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15 ways in which I am paying for a house for everyone except me
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Loughton_Monkey wrote: »This can only be proved at the national level.
I don't live in Hastings Monkeyboy:rotfl: But I do have an in depth knowledge of the area and associated Social problems. You sadly only seem to be able to post patronizing bull sh1te and fail totally to prove any of your claims.
Guess I will just take all of your future posts with a rather large pinch of salt.
Re:Camber Sands, sadly most weekends its invaded by Essex chavs.
Nice try though.......;)0 -
leveller2911 wrote: »......Guess I will just take all of your future posts with a rather large pinch of salt.......
Phew!
..sinks in after a while, doesn't it?0 -
I can't really find anything wrong with the points in the OP. House prices are being artificially supported by the government, and by default we taxpayers.
The big recipients of this are landlords, banks and builders.
Very few people who rent privately are advantaged by the fact they are trying to outbid housing benefit recipients, and then survive in a private rental system designed to be as accommodating to landlords as possible.
Very few people who buy a home to live in are advantaged by having to outbid landlords.
If you are trying to buy / rent a home with your own money and live in it yourself you are up against all sorts of subsidised groups.0 -
leveller2911 wrote: »Would you prefer a forum membership based in interlect Hamish?
Oh dear....“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
ruggedtoast wrote: »Very few people who rent privately are advantaged by the fact they are trying to outbid housing benefit recipients,
With housing benefit set at the 30th percentile of local rents, it would be more accurate to say very few are trying to outbid housing benefit recipients at all.
If we're to be accurate, just 3 in 10 may find that to be an issue, and in fact, it'll be a bit less than that in reality as only 22% of private renters claim benefits...
But I suppose the truth, ie, that 78% of private renters will not be bidding against benefits claimants at all let alone having to outbid them, doesn't make for such a snappy piece of propaganda.....Very few people who buy a home to live in are advantaged by having to outbid landlords.
Again, very few people who are buying a home are bidding against landlords to begin with.
The number of BTL mortgages issued is a small fraction of the number of FTB mortgages issued, even today.
And the vast majority of homes being sold will never have a landlord bid on them.
But don't let reality get in the way of a good argument....
“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »With housing benefit set at the 30th percentile of local rents, it would be more accurate to say very few are trying to outbid housing benefit recipients at all.
If we're to be accurate, just 3 in 10 may find that to be an issue, and in fact, it'll be a bit less than that in reality as only 22% of private renters claim benefits...
But I suppose the truth, ie, that 78% of private renters will not be bidding against benefits claimants at all let alone having to outbid them, doesn't make for such a snappy piece of propaganda.....
Again, very few people who are buying a home are bidding against landlords to begin with.
The number of BTL mortgages issued is a small fraction of the number of FTB mortgages issued, even today.
And the vast majority of homes being sold will never have a landlord bid on them.
But don't let reality get in the way of a good argument....
Says Three Flats McTavish.
Not all landlords are buy to let scum lords. As often as not they are cash rich boomers, or Ruperts and Camillas, eager to cash in on the renters gravy train.
You can't really lose with renting out after all, you can charge an extortionate private rent for a hovel, then if the poor schmuck you are renting to loses his job, housing benefit will just pay the rent instead.0 -
Well there seems to be a lot of ungrateful people around.
Can I be the first to say thank you to brit.
I really appreciate your help both with making me mortgage free on my PPR but also now presumably for helping pay off the mortgage on my BTL.
Very magnanimous of you, and all before helping yourself. We need a few more people with your giving attitude in this country.
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No, you can be the second (third if you count my wife). I already thanked him!JonnyBravo wrote: »Can I be the first to say thank you to brit.0 -
Where's my tiny, *tiny* violin when I need it?0
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BristolBob wrote: »No, you can be the second (third if you count my wife). I already thanked him!
My apologies. I wasn't clear if you were thanking him for the article or his financial contribution.
It's good to know I'm not the only one grateful for his financial aid.
It's frankly no wonder there are so many people upset about the current housing situation if their work is going unrecognised.
If others want to declare their aid to me I will, of course, be only too happy to personally thank them as well.0
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