we need 250,000 homes built every year to accomodate the new bodies appearing. We are lucky if we build 100,000 no chance of any real drop unless we have a decent recession.
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Originally posted by vetran View Postwe need 250,000 homes built every year to accomodate the new bodies appearing. We are lucky if we build 100,000 no chance of any real drop unless we have a decent recession.His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostIf you think Estate Agents will suffer, you're living in some sort of parallel universe."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostEstate agents shops are closing down as more people are looking online.
It's been a long time coming.
The plan to reduce letting fees will also have an impact as that is one area they've been able to raise income when the sales side is in a lull, though I expect the cost will be passed on to the tenant one way or another just hopefully not to the same level of cost. Last time I rented somewhere (close to a client to avoid b&b/hotels week in week out) the letting agent tried to defend the extortionate fees (over £200) by saying she was only leasing a BMW and not a Range Rover like some of her peers.Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down. Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View Postwe need 250,000 homes built every year to accomodate the new bodies appearing. We are lucky if we build 100,000 no chance of any real drop unless we have a decent recession.
If it was 'real' demand, it would look more like th Dublin figures:
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Originally posted by Hobosapien View PostYep, online alternatives (PurpleBricks etc) for sales, and OpenRent for private landlords to DIY the letting process.
It's been a long time coming.
The plan to reduce letting fees will also have an impact as that is one area they've been able to raise income when the sales side is in a lull, though I expect the cost will be passed on to the tenant one way or another just hopefully not to the same level of cost. Last time I rented somewhere (close to a client to avoid b&b/hotels week in week out) the letting agent tried to defend the extortionate fees (over £200) by saying she was only leasing a BMW and not a Range Rover like some of her peers."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostOr a nuclear war - similar effect...Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostNot really. If there was a major nuclear war, it would affect temperate latitudes on the whole far more than tropical areas, so literally hundreds of millions of immigrants would soon start pouring into Europe and the UK from Africa.Comment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostWhen she is leasing a Corsa she will have something to complain about.
Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostHouse prices appear to be driven up by investment demand, not excessive 'real' demand for housing. ...
No more boom and bust. It's magic, helped by foreign investment (driving London prices, many places not even rented out) and devaluation of sterling (making assets appear to be worth more when really it's your wage that's worth less), and 'emergency' BOE interest rates to keep it from crashing. They're doing a fine job.Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down. Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.Comment
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostHouse prices appear to be driven up by investment demand, not excessive 'real' demand for housing.
https://www.ft.com/content/8e131f28-...a-295c97e6fd0b
Not a subscriber: "Payback time for QE looms — and it will be expensive."
The unwinding may happen slowly, but markets tend to bring forward their reaction.Comment
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