Can we please stop the House Price crash threads?

nollag2006

The mods have already asked that all discussion of house price crash be confined to one specific thread, as outined here:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=577151

It becomes tedious for readers of the forum to hear the same old arguments trotted out by the vested interests of the HPC lot. Its the same old mantra they have been singing for 5+ years now.

While the HPC brigade initially respected this, they have now reverted to type, and are consistently either posting new HPC threads such as:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=598960
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=594684

or are resurrecting old threads to circumvent the rules:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=5377

This is a waste of everyones time, and is really disrespectful to Martin and the mods.

At the very least these threads should be locked, and a warning issued to those that are violating the rules that they will be banned if they continue behaving in this manner

free4440273

Agreed. And also the 'Where are interest rates headed' threads. We all know the BofE will cut soon to one (1) per cent because CPI really is 1.8 per cent, and falling:rotfl:

greencat_2

Er nollag haven't you just created a house price crash thread yourself here?

Probably best to PM the mods if you don't like what's going on (and here I am perpetuating the problem myself...slaps wrist).

Frankly I'm bored by the "Race to be in before..." threads but others clearly love them so I simply avoid rather than get fed up.

abaxas

House price crash threads are banned.

The discussion of news that effects house prices is not.

BettiePage

nollag2006 wrote: »

new HPC threads such as:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=598960

For the record, I am not from the HPC brigade. I'm from the GHPC brigade.

Abaxas, you make a valid point.

firsttimetom

The discussion of news that effects house prices is not.

Exactly and thats the difference. There hasn't been a house price crash thread recently. However, Nationwide suggesting that house price growth will be 0% in 2008 is big news and should be discussed in a forum dedicated to house prices.

Also the sheer fact that more people want to discuss this means that sentiment is definately changing.

(I do agree though that the second post you link to is breaking the rules and could have gone in the main thread)

tr3mor

nollag2006 wrote: »

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=594684

The word "crash" only appears once in that thread. In #38 by IveSeenTheLight. He's hardly a harbinger of doom now, is he?

nollag2006 wrote: »

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=598960

And the only use of the word "crash" in this thread is posted by you.

:rolleyes:

tomstickland

I'm a user of these forums and I don't have any problem with threads that discuss the potential for house prices to crash. Obviously I am not alone. Surely the forums are here to cover topics that people find interesting. Those that aren't interesting fall to the bottom.

At the very least these threads should be locked, and a warning issued to those that are violating the rules that they will be banned if they continue behaving in this manner

Why are you being such a busy-body?

Zammo

If people want to discuss house prices surely this is the place to do it. Banning the mention of an HPC isn't going to stop it from happening. And this is coming from someone who is just about to complete on a house.

tomstickland

Looks like the OP has a problem with people talking about price falls.

There is a dedicated house price crash discussion thread, where you can wheel out the same arguments you have all been peddling for years. I suggest you use that, and leave the rest of us in this forum in peace.

What if someone is new to this and haven't been "peddling" the "same old arguments for years"?

Romani_Ite_Domum

nollag2006 wrote: »

Oh how I love to rile the House Price Crash muppets !!!

Thought you liked these threads nollag?