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This should change the whole game soon
... And it could be an enormous threat to London or at least the banking sector ... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/03/13/central-banks-beat-bitcoin-at-own-game-with-rival-supercurrency/ Not to forget the price of bit coins.
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QE: What if...
Sorry if this topic has already been covered but it's something that I've thought about a few times. Since 2010, The Bank of England injected £375bn of cash into the economy through QE. This was meant to stimulate lending, drive demand and restore shopper confidence but a fair old wedge of it seemed to end up stuck at the…
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The labour party really is finished, isnt it?
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/ex-greek-minister-varoufakis-advise-094358633.html just the guy to leave your country financially secure.....the tories must be loving every minute, labour unelectable for the next 20 years.
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Stamp duty 3% increase (2016 budget), and its effect on future house prices?
The 2016 March Budget coming up will show an increase of stamp duty which the Tories said they would do. What effect would this have on house prices in the uk? Landlords with many Buy to let properties might see the 3% increase as a drop in the ocean and carry on buying at the same pace as before, Second time buyers…
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Exploitation, Exploitation, Exploitation
http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2016/mar/14/exploitation-exploitation-exploitation-a-property-show-for-millennials-video WARNING: Contains fruity language. NSFW!
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Is immigration increasing house prices in London and the south east
Well is it?
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How much is immigration effecting house prices in London and SE?
As per thread title
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I'm curious George. What's in your box?
Budget day..... Predictions, critique and rantings..... Me - I want the Tory government I voted for. Aggressive spending cuts, brave decisions and lower taxes please. Osbourne's been too soft for my liking so far.
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CLAPTON : behind the questions
Hi CLAPTON i think we all know various bits about each others lives outside of the debates on here. Eg who has kids, how old we are, where we live / work etc. You are one of the most frequent but enigmatic posters on here.... but we know nothing about you other than some of your political views. You also have a fairly…
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Budget 2016
Here we go!
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Money Supply
Instead of hijacking padington's thread I thought I'd move my next reply here. Just recapping with some quotes: I asked: Generali answered: Which is explaining how money is created using fractional reserve system. But this is stuff I already knew, and I was interested to understand if you wound back all of those loans,…
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Can anyone make sense of this chart?
http://visual.ons.gov.uk/uk-perspectives-housing-and-home-ownership-in-the-uk/ ...which is an analysis of home occupation by tenure from 1980 to 2012. So about 3/4 of the way down, we have a chart which shows the split between Owner Occupied, Rented privately, Rented from housing associations, and Rented from local…
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Nice People Thread No. 14, all Nice and Proper
Put your analyst on danger money, and welcome to the 14th Nice People thread. Just in time for Spring. It's cosy and friendly here This is a haven of tranquility in the turbulent torrent of tirades that makes up the Debate Forum. Please behave with decency, delicacy and decorum and expect the same in return. It is a refuge…
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London Stock Exchange
Apologies if this has been covered , a quick search didnt reveal much If a 'merger' goes ahead between Deutsche Börse and our own London Stock Exchange ,( with DB apparently being favoured with 10% more than the LSE when I last read about it) , will it mean that Germany could if it wished to in time,surreptitiosly move the…
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Cabbies Protest.
London cabbies are going to gridlock London tomorrow in protest over Uber operating in the city. They really do not like a bit of healthy competition.
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Pensions - unpleasant reading
Not nice: http://www.businessinsider.com.au/unless-theres-compromise-the-world-faces-a-pension-disaster-2016-3
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Low Rates = Massive Mortgage Payoff?
As rates have been so low for a considerable time and it looks like they are not really going anywhere soon (possibly down??) - have we witnessed people taking advantage of these rates and paying off their mortgages in large numbers? I know probably most people maybe on a fixed rate, but the timescale for these super low…
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Crossrail 2
I see Crossrail 2 has been given the independent assessment endorsement, all but approved? Wood Green prices to the moon! My station also falls on the CR2 route, so I will have a direct link to Wood Green. I assume that means my house will be worth an automatic 43.2% more?
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London
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnsons-economic-adviser-warns-leaving-the-eu-is-likely-to-depress-the-economy-a6904976.html May be of interest to those interested in the London economy and housing. Interesting section on the EU but the report (referenced in the article) covers foreign purchased…
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The Rich Now Pay for a Four Pack
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/06/your-money/if-its-march-it-must-be-miami-when-home-changes-with-the-season.html?smid=tw-nytimesbusiness&smtyp=cur&_r=0 Sounds like a good reason to increase property taxes at the expense of other taxes: tax people that can afford to pay but don't even use services!