An end to property?

[Zero Liability]

Which is why most governments avoid directly running the printing presses themselves - it's too easy to trace the blame.

[ChimpMaster]

So what's the conclusion here?

Marry? Snog? Avoid?

[yasockie]

So what's the conclusion here?

Marry? Snog? Avoid?

Given the bearish market and stagnation that is about to come, I simply can't see more foreigners pushing up London prices way further - another 10-15% over some years is still likely due to migration alone, so that might be good enough for the lucky few able to buy with a larger deposit.
For me a combination of a smaller deposit and the resulting higher rates and upcoming punitive taxation on LTV means I'm out again

[TykeMerc]

Given the bearish market and stagnation that is about to come, I simply can't see more foreigners pushing up London prices way further - another 10-15% over some years is still likely due to migration alone, so that might be good enough for the lucky few able to buy with a larger deposit.
For me a combination of a smaller deposit and the resulting higher rates and upcoming punitive taxation on LTV means I'm out again

I don't understand, are you saying you won't buy a house to live in because of these factors or you've been put off buying a BTL?

If it's the former and you seriously expect a downward movement on prices in your preferred area then it makes sense to wait, but the taxation comment doesn't compute in that case.

If it's BTL and you've only got a small deposit and were planning to leverage heavily, then yes it makes sense to think again as it's clearly something being targeted and high LTV may well be unwise.