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More doom: unsold UK housing at record high
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Except Wandsworth, where an ex-local authority bedsit above a kebab shop is up for sale for a £1M and you're beating them off we a tulipty stick eh?Originally posted by sasguru View Post
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Seriously, it's coming to the point where yields in london are reaching the 6-7% mark - the minimum I would consider for BTL.
HTHHard Brexit now!
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Fill yer boots!Originally posted by sasguru View PostSeriously, it's coming to the point where yields in london are reaching the 6-7% mark - the minimum I would consider for BTL.
HTH
Property only ever goes up in price and they double every five years. Ask Phil and Kirsty, they know.Comment
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Just like goldOriginally posted by DimPrawn View PostFill yer boots!
Property only ever goes up in price and they double every five years. .
Hard Brexit now!
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Gold goes pop when global interest rates > global inflation.Originally posted by sasguru View PostJust like gold

So that's in about 500 years time then.Comment
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Gold will go pop much sooner than that.Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostGold goes pop when global interest rates > global inflation.
So that's in about 500 years time then.
But you won't lose much since you never invested much in the first place.
Hard Brexit now!
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Tis true, I've only put £700K in gold and silver at BullionVault.Originally posted by sasguru View PostGold will go pop much sooner than that.
But you won't lose much since you never invested much in the first place.
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If that's true you're a fool.Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostTis true, I've only put £700K in gold and silver at BullionVault.

But I don't think it is.Hard Brexit now!
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I'm planning to spend £50million on football players in the Suns Fantasy Premier League when it kicks off soon. For some people though, that's real life.Originally posted by sasguru View PostIf that's true you're a fool.
But I don't think it is.
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What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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