Will the next generation be able to buy their own house?

phillw

boomer69 wrote: »

I think its just addiction to being in London, most people up north detest the place. Unless you're reasonably well off (or in midlands terms "rich") its just too damn expensive.

Do they detest it because of what it is, or is it resentment that they can't afford to live there and they see there are more opportunities to those living there?

Living in London isn't for everyone, but to detest it would seem an extreme view.

ukcarper wrote: »

Not everybody can have well paid jobs and for society to function correctly everybody needs to be accommodated.

It's like when you see 50 taxi's waiting at a train station for 8 hours, when nobody ever takes the taxi & the taxi drivers complain. It's weird how the same people who say we should walk away from the EU if we can't get a good deal, aren't prepared to walk away from an area that isn't providing what they need.

Zero_Sum

phillw wrote: »

Do they detest it because of what it is, or is it resentment that they can't afford to live there and they see there are more opportunities to those living there?

Living in London isn't for everyone, but to detest it would seem an extreme view.



It's like when you see 50 taxi's waiting at a train station for 8 hours, when nobody ever takes the taxi & the taxi drivers complain. It's weird how the same people who say we should walk away from the EU if we can't get a good deal, aren't prepared to walk away from an area that isn't providing what they need.

Its because the government is far too Londoncentric, and gets the lions share of funding. This leads to London growing at the expense of the regions & sucking the life out of the regions. Its also a major reason people voted the way they did with Brexit.

boomer69

phillw wrote: »

Do they detest it because of what it is, or is it resentment that they can't afford to live there and they see there are more opportunities to those living there?

Living in London isn't for everyone, but to detest it would seem an extreme view.

We can afford to live there, just in 2 bed flats rather than four bed detached house with gardens and garages up here.

Personally I couldnt live anywhere the general population cant pass the time of day with each other.


The traffic (and standard of driving) is horrendous.


I live fifteen minutes from shopping, hospitals, restaurants etc, I can walk by the river for two miles in either direction, I might meet one other person. Along the Trent and Mersey I can walk as far as I like and can guarantee 85% of people pass the time of day.

I can drive as fast as I like on "B" roads, 'cos there are no coppers, and no cameras. I can be in Stoke, Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, or Birmingham in around an hour (I dont because they are dumps too.)
I breathe clean air and can sit in my garden and hear birdsong and the occasional lawn mower. If I need to go to London, its a half hour drive and 90 minutes on the train(god only knows why that isnt quick enough.)

Every Londoner I've met up here say they are glad they left and wouldnt dream of going back.


I really dont think people who live in London are much better than us carrot crunchers, but a good many think they are.
And why are the pubs empty by half eight ?

AG47

When the dust settles after no del brexit fallout, the answer is YES THE NEXT GENERATION WILL BE BLE TO BUY THIER OWN HOMES FAR EASIER THAN TODAY.

lisyloo

boomer69 wrote: »

And why are the pubs empty by half eight ?

Where is this?
Certainly not London, every London pub is spilled out onto the street, in fact it’s a nuisance if you need to walk past.
Some have roped off areas outside to stop their customers blocking the pavements.

Herzlos

AG47 wrote: »

When the dust settles after no del brexit fallout, the answer is YES THE NEXT GENERATION WILL BE BLE TO BUY THIER OWN HOMES FAR EASIER THAN TODAY.

Please explain how?


I've got a few kids in the next generation so this would be good information to know.

snowqueen555

I think a lot of people like myself are realistic and don't expect to get a 3 bed house, but when the cheapest 1 bed is still too much money, I think there is a problem.

I've said a few times, it is a location problem for me, unfortunately born in the wrong city.

1 beds go for £130-150k where I am, quite a lot but I don't earn much.

lisyloo

snowqueen555 wrote: »

I've said a few times, it is a location problem for me, unfortunately born in the wrong city.

We’re you the poster considering moving?
If I recall correctly I don’t think there was any strong reason you couldn’t move.

I’ve just been on holiday to Bali and was discussing emigration with people who had moved from UK to Southern Hemisphere (there were quite a few Australians on our dive trips).

I said I’d find it hard to be so far from friends and family.
One said they’d had more visitors in Bali than UK.
Another Australian said - well it’s only a day away and you can go back.

Is moving somewhere an hour or two away really such a big deal?
Yes you can’t make daily visits so it wouldn’t suit people who need daily contact.

Where are you now in your decision process? What’s stopping you making a move?
Or is it just a case of you don’t want it enough to make the sacrifices (that is fine of course, but if you’ve prioritised other things over buying then don’t Expect huge amounts of sympathy).

Sailtheworld

snowqueen555 wrote: »

I've said a few times, it is a location problem for me, unfortunately born in the wrong city.

Were you born in Kinshasa or Port au Prince or something?

If you were born in the UK the only hindrance of being born in the wrong city is having to support a rubbish football team.

snowqueen555

Sailtheworld wrote: »

Were you born in Kinshasa or Port au Prince or something?

If you were born in the UK the only hindrance of being born in the wrong city is having to support a rubbish football team.

Unfortunately for many people like me, moving city might as well as be moving to the moon. Hopefully I could do it sometime.