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Homes Under The Hammer today

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,323 Forumite
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    I think either RTB should be stopped completely (preferably or purchasers should be refused the ability to sell on for 10 years. That will put off the people who are hoping for a relatively quick turn around. I think lol. Wish there could be a referendum on this.
  • Bogof_Babe
    Bogof_Babe Posts: 10,803 Forumite
    deannatrois wrote: »
    I think either RTB should be stopped completely (preferably or purchasers should be refused the ability to sell on for 10 years. That will put off the people who are hoping for a relatively quick turn around. I think lol. Wish there could be a referendum on this.

    Or to rent it out for 10 years. Ensure only bona fide owner occupiers can benefit from RTB.

    In the event of bereavement the property should revert to the council, who would pay the deceased's estate a realistic sum for it.

    If someone buys and then circumstances mean they can no longer live in the area then same thing applies.
    :D I haven't bogged off yet, and I ain't no babe :D

  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    custardy wrote: »
    Where do they say it is?


    Here, which private individuals do you think it refers to if not LLs?


    Arklight wrote: »
    It's simply a wealth transfer from the state to private individuals, and it's a colossal state subsidy of the private mortgage industry. There is no other country that does this.
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    Heliflyguy wrote: »
    ...has to be the funniest thing I have read all day.


    I suggest you visit a library if you have nothing funnier to read.
  • Red-Squirrel_2
    Red-Squirrel_2 Posts: 4,341 Forumite
    dunroving wrote: »
    If in doubt, blame the Tories.

    Its not a bad rule of thumb to be honest.

    Look at the biggest societal problems today and ask yourself if the Tories have improved things since 2010.
  • dunroving
    dunroving Posts: 1,903 Forumite
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    Or Labour since 1997. It works both ways. I'm not partisan I call it as I see it. Blaming Homes Under the Hammer on the Tories is bonkers.
    (Nearly) dunroving
  • Red-Squirrel_2
    Red-Squirrel_2 Posts: 4,341 Forumite
    dunroving wrote: »
    Or Labour since 1997. It works both ways. I'm not partisan I call it as I see it. Blaming Homes Under the Hammer on the Tories is bonkers.

    Well no it doesn't, because Labour left a lot of things much better than they found them.

    Tories and Labour share blame for the current housing crisis, yes, but the Tories aren't going to be the ones who fix it, and the damage they have done in other areas is off the scale.
  • dunroving
    dunroving Posts: 1,903 Forumite
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    Like I said, I'm not partisan. The Blair years have a lot more to do with our current situation than the current government, in my non-partisan opinion. The Tories could be doing a better job of dealing with the situation but Blair and Brown created it.
    (Nearly) dunroving
  • NeilCr
    NeilCr Posts: 4,430 Forumite
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    Could you two get a room? :):)
  • dunroving
    dunroving Posts: 1,903 Forumite
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    No thanks. I'd rather talk HUH than politics any day.
    (Nearly) dunroving
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