why do people complain about high house prices?

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

Euphoria1z wrote: »

You always hear people complaining that they cant afford houses as there too expensive, even though its true that they are dammed expensive, but surely the issue is that YOU cant afford a house coz your on a crap wage. Whose fault is that?

why complain that house prices are really really high, why not complain that you wage is really really low?

your thoughts?

:T

Concise, to the point, and very true.

Like it.:D

wymondham

stueyhants wrote: »

If people earnt more .... wouldn't house prices just rise to reflect this ?

exactly... prices are currently at the level when most can't afford - imagine what would happen if suddenly more could afford!

carolt

Euphoria1z wrote: »

absolutely not. but yet more people complain about high property prices as opposed to the rest in your list?

Because they cost more?

As Dr G says, it's hardly difficult to figure out.

What would you complain about more - the thing that costs you hundreds of pounds more every month or the thing that's gone up by 20p?

Both annoying - guess which one raises the most ire?

wymondham

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

troll:
One who purposely and deliberately starts an argument in a manner which attacks others on a forum without in any way listening to the arguments proposed by his or her peers. He will spark off such an argument via the use of ad hominem attacks (i.e. 'you're nothing but a fanboy' is a popular phrase) with no substance or relevence to back them up as well as straw man arguments, which he uses to simply avoid addressing the essence of the issue.

Or........

troll:
One of many unsung internet heroes who are almost entirely misunderstood. Contrary to popular belief, many trolls are actually quite intelligent. Their habitual attacks on forums is usually a result of their awareness of the pretentiousness and excessive self-importance of many forum enthusiasts. As much as people may hate trolls, they are highly effective - their actions bring much of the stupidity of other forum users out into the great wide open

Take your pick.......:rotfl:

you forgot the ones that live under bridges!

Generali

Euphoria1z wrote: »

You always hear people complaining that they cant afford houses as there too expensive, even though its true that they are dammed expensive, but surely the issue is that YOU cant afford a house coz your on a crap wage. Whose fault is that?

why complain that house prices are really really high, why not complain that you wage is really really low?

i dont think the price i paid for my flat is that high, for the area and type of property its an ok price.

I do however complain (to myself) that my wage is really low and due to this, everything seems expensive.

your thoughts?

People complain that house prices in the UK are too high for the same reason that they complain that petrol prices are too high: they'd rather pay less.

Euphoria1z

it still comes down to what you earn tho doesnt it? so why cant "WE" accept this? but no, its houses are too expensive, petrols too expensive as opposed to "my wage is rubbish"

StevieJ

JamesU wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance, but what is trolling?

JamesU

Not you again, had enough with the NS&I certs

phil_b_2

The thing is, how many people do you hear from who arent particularly perturbed about high house prices? It's the same with everything else, you only hear from the ones who moan. How big as a percentage of the population are the ones who moan? It might be miniscule, i.e most people can find away to buy a suitable house for the money they have, somewhere.

Generali

Euphoria1z wrote: »

it still comes down to what you earn tho doesnt it? so why cant "WE" accept this? but no, its houses are too expensive, petrols too expensive as opposed to "my wage is rubbish"

Houses are expensive in the UK compared with most of the rest of the world, so is petrol.

Pretty much everyone I've ever met wishes the earned more.

I don't think your post adds anything to the board. I can't make you stop posting but I can put you on ignore.

Byee.

wymondham

The only reason house prices are high is because people still buy them. If people did'nt buy houses (and remember you don't have to buy!) at this high price then they would come down, so indirectly all those who have bought houses recently have rubber stamped these prices as being acceptable.