But Phillipino nurses and Polish policemen seem to be quite happy to live in what most of us would term temporary accomodation for the homeless.
And having allowed so many Polish people into the country, yes, we are indeed, now recruiting Polish police to actually arrest them (in Scotland at least).
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=547472006
Mad World. Someone once wrote a song about that.....
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maybe if
They hadn't sold off all the nurses homes, police houses etc? There might be some accomodation.
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Originally posted by AtWThe problem is that every Joe Smith wants to get rich quick by overstretching oneself to buy the biggest property possible and then expect it to double quickly or get rented out at ridiculous prices. Yesterday I've turned on TV for a change and quickly got onto one of those programs about people buying run down houses, fixing them and selling at a profit - sign of times.
When I finally buy (or build) a run down mess of a house I'm not going to be selling it again!
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Originally posted by IR35 AvoiderPhrasing the "problem" in this half-arsed way leads to half-arsed solutions, such as subsidised housing for people who fulfil the right criteria.
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Public sector workers such as police, teachers, nurses and firemen cannot afford to buy property in two-thirds of UK towns, the Halifax bank has said.
Secondly, this is only a problem if it means the the public sector cannot get the quality and quantity of workers it wants. If this is the case, the solution is to pay more.
Phrasing the "problem" in this half-arsed way leads to half-arsed solutions, such as subsidised housing for people who fulfil the right criteria.
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FIVE LEAST AFFORDABLE TOWNS
Gerrards Cross, South-East
Weybridge, South-East
Kensington and Chelsea, London
Ascot, South-East
Sevenoaks, South-East
Source: Halifax
What a load of propaganda bollocks...
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Originally posted by xoggothSame with life swaps progs.
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They are so utterly dull too! Whenever I catch a glimpse of one I always hope the bastards lose everything, it would serve them right for BORING me rigid. Same with life swaps progs. They should swap with unfortunate people in war zones and get blown up. Much more entertaining.
PS I bet if there was such a program there would no shortage of volunteers. Fame is everything.
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The problem is that every Joe Smith wants to get rich quick by overstretching oneself to buy the biggest property possible and then expect it to double quickly or get rented out at ridiculous prices. Yesterday I've turned on TV for a change and quickly got onto one of those programs about people buying run down houses, fixing them and selling at a profit - sign of times.
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Originally posted by AtWWell rent then ffs, fall in demand would lead to fall in prices - don't they teach market economics in Engish schools?
All animals are equal blah dee blah dee blah.
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Well rent then ffs, fall in demand would lead to fall in prices - don't they teach market economics in Engish schools?
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Usual bollox
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5225056.stm
Public sector workers such as police, teachers, nurses and firemen cannot afford to buy property in two-thirds of UK towns, the Halifax bank has said.
Property is most unaffordable for those in London and south-east England.
But rising prices in northern England, the Midlands and Scotland are increasingly putting home ownership out of the grasp of such workers, it added.
Halifax arrived at its conclusions by dividing average regional property prices by average annual wages.
Out of 519 towns surveyed by the Halifax, 339 (65%) were deemed unaffordable.
FIVE LEAST AFFORDABLE TOWNS
Gerrards Cross, South-East
Weybridge, South-East
Kensington and Chelsea, London
Ascot, South-East
Sevenoaks, South-East
Source: Halifax
In 2001, just under a quarter of towns were unaffordable.
Halifax defined a town as unaffordable if the average price of a house was more than 4.46 times the average wage of the workers. The 4.46 figure is the average income multiple that mortgage providers will lend to UK first-time buyers.
Wages gap
The average property is beyond the reach of police, nurses, teachers, firemen and ambulance staff in all towns in the South-West, compared with 15% five years ago.
I earn pretty much the average graduate wage, but it's nowhere near enough
James Ashwin
Are you trying to buy?
Likewise, these workers find themselves priced out of all but a handful of towns in the South-East.
The biggest gap between average wages of public sector workers - often dubbed key workers - and house prices was in London.
A home in the capital costs on average 11.1 times the annual pay of ambulance staff and 9.5 times a nurse's earnings.
FIVE MOST AFFORDABLE TOWNS
Lochgelly. Scotland
Kelty, Scotland
Nelson, north west
Greenock, Scotland
Ebbw Vale, Wales
Source: Halifax
Gerrards Cross is the least affordable town in UK for key workers, closely followed by Weybridge, Kensington and Chelsea, Ascot, Sevenoaks and Leatherhead.
All in all, 18 of the 20 least affordable towns in the UK were in the south of England.
"Now it is difficult for key workers to buy the average house, not only in the south of England but also in significant parts of the Midlands, northern England, Wales and Scotland," Martin Ellis, Halifax chief economist, said.
DimPrawn says:
If you can't afford something, buy something cheaper or earn more money.
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