Wilsons Selling Up. The Lot. All 700 Houses.

bumpoowee

I think most people prefer their own lives to the option of having £120m but being one of the most hated people in the country.

dopester

Sorry for the lengthy article. If the Wilsons hadn't had so much to brag about - much stuff already bragged about in this dimension - it would have been shorter.

With sleep and dimension-lag, I've now forgotten much of what the reporter wrote in the second update submission - so can't repeat it all in detail anyway.

Can only remember a few bits:

Fergus insisting the reporter meet a gold-dust type tenant, Mr.Tassotti. Then a couple of more tenant interviews which the reporter had set up independently of the Wilsons - but which were cut short by events on the day.

Mr Tassotti: "I love my Wilson house. The Wilsons
are great landlords. I say this of my own free-will."



Whilst playing own-home make-believe, hanging an
imaginary towel rail, Ad slips and puts a crack in the
side-panel of a Wilson fitted bath. Pastures fears
it is a discontinued line, and the newly-weds worry
about the financial consequences.



Mr Wilson: Perfect tenants I call "vanilla people" -
"blameless executive types.”
Mr.Broderick arriving home. Changed his mind
about giving us an interview. Seemed a bit grumpy.

fc123

Hi DS...If you take a punt on Cleavers thread, you could win a prize.;)

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1929789

fc123

To DS...Forgot to add..funny funny post above.:D

PasturesNew

bumpoowee wrote: »

I think most people prefer their own lives to the option of having £120m but being one of the most hated people in the country.

Don't be ridiculous .... I'd buy an island and s0d off. Simples.

ninky_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

If they don't get enough income from council houses to cover the repairs then there's no point saying "we can't do this" if the rent on the council house is £350/month ... and their answer is to pay HB on a private rental at £1000/month.

the cost of repairs could be reduced if an independent body was set up to check value for money and how the tenders are handed out. so much corruption and giving gigs to mates at inflated rates means council house repairs are a rip off all too often.

dopester

I've no explanation for this, other than with most of the news being in crash-denial mode, even hinting back-to-boom...

Judith Wilson: "This is the UK's most precious resource; we need to control as much of it as we can."

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Q: “What the hell is this organisation Bond? How the hell can they be everywhere and we know nothing about them?"

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fc123

I have to say, I don't like to come over all shallow, but they are a really, unattractive couple.

SilverStandard

Does anyone know the cap gains they will be liable for?

PasturesNew

SilverStandard wrote: »

Does anyone know the cap gains they will be liable for?

We're hoping for £0 because you don't pay CGT on a loss.

I'd like it to be £1.50, so they come away with nothing and it's cost the taxpayer nothing.