The North Offers The Best Option For Young Buyers

Pimperne1

FTBFun wrote: »

Will you be starting a thread later about how bears like to !!!! in the woods and that the pope is catholic?

I wish I'd started the thread off with something like "As if it needed saying".

geneer

Some details about age on from Nationwide as well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11638433

The average age of a first-time buyer, unassisted by their parents or other family, was 37 years old, the report said.

And according to the post office mortgages
http://www.propertywire.com/news/europe/average-age-of-first-time-buyer-in-uk-rises-to-35-201108235484.html

Average age of first time buyer in UK rises to 35

And ScottishWidows.
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/Age-first-time-buyers-tele-1973494091.html?x=0

The average age of a first-time buyer could rise from 31 to 44 because saving for a deposit is so difficult, a study reveals today.

geneer

And the Halifax itself
http://www.prnewswire.eu/cgi/news/release?id=81705

The average age of an FTB in Scotland has remained steady at 34 years old over the last few years. This is in line with the UK average of 34.

http://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/media/pdfs/halifax/2010/FirstTimeBuyersAnnualReviewDec2009.pdf
Halifax, 2009.

The average age of a FTB has risen from 29 in 2008 to 30 years old in 2009. Recent research has found that increasing numbers of FTBs have been receiving financial assistance to raise funds for a deposit. The latest estimates indicate that around 80% of FTBs are getting such help. The CML estimates* that the average age of those FTBs who have not had financial assistance has risen sharply from around 33 in late 2007 to 36 now

chewmylegoff

i thought everyone who lived north of watford was unemployed??

abaxas

chewmylegoff wrote: »

i thought everyone who lived north of watford was unemployed??

Lets hope the ones that feed you are :P

kabayiri

chewmylegoff wrote: »

i thought everyone who lived north of watford was unemployed??

Erm, have you ever seen the motorways on a weekend?

Jam packed they are. Full of commuters from the North coming down to work in the land of milk and honey nut cornflakes, aka London.

It's doable for a while, then you get sick of it. By this point you should have enough cash to pay off a decent chunk of your house mind.

Economic migration, it's not just the Poles you know

OptionARMAGEDDON

I would prefer to cut my own hairy swingers off with a blunt breadknife than move back up north.

ess0two

OptionARMAGEDDON wrote: »

I would prefer to cut my own hairy swingers off with a blunt breadknife than move back up north.

Feel free,you can keep the expensive houses,jellied eels and w++k footie teams.

OptionARMAGEDDON

Football? very working class chap. Bloodsports for me. 'Footie' is the sport of the masses, to disctract them from all those things he says at the beginning of 'born slippy'.

I saw the detritus of the north with large numbers culturally unable to hold down a job. Fortunately, I escaped at the earliest opportunity.

ess0two

Tally hoo old boy,still have 'blood sports' up North dont they?not my cup of tea.
I'm sure they still let them daft dogs chase that 'cornered' hare up here,seems all one side in the name of sport.