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Dan:_4

Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

I have two degrees and a range of skills, thanks, I choose to work in Education because it's important to me that I do a job that I respect and that is beneficial to society (my researchers keep planes in the sky and trains on the track and nuclear waste where it should be). About 18 months ago I seriously considered doing a similar job in the City, where I could increase my salary by approx 30-45%. I decided against it in the end- probably for the best given it was Citigroup I was going for, and they've laid off loads of staff during the crunch.

I am not yet at the point where I am convinced that owning a property is worth either losing current self respect and job security, or getting chokingly in debt in order to be the proud owner of a miserable shoe-box in Chav Avenue, Borough of Knifecrime.

And I really resent the implication that if you're not in the higher tax bracket it's because you're thick, lazy or lack ambition.

The point is that not everyone will/can afford to buy their own home. Is is not something new - it has been the case of hundreds of years.

Out,_Vile_Jelly

Ronaldo, when you joined the board today specifically to wind people up, did you intend your "new" user name to be Ronaldo McDonaldo?

Mexas

There are a few houses near me on rightmove, that ive been interested in for the past 6 months, most have been on the market for nearly a year.

I've been happily watching the vendors knock the prices down gradually over the months, they have nearly got to an affordable price for me, but over the past couple of days, 3 out of the 5 have just wacked £10k on to the asking price.

Whats that all about? The houses havent sold for nearly a year and they think by adding 10k to the asking price that they may suddenly sell.

mr.broderick

Buy now this is not noise.

Ronaldo_Mconaldo

Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

Ronaldo, when you joined the board today specifically to wind people up, did you intend your "new" user name to be Ronaldo McDonaldo?

Yes, anything I can do about that?

Out,_Vile_Jelly

Dan: wrote: »

The point is that not everyone will/can afford to buy their own home. Is is not something new - it has been the case of hundreds of years.

Not everyone, of course not. What proportion of society, and what kind of demographic (education, employment, single status etc) of property underclass is acceptable though?

Can somebody please tell me what I SHOULD be earning in London in order to obtain a modest 1 bed in a nice area.

Ronaldo_Mconaldo

Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

Not everyone, of course not. What proportion of society, and what kind of demographic (education, employment, single status etc) of property underclass is acceptable though?

Can somebody please tell me what I SHOULD be earning in London in order to obtain a modest 1 bed in a nice area.

There's your answer: Move out of London! There are much cheaper places to live. That's the sacrifice you need to make.

inspector_monkfish

the_ash_and_the_oak wrote: »

agree with this. I'm an average earner (for London) on 35k, not really enough for a one bed imo.

move further out then

chucky

Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

Not everyone, of course not. What proportion of society, and what kind of demographic (education, employment, single status etc) of property underclass is acceptable though?

Can somebody please tell me what I SHOULD be earning in London in order to obtain a modest 1 bed in a nice area.

where do you want to buy?

the_ash_and_the_oak

Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

Not everyone, of course not. What proportion of society, and what kind of demographic (education, employment, single status etc) of property underclass is acceptable though?

Can somebody please tell me what I SHOULD be earning in London in order to obtain a modest 1 bed in a nice area.

not really feeling you should tbh. expansion of housing market to include one and two bed flats for people to buy - don't really see whats so good about this. what do you want a one bed flat for and how long are you even likely to want to stay there?