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Infinitude fight
I found a website claiming customized gloves. if anyone has any experience with them?? is my money save if i order one??
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Buying a house in a sellers market
The area I live (in Yorkshire) seems to be a real bull market for sellers. I’ve been searching for 8 months for home, numerous offers, some below and some above asking price.. however I don’t get a look in. The one property I did manage to get for asking price the survey come back very bad, after speaking with the surveyor…
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UK rents predicted to rise 15% by 2023 - The Independent
The Tenant tax is starting to bite: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-rents-rise-property-prices-15-per-cent-five-years-rics-a8483936.html
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BOE MPC raises interest rates by 0.25% to 0.75%
The Bank of Englands Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 1 August 2018, the MPC voted unanimously to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 0.75%. The Committee voted unanimously to…
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Home equity release may cost pension firms billions
Which basically means that pensioners themselves face losses. Likely not the pensioners of today, either. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44992836 That last paragraph is quite stark. Assuming house prices will rise 4.25% a year in order for the firm to breakeven? Over a period of up to around 35 years? Scary! And the…
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House prices rising faster than inflation - Guardeeeun
But I thought Crashy, Devon, and all those wise owls told us that prices are tanking? https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/aug/07/cost-of-buying-a-home-at-record-high-according-to-halifax
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Spending more than we earn
Briton's, on average per household, spent £900 more than they earned in the same year, for the first time in 30 years last year. As the article points out, even at the height of the credit boom, we still didn't spend more than we earnt on average. So what's going on now? How can this possibly end up in any way positive?…
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"Calls" to help HTB mortgage prisioners
There isn't a link or a story as such, just a combination of stories since the interest rate rise last week. We appear to be seeing an increasing pool of people, now stuck with HTB mortgages. The problem being, in the main: - Can't re-mortgage due to the HTB element, so stuck on higher rate SVR - Can't sell as house now…
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interior design
Anybody help me to find good interior design company?
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House Price predictions
How do you guys predict house price will go in the future? At a guess they will continue to go upwards long term however I know recently they have seemed to stand still or even dip a little bit. The reason I am asking is because I am considering upsizing and selling my house. I feel now may be a good time with house…
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Lack of rental properties in London sees asking prices rise
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/renting/lack-rental-properties-london-sees-asking-prices-rise-first/ The rebound has been fueled by a lack of new rental properties in the city, which has pushed prices upwards as competition grows. Average rents are now 3.4pc higher in London than this time last year, according to…
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Bank of England set to raise interest rates to the highest level for a decade
The Bank of England is this week poised to raise interest rates for only the second time since the financial crisis, taking borrowing costs to their highest level in almost a decade. Amid solid economic data and recent hints from policymakers, market expectations of a quarter-point rise have increased to about 90%, meaning…
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HPC Escapee Reports Back 10 Years Later
By far my favourite thread over on HPC loon centrum today is this one where an ex-HPC comrade who defied TheCountOfNowhere and bought in 2009. He has now reported back to the deluded on his HPI mad gainz. Gud times. :beer::j:money::rotfl::T…
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UK’s ‘bad bank’ warns 1% rate rise could sink 15,000 customers
Fine line being tread http://www.standard.co.uk/business/uk-s-bad-bank-warns-1-rate-rise-could-sink-15000-customers-a3579356.html
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Interest Rates going back up to normal levels again?
More talk than ever about interest rates correcting back to normal as the pound is so strong of late, then property will also correct back down to normal levels,
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Has Trump finally 'jumped the shark'?
For even the bet comedy series there gets to be point where the writers run out of ideas and it is no longer funny and the show has 'jumped the shark' Has the same thing happened with Trump? Threatening global nuclear war against little rocket man...a little off colour but probably safe enough Trade war against economic…
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Rents going up: another westernpromise prediction comes true
http://www.rics.org/uk/news/news-insight/press-releases/uk-housing-sales-remain-subdued-as-rent-expectations-continue-to-heat-up/ Looking at the lettings data, new instructions coming through to agents has dropped again (a net balance reading of -22%). This is the twenty first consecutive month in which the feedback has…
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Gosport Hospital: our selfless public sector heroes
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/20/gosport-hospital-inquiry-families-get-answers-hundreds-painkiller/ A GP oversaw an "institutionalised practice of shortening lives" that killed 456 patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital, an inquiry has concluded as it called for police to investigate. Up to 200 further…
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Estate agents seeing "blood in the water"
Quite a headline I thought! https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/may/23/uk-house-prices-fall-by-02-for-march-says-land-registry
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Supply and demand how to measure the property market?
If lots of migrants keep coming to the UK does this count as increased demand? It all depends if they can raise the asking prices of the houses tey want to buy. It has been said that in refugee camps there is huge demand for housing but very limited supply, this should make prices go up in the refugees camps? But its…
