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'We've reached a tipping point' Signs of house price weakness

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  • MobileSaver
    MobileSaver Posts: 4,339 Forumite
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    Crashy_Time wrote: »
    and remember my rent hasn`t increased in years, so don`t get ahead of yourself just yet.

    You rent hasn`t increased in years, but over the same period your landlord's mortgage rate has dropped from 9% to 2.5% so which one of you has done better from your financial arrangements? ;)
    Every generation blames the one before...
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  • Crashy_Time
    Crashy_Time Posts: 13,386 Forumite
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    wotsthat wrote: »
    I'm not ahead of myself but 17 years ahead of you.

    The best you can do is turn a losing hand to a less losing hand and I doubt that's going to to happen but best of luck.

    George can bring it on. I just wish he'd get on top of the landlords who evade tax and their enabling tenants.


    OOOhh, that's fightin` talk :T Good luck!
  • Crashy_Time
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    MobileSaver wrote: »
    You rent hasn`t increased in years, but over the same period your landlord's mortgage rate has dropped from 9% to 2.5% so which one of you has done better from your financial arrangements? ;)


    Don`t think the landlord even has a mortgage. They have a flat they want to rent out, I don`t want to buy into the biggest (bursting) property bubble in history so everyone is happy, except you it seems.....:rotfl:
  • wotsthat
    wotsthat Posts: 11,325 Forumite
    Crashy_Time wrote: »
    Don`t think the landlord even has a mortgage. They have a flat they want to rent out, I don`t want to buy into the biggest (bursting) property bubble in history so everyone is happy, except you it seems.....:rotfl:

    You'll never buy.

    In the event of a crash you'll be sniggering from the sidelines and then get on with renting your 'flat'
  • padington
    padington Posts: 3,121 Forumite
    wotsthat wrote: »
    You'll never buy.

    In the event of a crash you'll be sniggering from the sidelines and then get on with renting your 'flat'



    ... Or should it be 'your' flat ?
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  • wotsthat
    wotsthat Posts: 11,325 Forumite
    padington wrote: »
    ... Or should it be 'your' flat ?

    Both I guess..

    'your' as in his landlord's flat and ..

    'flat' as in it's a room
  • Crashy_Time
    Crashy_Time Posts: 13,386 Forumite
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    wotsthat wrote: »
    Both I guess..

    'your' as in his landlord's flat and ..

    'flat' as in it's a room


    Or maybe you are a prat and Paddington is just fat (from all that marmalade) Just had the thought that all the years my landlords were paying 9% they were basically subsidising me weren't they?
    If you think I am paying £400 p.m for a room you definitely need to get out of London a bit more mate.
  • wotsthat
    wotsthat Posts: 11,325 Forumite
    Crashy_Time wrote: »
    Or maybe you are a prat and Paddington is just fat (from all that marmalade) Just had the thought that all the years my landlords were paying 9% they were basically subsidising me weren't they?
    If you think I am paying £400 p.m for a room you definitely need to get out of London a bit more mate.

    Easy to get confused. The what, where and cost of your accommodation seems to be a moveable feast.
  • Crashy_Time
    Crashy_Time Posts: 13,386 Forumite
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    wotsthat wrote: »
    Easy to get confused. The what, where and cost of your accommodation seems to be a moveable feast.


    No, it`s very simple to understand, and the cost has been well discussed and laid out.
  • MobileSaver
    MobileSaver Posts: 4,339 Forumite
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    Crashy_Time wrote: »
    Don`t think the landlord even has a mortgage.

    You could be right, you may well have paid it off for him by now. :beer:
    Every generation blames the one before...
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