Most are Priced out, will it ever change?

treliac

Bootski wrote: »

THey (EAs) are, one way or another, feeding me a load of todge and not actually doing what is in MY BEST INTERESTS.

Would you expect them to? When we last moved, the EA who found the buyer for our old house tried to persuade them to buy something else when the chain was held up. :mad: EA motivation: how much can they make and how quickly can they make it - much like most I s'pose!

treliac

olly300 wrote: »

in the 50s there started a precursor of RTB. However only a very few councils operated it, and most people where not interested in buying their council homes.

Was that because hefty discounts weren't offered then?

dopester

olly300 wrote: »

Most of the people I know who complain of difficulty climbing stairs or have mobility problems are actually much younger than retirement age.

When looking for suitable homes, it is a major consideration for me... what if?

Someone posted up a nice enough house the other day, except in wrong location for me (Leeds), but it had about 6 steep-steps to the front-door.

Personally even if it were in an area I wanted to buy, I'd rule it out at the right price and right area because of the steps at the entrance. Also I'd also need to be able to make at least one downstairs room a bedroom/bathroom if circumstances were to change.



-Daily Mail. Tuesday, February 26, 2008.

treliac

One of the worst things retirees can do is to buy a bungalow. Use of stairs is one of the best exercises and it's easy, while getting older, to lose the ability to manage steps. Can be disabling.