Are you putting your money where your mouth is?

bendix

I dont care if property in the UK rises or falls.

I own property, but not in the UK.

I don't care if it rises or falls overseas either. The property I own is to live in.

Dirk_Rambo

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alot of people who say they own property in fact still live with their mums. you get some funny people on the intranet

System

Does anyone know if Dirk is a real "bear", or is it an alias/sockie of a "bull" who's trying to make bears look like morons in a effort to discredit them further?

new_home_owner_3

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how ironic this option is.

I think property prices will fall and I'm putting my money where my mouth is

so in other words if house prices dont fall i wont be spending any of my money.

thats putting your money where you mouth is:D

or is that talking out of your rear end? lol:T

you are one desperate person.

Linton

carolt wrote: »

So why aren't you buying more?

If you think rising prices are such a dead cert?

What a silly poll. I already own a house to live in. The mortgage is all paid off. Why should I want another one?

If I want to invest, and I do, I buy unit trusts & shares. Easier and cheaper to sell, cost less to maintain, no council tax.

Graham_Devon

No, is the answer Carol.

On the same note, we get those invested in building companies harping on about shortages of UK housing...it's going to push prices up, you have been warned.

Yet these same people giving the warnings, going on about the shortage, hold back frmo building.

You'd think it would be simple....they go on about shortage, they go on about missing the boat. Well surely then they would build, reap the rewards, and keep their secret quiet.

But no, they don't want to build. Not at the moment, not a good time to sell new builds see. So far easier to just go on and on and warn everyone else about missing the boat and warning of shortages, and hope and prey this means prices will rise and they can sell off some of their existing stock and investments.

Same with all those who ramp HPI. They have houses, don't want anymore, its too risky. What they do already have though, they want to increase in price so they can release it and achieve what they wanted to acheive when they set out. If prices fall, all the effort they have put into this venture is wasted.

Dan:_4

And this Carolt women is supposed to be a teacher, god help the kids. Carolt - how exactly are you putting your money where your mouth is?

FTBFun

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Why was there no option for "I've bought somewhere to live, that's it"?

Really2

Graham_Devon wrote: »

No, is the answer Carol.

On the same note, we get those invested in building companies harping on about shortages of UK housing...it's going to push prices up, you have been warned.

Yet these same people giving the warnings, going on about the shortage, hold back frmo building.

You'd think it would be simple....they go on about shortage, they go on about missing the boat. Well surely then they would build, reap the rewards, and keep their secret quiet.

But no, they don't want to build. Not at the moment, not a good time to sell new builds see. So far easier to just go on and on and warn everyone else about missing the boat and warning of shortages, and hope and prey this means prices will rise and they can sell off some of their existing stock and investments.

Builders are building, the site near us must have seen between 50-100 plots built this year.

But all builders have debts at the moment due to writing down land banks etc.

It is good practice to build once sold now, so unless you want people to just build for the sake of it your argument is a bit lost.

Graham_Devon wrote: »

Same with all those who ramp HPI. They have houses, don't want anymore, its too risky. What they do already have though, they want to increase in price so they can release it and achieve what they wanted to acheive when they set out.

How is that any different to STR? why would anyone not want an asset to increase at least in line with inflation?

chucky

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carolt wrote: »

So where do you sit on the poll?

Please let us know.

this is where i stand
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It's a rubbish poll