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A question for the regulars planning to buy houses

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  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    Dan: wrote: »
    But you have already bought a flat. You will need to sell this first, which will be difficult if your in NE.

    Im not 100% sure but IM sure I read graham bought a shared ownership flat, like I did

    In london they are just not selling and HAs cant even rent them out. I was lucky to get out while I could, thank god for wise owls on mse!

    I hope I got this wrong graham?? :confused:
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • mewbie_2
    mewbie_2 Posts: 6,058 Forumite
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    Cleaver wrote: »
    Have you considered shared ownership?
    My Dad says if I do that I'd need my head examining. He doesn't even know I'm using his log in.
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    Dan: wrote: »
    But you have already bought a flat.

    This is the third time I will tell you I have not bought a flat. Not at least to my knowledge.

    This is the third time I will tell you other people SAY I have bought a flat as it makes me look sily on an internet forum, and some people have this kind of thing as a hobby.

    I drive past some flats on the way to work. That's about as close as I get to a flat in my daily life.
  • Cleaver
    Cleaver Posts: 6,989 Forumite
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    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    This is the third time I will tell you I have not bought a flat. Not at least to my knowledge.

    You sound like his son.
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    Cleaver wrote: »
    You sound like his son.

    A son embarrassed by his dad who's not quite down with it!? :D
  • geoffky
    geoffky Posts: 6,835 Forumite
    Dan..whats makes you think graham has a flat?
    It is nice to see the value of your house going up'' Why ?
    Unless you are planning to sell up and not live anywhere, I can;t see the advantage.
    If you are planning to upsize the new house will cost more.
    If you are planning to downsize your new house will cost more than it should
    If you are trying to buy your first house its almost impossible.
  • Cleaver
    Cleaver Posts: 6,989 Forumite
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    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    A son embarrassed by his dad who's not quite down with it!? :D

    My Dad asks me, every time he sees me and has done for years, how I have managed to scuff and damage my jeans. I then say that I often buy jeans that already look a bit scuffed and damaged 'cos I like them like that. We then have a 10 minute conversation about how the world is going mad for paying for damaged jeans. It's like groundhog day. "So let's get this straight. You buy them, from a shop, in that state? Never heard anything so mad in my life."

    I should really learn and just tell him I've been building a wall whilst wearing them. He'd probably be quite proud.
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    This is the third time I will tell you I have not bought a flat. Not at least to my knowledge.
    Well, that's you crossed off my "Mr Eligible" list then. I thought you had a shiny new flat from a couple of years back.

    Pfft.... can't be having paupers on my "Mr Eligible" list, whatever next!

    Typical renting scum.
    :)
  • geoffky
    geoffky Posts: 6,835 Forumite
    mewbie wrote: »
    My girlfriend and I were hoping to buy, but she was laid off when Woollies closed. I'm on short time now, plus everything seems to be going up in price. We had managed to save nearly 3,000 pounds over the last four years, but unfortunately we're going to need a newer car soon and we don't have an old enough one to qualify for scrappage.

    We haven't given up hope though. It's still our dream to one day buy a one bed flat in an ex LA tower block for 100 thousand. Although reading people on here makes you wonder if we should even bother thinking about it. Apparently they are just going up and up and up.

    When this all unwinds you will get far more than that...:cool:
    It is nice to see the value of your house going up'' Why ?
    Unless you are planning to sell up and not live anywhere, I can;t see the advantage.
    If you are planning to upsize the new house will cost more.
    If you are planning to downsize your new house will cost more than it should
    If you are trying to buy your first house its almost impossible.
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    Anyway, are you trying to get AD banned by asking him to reply to this post?!
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