is a gift, so that nobody else can claim to have an interest in the property

Harrison and Fallon can grant a second charge with the lender's consent.

They can also enter into a back agreement undertaking to repay the parents if the property is sold. This won't trump the lender's rights to be repaid in full.

In the first case the lender gets first call on sale proceeds to repay the loan. If it is a forced sale by the lender the lender has to pay over any excess after it has been paid in full to the second lender up to amount of the debt.

In the second case the lender won't know but as long as the lender is paid in full it is up to Harrison and Fallon to repay the debt.

I was thinking if Harrison & Fallon split up, the agreement would mean they didn't split any equity 50/50. H and his parents would get the monies they had put down as deposit first.

Has Justin got a signed consent order? I got decree nisi in Feb 14 and didn't get the absolute till December 15! Not sure I'd be booking a Christmas wedding yet

If Justin buys the Dower House then who gets the dosh - Matt?

And what ami said.

Can't work out where the Matt/Lillian/Justin storyline is going, but feel convinced she will end up with Matt somehow. Meanwhile I am beyond excited at the fact that the actor who plays Latif is coming for dinner tomorrow night (old athletics buddy of DH's who happens to be in Paris). Too excited for words - had to share on here as no friends in RL will have a clue what I'm talking about - just hoping I won't be dumbstruck.

Oooooh, how exciting. You're not going to do that embarrassing thing and try to get him to spill future plotlines, are you.
Tell him "hi" from MN.

-Definitely send love from MN to your guest.

Ooh! Echoing the general excitement Lil'G. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease get him to offer a few hints on how Matt eventually bests his rival. (Justin has become even more unbearable.)

Give him a little sideways glance from me.

I was thinking if Harrison & Fallon split up, the agreement would mean they didn't split any equity 50/50. H and his parents would get the monies they had put down as deposit first

Harrison and Fallon can agree that as well. The risk for his parents is a forced sale by the lender with insufficient equity.

Harrison is a bit green isn't he? Just paid the full asking price when Christine would surely have accepted an offer as she wants them to buy it

You're not going to do that embarrassing thing and try to get him to spill future plotlines, are you.

Oh, go on. that's what the spoiler thread is for, isn't it?

I thought Christine said previously she'd be happy to do a private sale to Harrison & Fallon at a lower price as she'd be saving estate Agency fees?

I have been getting a bit confused about family relationships within the older generations of the Archer family. I have found one fairly good family tree online but it is 16 years old and I can't find a way to print it out. Amazon et al do not seem to sell them. Can anyone recommend or link to a good up to date and printable version please?

Thank you

If she's signed a contract with an ea she will have a fight on her hands

There are some in Wikipedia.

The BBC website has short biographies of each character, which lists some significant relationships. Not sure if there's a family tree there, though.

For long-established characters, a 16yo FT should still be fine. It's just younger characters like Johnny which might get confusing.

Lexie's lingo continues to annoy me.

So she seems to understand a word like "truce" but asks what a "fete" is.

And her actual grammar is still perfect. I know people who have lived in the UK for a lot longer who still get their pronouns and tenses confused.

And her actual grammar is still perfect. I know people who have lived in the UK for a lot longer who still get their pronouns and tenses confused.

That fits in with most of the second-language English speakers in my department, compared with most of the first language English speakers. If I want a conversation about grammar, I'm not going to start with my British colleagues.