£1.2tn given to old from young

Really2

Graham_Devon wrote: »

Then feel free to come round to my house, and listen to my neighbour in his bath, then walking down his stairs, then belching.

No thanks graham, you can keep your hobby:p.
But generally deviding walls on 1960's+ semis was one line of bricks and nearly all internal walls are partition, that is virtually identicle to new build semis, just that plaster board is thicker nowadays.

I take it you have not lived in something like this.

I would never go back to one Personally. My parents house was a 1940s semi ex LA and that was just one row of bricks all round, just one solid wall no cavity. Take a run up and you could break through , but it does have a decent plot.

Graham_Devon

Really2 wrote: »

No thanks graham, you can keep your hobby:p.
But generally deviding walls on 1960's+ semis was one line of bricks and nearly all internal walls are partition, that is virtually identicle to new build semis, just that plaster board is thicker nowadays.

I take it you have not lived in something like this.

I would never go back to one Personaly.

I see that has a drive, and a garden, and space to extend if you wished, and isn't terraced.

I see you:



Even the top bit of the housing is fake. It's a bit of wall extending to make it look nice, but has nothing behind it!

Harry_Powell

StevieJ wrote: »

Agreed we do have a pension crisis not a housing crisis although RTB was an absoloute disgrace :eek:

The logic behind Right to Buy was to try to get people to take more care of their area because they had a financial incentive to do so. Certainly, some council estates that now have a significant number of OO have improved immeasurably. It has also given a 'leg-up' to people who could never have afforded their own home under other circumstances.

Finally, it boils down to the question of whether our councils shoudl be acting as landlords and whether our council tax should be used to subsidise other people's rent.

ukcarper

mbga9pgf wrote: »

How did the number of homes/acre compare? How many shoe box sized flats were they building with paper thin walls and floors, sold on at over 7X single salary back in the boomer days?

Tell you what, I will buy a newbuild house with poor insulation, no double glazing and solid walls for 2X income, it will cost another 20 grand MAX to insulate it up to modern day standards. Doesnt justify in increase to 8X single average salary does it?

why do you keep qouting 2x income

mbga9pgf

ukcarper wrote: »

why do you keep qouting 2x income

Because thats what I stated as what my boomer grandparents bought their first 3 bed semi for in the late 1950s.

StevieJ

mbga9pgf wrote: »

Do I give a sh*t?

Obviously not, am I bovvered

Really2

Graham_Devon wrote: »

I see that has a drive, and a garden, and space to extend if you wished, and isn't terraced.

Don't be a T!t you can buy semis with a garden (a terrace is not a semi) with parking and a garage.

They were never designed to extend as they virtually end up terraced and are usually not economiclaly viable to do.
Also the parking was added, you only got a front garden and street parking in the 60s GD.

Why do i know this I owned one and looked at extending it, if you look most 1960's/70s house have garages set back as their is not enough room to build a garage down the side of the house.

Harry_Powell

Graham_Devon wrote: »

Then feel free to come round to my house, and listen to my neighbour in his bath, then walking down his stairs, then belching.

You could battern the connecting wall and fit accoustic foam and then a plasterboard layer. While it'll reduce your room size by a few centimetres, it would improve your quality of life.

Here's an interesting article -
http://www.hindu.com/pp/2006/01/21/stories/2006012101490100.htm

pipkin71

torontoboy45 wrote: »

which was my argument with my father (died 2008 RIP) but to no avail.
I didn't want his money; I just wanted him to enjoy his hard-earned fruits while he was still here.
a pointless remonstration, though; he still left me aplenty whereas his presence for a few more yrs would have been far more valuable.

Totally agree torontoboy.

My parents are determined to leave their house,savings ect, but

1. I would much rather have them with us
2. I would be happier if they spent their savings making the most of their lives whilst they are alive.

Getting them to start spending is difficult though, particularly dad, as he has a save save save frame of mind.

baileysbattlebus

mbga9pgf wrote: »

Because thats what I stated as what my boomer grandparents bought their first 3 bed semi for in the late 1950s.

Your grandparents aren't boomers if they were able to buy in the late 1950s - they would have been 14/15.

Boomers are post WW11 -