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House prices continue rising
machofairy
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Just thought I'd balance things up, amidst these threads of a crash.
http://www.landlordexpert.co.uk/index.php?news=613
"Sound economic fundamentals and an ongoing shortage of housing supply will, however, continue to support house prices."
http://www.landlordexpert.co.uk/index.php?news=613
"Sound economic fundamentals and an ongoing shortage of housing supply will, however, continue to support house prices."
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Balance? He couldn't possibly have a vested interest could he? So who was this independent economic genius?machofairy wrote: »Just thought I'd balance things up, amidst these threads of a crash.
http://www.landlordexpert.co.uk/index.php?news=613
"Sound economic fundamentals and an ongoing shortage of housing supply will, however, continue to support house prices."
Martin Ellis, chief economist at HalifaxA house isn't a home without a cat.
Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.
I have writer's block - I can't begin to tell you about it.
You told me again you preferred handsome men but for me you would make an exception.
It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.0 -
Strangely enough, many other things continue rising:
Inflation
Interest Rates (although very reluctantly)
Personal debt
Government debt
PFI liabilities
Pension liabilities
Balance of Payments defecit
Taxes
Sorry for introducing some general economics into a "bricks are great/crap" thread, but the impartial people at landlords r us did mention "sound ecenomic fundamentals"...0 -
House prices are certainly NOT rising in our area.0
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machofairy wrote: »
"Sound economic fundamentals and an ongoing shortage of housing supply will, however, continue to support house prices."
Won't be much of a shortage once the BTL brigade stop seeing capital gains and get sick of subsidising their tenants.0 -
Won't be much of a shortage once the BTL brigade stop seeing capital gains and get sick of subsidising their tenants.
well don't think I'm gonna listen to someone about economics who's manged to save £3 out of £2 coins! lol
or are you that good and only put 1 £2 coin in, you're not Gordon Brown are you?0 -
I think you'll find Zammo's signature coin collection is "tongue in cheek" after comments about the previous version in a rather heated thread a few weeks back. I agree that the economics look a bit GB though.well don't think I'm gonna listen to someone about economics who's manged to save £3 out of £2 coins! lol
or are you that good and only put 1 £2 coin in, you're not Gordon Brown are you?
A house isn't a home without a cat.
Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.
I have writer's block - I can't begin to tell you about it.
You told me again you preferred handsome men but for me you would make an exception.
It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.0
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