House Prices to Jump 50%....

ukcarper

I think they can probably cover their holidays but as you say no sick pay no employer pension contribution the risk of periods with less work. A salaried gas safe plumber could earn £35k a week in the South East so £50k does sound to bad. I think the median male full time earnings about £35k.

I'm surprised how much property prices have increased over the last couple of years with the price of a 3 bed semi increasing by 30%. The town I was brought up in is just inside the m25 I now live about 20 miles further out and property is about 40% cheaper.

antrobus

The average house price in England will rise by 40% in five years to break the £300,000 barrier, according to research published today by the National Housing Federation.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/aug/06/housingmarket.houseprices

That was in 2007.

Sometimes things just don't turn out the way that you expect they will.:)