MSE news: Nationwide reports largest house price rise for over two years

chucknorris

chucky wrote: »

not sure if I thanked that post or not.

i get the impression you're not having a great day. how come?

He might be watching England's poor batting score against Ireland or could it be some other recent numbers?

Turnbull2000

StevieJ wrote: »

Just luck of the draw I am afraid.

Rubbish. This is something that should be and can be tackled. But too many people take pride and pleasure in a nation that eats it's own young - all so they can pat themselves on their back about how much their house is worth. The attitude of Hamish, Spiv et al is frightening and depressing. They take delight from the news that the population is expanding out of control and house building has plummeted. It's warped.

StevieJ

chucknorris wrote: »

Im afraid mine are just boring trackers (100 and all share) I didn't really want to pay lots of fee's for young lads in the city to be driving around in sports cars so opted for the easy to understand (but less sexy) trackers rather than other investment products. Despite Geoff thinking I have an 'amazing' stock market insight, I didn't fancy trying to cherry pick individual stocks.

I may add, I do have trackers (tend to use for my ISA) and other managed funds but my true successes have been with the Shell and BP, Barclays,Aviva, Rio Tinto, L&G e I am up well over 60% this year on that bunch.

chucky

Turnbull2000 wrote: »

Rubbish. This is something that should be and can be tackled. But too many people take pride and pleasure in a nation that eats it's own young - all so they can pat themselves on their back about how much their house is worth. The attitude of Hamish, Spiv et al is frightening and depressing. They take delight from the news that the population is expanding out of control and house building has plummeted. It's warped.

i know a familiy with two cars - i'm going to speak to them tonight to let them know how you feel and suggest car sharing or selling one of their cars.

you were much chirpier when HPI was negative. are you sure that you're ok?

Spiv_2

Turnbull2000 wrote: »

Rubbish. This is something that should be and can be tackled. But too many people take pride and pleasure in a nation that eats it's own young - all so they can pat themselves on their back about how much their house is worth. The attitude of Hamish, Spiv et al is frightening and depressing. They take delight from the news that the population is expanding out of control and house building has plummeted. It's warped.

I take exception to this. HPCers have taken delight in people losing their jobs, having their houses repossessed, people going bankrupt and watching our economy get destroyed just so they can buy a cheap house.

I don't want the housing market to collapse because I don't want to see people lose their homes and jobs...what is warped is your attitude imho.

StevieJ

Turnbull2000 wrote: »

The attitude of Hamish, Spiv et al is frightening and depressing. They take delight from the news that the population is expanding out of control and house building has plummeted. It's warped.

They are attempting to apply demographic analysis to possible/actual future and past outcomes, can't see a problem with that.
What is the eating their own young, I thought the problem was, they were supporting them

chucknorris

StevieJ wrote: »

I may add, I do have trackers (tend to use for my ISA) and other managed funds but my true successes have been with the Shell and BP, Barclays,Aviva, Rio Tinto, L&G e I am up well over 60% this year on that bunch.

I have some very bad news for you Stevie! I have Aviva shares in a single company pep and despite what Geoff thinks, I have to warn you I have the opposite touch to Midas where individual shares are concerned (Railtrack, Kingston communications, BT although to be fair Boots, Scottish and Newcastlle and IG Index did well. BUT Friends Provident was a mini disaster in itself, I bought 30k worth and was just waiting for the 12 months to get another 5% free shares when those planes went into the twin towers. I sold them a few years ago to lock in a capital loss to offset against the profits of a house sale to reduce my tax bill)

abaxas

chucky wrote: »

i know a familiy with two cars - i'm going to speak to them tonight to let them know how you feel and suggest car sharing or selling one of their cars.

you were much chirpier when HPI was negative. are you sure that you're ok?

Dont bother,

Just offer them medical care for their house. Becasue I'll probably come to that.

sjaypink

bit peed off tbh. really stuck at the moment as what myself and many friends are meant to be.... surely with 1 or 2 average (for the area) jobs pr household we should be able to afford something....

i mean, dont get me wrong if i can never buy it wont be the end of the world, but im fed up of being stuck in the middle of what i am 'allowed' to do, if you see what i mean. it is like there is no worth in working unless you have a nice house and shiny cars to show for it- and i dont mean thats my view, but that it appears to be that of many in society

many debates (on dt mostly) have said over and over again about how its wrong workers abuse social housing- you shouldnt be in there on subsidised rent if you work etc- so its wrong to have a secure rent, and impossible to buy....

there are so many people that are disillusioned at the moment- i cant see more hpi as a good thing for anyone?

anyway, im not even sure what im ranting about, just depressed at predictions like 'house prices will not drop lower than febuary'

eta: sorry this is a all quite ot, probably better off on that social impact thread

chucky

abaxas wrote: »

Dont bother,

Just offer them medical care for their house. Becasue I'll probably come to that.

they rent - what's your point?

medical care?? i'm not sure if they have private health insurance.
is that not allowed if you want to be part of the HPC ghetto?