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  • Crashy_Time
    Crashy_Time Posts: 13,386 Forumite
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    wotsthat wrote: »
    Despite your skill in calling house prices you need to remind yourself you sold at generational lows and have rented for the last 18 odd years. You're not qualified to offer financial advice to others.




    I sold because I had moved 200 miles away, and got fed up with tenants trashing the house and complaints from neighbours. At that time the present housing comedy wasn`t even within the realms of imagination. It was the best decision for the time, and my rent since has been a negligible cost. Lurking around these boards attacking anything that challenges your mantra qualifies you to give advice to no one, if you want to believe that rents are soaring, and that most people are going to get their "equity" out of the casino be my guest.
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    Crashy_Time wrote: »
    I sold because I had moved 200 miles away, and got fed up with tenants trashing the house and complaints from neighbours. At that time the present housing comedy wasn`t even within the realms of imagination. It was the best decision for the time, and my rent since has been a negligible cost. Lurking around these boards attacking anything that challenges your mantra qualifies you to give advice to no one, if you want to believe that rents are soaring, and that most people are going to get their "equity" out of the casino be my guest.
    Personally I wouldn't call best part of £100k negligble.
  • Crashy_Time
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    ukcarper wrote: »
    Personally I wouldn't call best part of £100k negligble.


    Would you call a 100k spend over the years on say fags, booze, food we don`t really need, holidays etc. negligible or non-negligible?
  • ukcarper
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    Crashy_Time wrote: »
    Would you call a 100k spend over the years on say fags, booze, food we don`t really need, holidays etc. negligible or non-negligible?
    I wouldn't call £100k negligble full stop.
  • Crashy_Time
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    ukcarper wrote: »
    I wouldn't call £100k negligble full stop.


    It is spread over many years. My rent this year will be £4800, trust me it is negligible.
  • ukcarper
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    Crashy_Time wrote: »
    It is spread over many years. My rent this year will be £4800, trust me it is negligible.
    No £400 a month is not negligble I'm certainly glad I don't have to pay £400 a month for accomadation let alone a room in a shared house.
  • Crashy_Time
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    ukcarper wrote: »
    No £400 a month is not negligble I'm certainly glad I don't have to pay £400 a month for accomadation let alone a room in a shared house.


    Who mentioned a shared house?
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    Crashy_Time wrote: »
    Who mentioned a shared house?
    Shared flats is it.
  • Crashy_Time
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    ukcarper wrote: »
    Shared flats is it.


    Try again.
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    Crashy_Time wrote: »
    Try again.
    Perhaps you should tell us as you seem to have changed your story.
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