Reply to: See - you fork over 20% and they just waste it...

[Churchill]

Only a single man would ever make this statement. You may think that you can live happily in your new pad for then next ten years but I guarantee 'she' won't agree. Take it from me. I have no idea whom 'she' will be but sooner or later (within ten years) you will be posting on here complaining about estate agent's fees.

What will be the problem, it's not as if "She" will be able to see the place. Her guide dog might like the place!

[Freamon]

'One reader, a recruitment consultant from Leeds, is typical of hundreds of thousands of people, who bought during the boom years. He bought a new flat in a Leeds waterside development for £180,000 in 2005. But, by 2009, he was told the flat was worth between £100,000 and £120,000. He says agents told him it would be at least a decade before he could break even. The flat eventually sold for £120,000 and he is now renting.
He says: ‘The experience has left me quite badly scarred. I will never buy a new- build again, and I am almost sure I won’t get a mortgage again, either. I will save and buy outright or not buy at all'

That is all.

[TiroFijo]

Only a single man would ever make this statement. You may think that you can live happily in your new pad for then next ten years but I guarantee 'she' won't agree. Take it from me. I have no idea whom 'she' will be but sooner or later (within ten years) you will be posting on here complaining about estate agent's fees.

If he speaks as much sh1te to any potential bird as he writes here then it's a foregone conclusion that he will be spending his life

[The_Equalizer]

TBH, there needs to either be more cases like this or the existing ones need to be publicised more.

This generation of house buyers are/were under the impression that property prices only ever go up.

Examples like this are a long overdue wake up call.

Just wait for the howls if they every raise interest rates (which should have been done long ago given the rate of inflation).

[MarillionFan]

Some women wear shirts these days. So you've offended straight shirtlifters now.

Bloody women. What do they know about same sex sex???????

[insert wide on smiley]

[Clippy]

'One reader, a recruitment consultant from Leeds, is typical of hundreds of thousands of people, who bought during the boom years. He bought a new flat in a Leeds waterside development for £180,000 in 2005. But, by 2009, he was told the flat was worth between £100,000 and £120,000. He says agents told him it would be at least a decade before he could break even. The flat eventually sold for £120,000 and he is now renting.
He says: ‘The experience has left me quite badly scarred. I will never buy a new- build again, and I am almost sure I won’t get a mortgage again, either. I will save and buy outright or not buy at all'

TBH, there needs to either be more cases like this or the existing ones need to be publicised more.

This generation of house buyers are/were under the impression that property prices only ever go up.

Examples like this are a long overdue wake up call.

[OwlHoot]

If AtW is a shirt lifter good luck to him. ..

Some women wear shirts these days. So you've offended straight shirtlifters now.

[MarillionFan]

Only a single man would ever make this statement. You may think that you can live happily in your new pad for then next ten years but I guarantee 'she' won't agree. Take it from me. I have no idea whom 'she' will be but sooner or later (within ten years) you will be posting on here complaining about estate agent's fees.

She who must be obeyed...

Big assumption there PL. For all we know AtW may prefer the same sex. You cannot assume anything these days, all PC and that. There's a lot of prejudice still of course, but not me. If AtW is a shirt lifter good luck to him.

Just make sure he doesnt sit next to me at a CUK do.

[AtW]

I have no idea whom 'she' will be

She who must be obeyed...

[AtW]

Only a single man would ever make this statement. You may think that you can live happily in your new pad for then next ten years but I guarantee 'she' won't agree. Take it from me. I have no idea whom 'she' will be but sooner or later (within ten years) you will be posting on here complaining about estate agent's fees.

Should I make a placeholder thread for it will you do that?

[Pondlife]

I plan to buy flat that I am happy to live in for next 10 years if necessary,.

Only a single man would ever make this statement. You may think that you can live happily in your new pad for then next ten years but I guarantee 'she' won't agree. Take it from me. I have no idea whom 'she' will be but sooner or later (within ten years) you will be posting on here complaining about estate agent's fees.

[DodgyAgent]

It is a bit like buying a contractor. you buy one for £100,000 and take a share of the margin. the bobs come in and rip the heart out of the market and you are lucky to get 10 bob for him

agents should stick to taking a commission and not get into capital expenditure

[Spacecadet]

Recruitment agenct shafted by estate agent shocker

[TimberWolf]

I plan to buy flat that I am happy to live in for next 10 years if necessary, given current level of money printing it will be worth £10 mln by then.

If wages don't rise as fast as price inflation, house prices will have to fall in real terms too though?

[AtW]

I plan to buy flat that I am happy to live in for next 10 years if necessary, given current level of money printing it will be worth £10 mln by then.