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Re:British pound hits record low against the dollar by everybodyknows on Monday September 26, 2022 @12:17PM (#32984982)
> 500,000 people are in a similar position to me.

Do not despair; watch for hints of a coming bailout. Bankrupting half a million voters has to look like poison to elected officials.

One more economically rational option in future, for example, would be imposing a principal "haircut" on lenders, down to some assessment of the by that time reduced market prices of comparable homes.

Re:British pound hits record low against the dollar by jamiek88 on Monday September 26, 2022 @04:38PM (#32988035)
I would be astounded if the current zeitgeist allowed that. Historically that has been a non starter too.
Re:British pound hits record low against the dollar by asplake on Monday September 26, 2022 @01:29PM (#32985811)
I wouldn’t count on it – didn’t happen last time round