My wife is doing my head in , Please Help !!!!

FungusFighter

dorsetjohn wrote: »

You are a brave man at the end of a computer ! I have to answer to the woman face to face . Bull dog , Wasp and chewing get my drift !

Man, you have to train em right:D

Start with small things is my advice, build it up:beer:

Cannon_Fodder

Georgie4 wrote: »

Sorry not to agree with you but where I live more houses are selling recently and prices are certainly not falling:p not going up any but have certainly levelled out

Take anecdotals with a pinch of salt, as its not possible for 1 person to see the full picture in any area/region.

[IMG]http://www1.landregistry.gov.uk/houseprices/housepriceindex/report/default.asp?g=1&gt=1&a=Wales&s=01 February 2007&e=01 February 2009&t=1[/IMG]

pandora205

'Fraid I'm with your wife on this one. You've obviously made a bit (or saved a lot!) and are in a good position to buy. Why get greedy and wait? Who knows what will happen next?

I'd be looking very seriously, as it takes quite a while to find the perfect property anyway and you are in a very strong position.

dorsetjohn_3

mandi wrote: »

John , I would offer her a compromise is if she waits until the end of the year. (A nice holiday of her choosing maybe )

Perhaps you could show her some price comparisons of from April 2008 until now, so she can see how much prices have come down in some areas. Also there was a item here , that made some sence...Fast forward to the 1st item after the news at one .http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00j8wlz

It does depend on area though , and thats where you have to show some caution

Thanks , oh by the way we are going to alaska soon for 3 weeks so that carrot has gone !

Cannon_Fodder

dorsetjohn wrote: »

Hello everyone

My wife is doing my head in about wanting to buy a house in the near future...

Maybe a pretty picture would help her to understand?

[IMG]http://www1.landregistry.gov.uk/houseprices/housepriceindex/report/default.asp?g=1&gt=2&a=Dorset&s=01 February 2007&e=01 February 2009&t=1[/IMG]

Thanks to Chucky for the interesting link to 'Mortgage data hints at market floor'

" However, it is probably too early to call a turn in the market, especially as the number of home loan approvals are still only around a third of the level what they were in 2007.
"Approvals have a long way to go before they get to levels that are no longer consistent with falling house prices -- in fact they need broadly to double," said Vicky Redwood, an economist at Capital Economics. "

Cat695

Have you seen the film Marley and Me??

About a guy that buys his wife a dog to take her mind off having a baby....maybe it will work??

or you could convert one of your bedrooms into a prison cell and keep her locked away till you're ready.....worked for [STRIKE]Josef Fritzl[/STRIKE]

EDITED FOR BAD TASTE

mandi

dorsetjohn wrote: »

Thanks , oh by the way we are going to alaska soon for 3 weeks so that carrot has gone !

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/mortgages/free-house-prices#worth,

Maybe do a comparable with this . Its on this site Forget the carrot , just take her to Alaska, and er forget to bring her back

fc123

dreamylittledream wrote: »

What's the choice - possibly making some money - or indeed possibly mistiming it and losing some money?

Or a happy wife?

I know which I'd choose....

Hi DG, I remember your OP about selling, the dodgy deeds and the new builld house??????

The above is point is pretty key.

I am female, 45 with grown up kids...so.....I do understand where your wife is coming from.
I have written before about the circumstances when we first bought in 1990...and, to this day, we have never regretted the decision....OK, we 'lost' about £10k by buying then...but we would have been divorced if we had waited for the bottom (1996)......when we bought again.

Your £170k is going to have a variable 'value' over the next few years anyway...in the absence of !!!!!!?, take note from Generali and SabreTooth Tiger among others.
Inflation is going to turn up at some point over the next few years...though may not be obvious as some items may deflate and others inflate...making things seem evens. I have concluded that it's quite difficult for 'The Ordinary person' to win every time...more win some, lose some most of the time.

We currently rent in one location and own in another. My OH loves it in the rented as he doesn't get 'To Do Lists' stuck on the fridge (by me) and we aren't in the owned home enough for me to get a list together...mind you, just been up there for couple of days and feeling a list coming on.

You could sign a 12 mnth STC....that was all that was on offer???? To buy time......

fc123

Cat695 wrote: »

Have you seen the film Marley and Me??

About a guy that buys his wife a dog to take her mind off having a baby....maybe it will work??

or you could convert one of your bedrooms into a prison cell and keep her locked away till you're ready.....worked for Josef Fritzl

That's in bad taste mate....an edit may be a good idea.

treliac

dorsetjohn wrote: »

She wont let me wear ear plugs

She has only just joined Fat Club a couple of weeks ago , so what she goes without so must I :mad:

dorsetjohn, you must be 'avin a larf!