Shall we have our own 12 month house price survey then?

Annpan

I think 0%

IveSeenTheLight

carolt wrote: »

Just realised that actually, we're going to have a load of unspeakable arguments in a year's time, when we all start claiming to have won, based on different indices. ISTL claims it's all stupid, as it all depends on which area you live in, and then all hell breaks out, as everyone claims their particular street matches their prediction precisely, and Martin has to step in before the brownies get crushed underfoot...

What have we done. :eek:

Having a bit of fun punt on the UK average house price is okay carolt, crack on.

Of course, if anyone was to be seriously looking at buying property then they should be looking at the local markets.

Hence why I've never went along with the crowd who spout whether to buy or not depending on the UK average (and you were one of them). My advice has always been to check the local market data

mewbie_2

ISTL - please have a fun vote. You are one of the select few who can be referred to by initials, and everyone knows who they are.

Heyman_2

Up 11% - :cool:

spannaman

down 11% message too short

Geeves1980

I'd like to join in please, seeing as it's just for fun.

I'll go for -3.75%.

Afriend_2

Geeves1980 wrote: »

I'd like to join in please, seeing as it's just for fun.

I'll go for -3.75%.

It's not for fun, it's a spread betting competition.
If you get it very wrong, bailiffs will be on your doorstep. (joke)

Geeves1980

Afriend wrote: »

It's not for fun, it's a spread betting competition.
If you get it very wrong, bailiffs will be on your doorstep. (joke)

Damn I've been lured in thinking it was safe and a bit of harmless fun and bonding/intergrating with the group.

Will the 'winner' be expected to submit an intelligent analysis of how they came to that figure?

(Now wondering whether I should change my prediction to something utterly ridiculous?)

harryhound

Up 3% by Xmas, then the quantitative easing effect will wear off, so by end of August next year down 1%.

IveSeenTheLight

mewbie wrote: »

ISTL - please have a fun vote. You are one of the select few who can be referred to by initials, and everyone knows who they are.

I too have been thinking about this before voting.
The thing is it is quite hard.
I foresee drops over the winter and rises again next spring.

How much will they drop over the winter? The summer rises have been higher than I had expected. Will this impact on the YoY figures for next year.
Will it affect sentiment / confidence and therefore impact when rises start in spring?


In essence, I've said we are probably in for the next year of stagnation.
I don't really want to be a "fence sitter" on the graph, but I do think it will be stagnant obviously could swing a percent or two either way.

FCUK it, off the top of my head, lets go for + 1.5%