Michael,
Thanks for your great advice. Yes, loyalty is not something banks value highly.
The stamp duty is the piece which has really stuck in our throats. It felt like profiteering,…

Sorry, I was a little unclear. They'll give us $200k but want to charge stamp duty on $100k of that. It's not a huge amount of money in overall scheme…

Wondering if any experts here could help us out? We are planning to renovate our home (currently valued by the bank at $700k). We owe about $340k on the home,…

Very new to this site, but it's been invaluable. For a laugh, I've decided to start a blog on our home renovation; to give you a sense of where we…