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Debate House Prices & the Economy

Number of new builds per year/style of construction.-a query
Listen good people of MSE for i require your learned assistance on a matter that has troubled me for some time and for which i cannot obtain an answer amongst my peer group which satisfies me. I am prepared to admit i may be deficient in understanding in this area. Now consulting Government data we can see that around…
Islamophobic Dutch People?
Or safety first? http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/11/29/dutch-mps-vote-overwhelmingly-to-ban-islamic-burqa-in-public-buildings/
The Gig Economy
Is the Gig Economy going to be the next problem to worry about. It seems that Philip Hammond is determined to address it. The problems of relatively wealthy people using "incorporation" to avoid income tax will surely increase and deprive the Treasury of taxation revenue to fund public services. The trend of more self…
Social engineering or too good an opportunity to miss
Can't understand why the government dont move central government departments to the regions. That would reduce the pressure on public services in London, and hopefully house prices. They would also solve recruitment problems,for key workers go can't afford to live in London and as a result suffer miserable commuting towns.…
Interest rates and national debt
Is it me or is anyone else concerned that if interest rates start to go up before we significantly reduce the national debt we are in immense financial trouble as a country. Our debt is larger than most. Any economists out there have the answer ?
Cross rail 2 places tipped for growth
https://www.propertyinvestortoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2016/7/crossrail-2-property-hotspots-tipped-for-house-price-growth :money:
The EU’s New Bomb Is Ticking in the Netherlands
To broaden a far too often narrow micro debate. From the Wall Street Journal. A referendum law has given Dutch euroskeptics a powerful tool to block deeper European integration, and then some, http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-eus-new-bomb-is-ticking-in-the-netherlands-1479668148
NHS Tax
Hi, If say there was a proposal to introduce an NHS Tax say £5 a month to specifically go on or to the NHS would this be welcome or not? I can't see any other way of the NHS getting the funding it needs.
The Economy Needs Higher Oil Prices – Goldman Sachs
I can't really get my head around this notion. Not that I don't understand what is being stated I just think it would be easier for any nation to just tax oil more and spend the money raised on the economy themselves the same as they expect the wealthy gulf Arabs to ,after they have paid off some of their own debt ..paid…
Rents are going to go up, red phone boxes down.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b082vys8
New home owner (Parking dispute)
Hello, Me and my partner recently bought our first house it's on a culdesac which is one way around we live at the end of the bend outside all the houses there is a dropped curb for every house to have drives put in. It used to be a council house around 10 years ago since the original person bought the house I think we're…
Ban on buy to let agency fee's for tenants
Seems imminent .... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/23/philip-hammond-invest-1billion-welfare-ease-impact-george-osbornes/
Two sure signs of an impending crash
1) The old doom-mongers on here (the likes of CarolT and brit1234) have gone VERY quiet over the past year to 18 months. Perhaps they’ve bought somewhere nice together? 2) We no longer see Jonathan Davis, the great complainer, on telly anymore roaring about an impending crash. If these siren voices have fallen silent, then…
3k Bond@2%
Just read from autum statement gov is to offer a new upto 3k bond from next year for +16 yr old savers. Hope this isn't limited age wise like to previous recent Isa's Interesting if I qualify@43/44
HPC and daily Mail is predicting a brexit boom
... Future promised immigration controls creating panic 'buying' together with a low sterling is causing another house price gold rush (maybe explain zoopla's recent price estimations?).
Autumn statement - November the 23rd
Any bets on what Hammond might do? Rent to buy ? Increase tax brackets ? Change buy to let tax rules ? Do nothing and declare all is well ? Minor tinkering ? Revolutionary changes ? Bore us all to death ? Cold pint of Guinness ? Finally Announce end to useless Sunday trading laws ? Tax breaks for Santa? Reduce price of…
The buy to let calculator
Pretty handy web page for anyone thinking about getting a buy to let. Still looks like it's worth it yield wide if you're on an average income .... http://ig.ft.com/sites/btl-calculator/ ... And that tax bracket will only increase.
Should taxes be used to reduce swings in petrol prices?
Any look at historic oil price graphs shows what a roller-coaster the price follows. UK transport fuel price are considerably damped by the high levels of taxation but still fluctuate sharply; things like domestic fuel with much lower taxation vary even more. This is not costless to the economy - the increases bring big…
Inflation, Inflation, Inflation...
...aka if the recovery is so strong and the Fed is raising rates, why hasn't inflation taken off? Two reasons IMHO. Firstly the oil price. Everyone can see what's happened. It's this: This is quite a good article on what has happened to oil prices in the US:…
The economic consequences of a Trump US Presidential Victory?
SO lets assume that Trump wins the White House and the republicans hold onto both houses. What on earth will happen to the economy in the short and medium terms. My guess the markets have pretty much priced in a democratic victory so we are talking a change in sentiment of Brexit proportions. Would we see equity markets…

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