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Where will all the refugees live?

All these refugees arriving on UK soil, some officially some less so, where will they all live?

I know the perma property Bulls will say it's even more demand while supply is not going up as fast.

But it doesn't matter how many people want to live in a certain property, all that matters is how many can raise funds.

Look at these poor people in the refugee camps around Europe. To use the perma prop Bulls argument there is way more demand for housing than there is supply, so prices should go up right?

Wrong, all that matters is how many can raise funds.
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  • wotsthat
    wotsthat Posts: 11,325 Forumite
    Gavin234 wrote: »
    Look at these poor people in the refugee camps around Europe. To use the perma prop Bulls argument there is way more demand for housing than there is supply, so prices should go up right?

    Wrong, all that matters is how many can raise funds.

    All of them will raise funds and, in the main, will be housed in houses.

    In the UK you can use other people's funds and get a house.

    The refugee camp argument to try and deny supply and demand set prices is nonsense.
  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
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    over 630,000 migrants entered the UK (plus of course all the illegals and uncounted )


    so a few thousand more is neither here nor there
  • wotsthat wrote: »
    All of them will raise funds and, in the main, will be housed in houses.

    In the UK you can use other people's funds and get a house.

    The refugee camp argument to try and deny supply and demand set prices is nonsense.

    I'm sorry but that is such a stupid post.

    So these refugee camps overflowing with poor people create huge demand in a situation with very little supply, and your seriously saying they will just raise funds from somewhere:rotfl:
  • mayonnaise
    mayonnaise Posts: 3,690 Forumite
    Gavin234 wrote: »
    perma prop Bulls

    Oh it's you. Welcome back.:)
    Don't blame me, I voted Remain.
  • mayonnaise
    mayonnaise Posts: 3,690 Forumite
    Gavin234 wrote: »
    All these refugees arriving on UK soil, some officially some less so, where will they all live?
    Somehow I believe they'll be less of a drain on our society than you. :)
    Gavin234 wrote: »
    We are a couple with 3 kids. On JSA and rent from a private landlord.

    Due to the Ben cap our benefits have been reduced to £500week, our rent is £350, but for some unexpected reason apparently I have to pay back a few thousand pounds in overpaid tax credits.

    They are reducing our child tax credits, leaving us with less than £100 week to live on. All our bills and paying off debts take up most of that. There is nothing left for food or clothes. I thought we could still get the 500 nod pay back the overpayment still?..

    We have been to the food bank 3 times this year, they say sorry we have used up max allowance, they will not give us any more food until next year.

    Where else can we look to for help? I know I'm not the only one struggling, but things are getting very hard. I'm so depressed looking for work, I can tell they won't be interested in my cv because I've got no qualifications.
    Gavin234 wrote: »
    I have the last of us on PS3 and want to play the dlc game left behind. Will it cheaper over time? Is there any other way to play it, I don't want to pay full price for it?
    Gavin234 wrote: »
    I have an s3 Samsung with micro SIM card, I just bought iPhone 5c and trying to swap the SIM card but it won't fit.

    Can I ask O2 for a new smaller SIM card?
    Don't blame me, I voted Remain.
  • mayonnaise wrote: »
    Somehow I believe they'll be less of a drain on our society than you. :)

    Boom!

    More letters
    Left is never right but I always am.
  • antrobus
    antrobus Posts: 17,386 Forumite
    Boom!

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    Gavin234 wrote: »
    I don't mind the bottom feeders, the crazy rates, I'm probably going to default like Greece is doing, but would like to just deal with one company for the dro,

    Suddenly making room for a few Syrian refugees doesn't seem so bad.:)
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    antrobus wrote: »
    Suddenly making room for a few Syrian refugees doesn't seem so bad.:)

    Is there any way to negotiate a twit for refugee swap with that nice Mr al-Assad?

    I can think of a few to nominate.
  • wotsthat
    wotsthat Posts: 11,325 Forumite
    Gavin234 wrote: »
    I'm sorry but that is such a stupid post.

    So these refugee camps overflowing with poor people create huge demand in a situation with very little supply, and your seriously saying they will just raise funds from somewhere:rotfl:

    Poor people in refugee camps don't have rich people to help satisfy that demand.

    It's like your own life. You might demand a house, tax credits, child benefit, a PS3 and a nice smartphone plus stocks of food at a food bank and if you lived in a refugee camp that demand would go unsatisfied. Luckily for your poor kids the rest of us club together because your own inadequacies prevent you from doing so.

    You're rude as well as inadequate. Normal procedure when in receipt of this bounty would be to say thank you rather than calling people stupid.
  • Generali wrote: »
    Is there any way to negotiate a twit for refugee swap with that nice Mr al-Assad?

    I can think of a few to nominate.

    Someone else beat you to it.......

    http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/katie-hopkins-petition-launched-swap-6388197

    Interesting thought. ....:T

    WR
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