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So come on then, who had house price discussions over the Xmas dinner table

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lynzpower
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anyone?

report from the power hh, very little discussion, completely diffferent from last year when family were v bouyant about thier percieved riches....

Anyone else?

Hope everyone had a lovely day xx
:beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
This Ive come to know...
So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
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  • Lorian
    Lorian Posts: 6,254 Forumite
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    Strange topic for Xmas lunch.
  • Turnbull2000
    Turnbull2000 Posts: 1,807 Forumite
    My taxi driver predicted economic Armageddon :eek:

    No tip for that fella, I'll need every penny I can hold onto!
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  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    Our discussion was: "shut up and wear the ruddy hat, it's xmas"
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    We had credit crunch but not house prices directly. I don't think I brought it up though - hard to say after all that Claret and Port.
  • ManAtHome
    ManAtHome Posts: 8,512 Forumite
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    Generali wrote: »
    We had credit crunch
    We had to make do with Brandy Snaps when I were a lad.
  • Ian_W
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    We had smoked salmon parcels stuffed with prawn mouse for starters served with a rather nice Chardonay and the conversation was mainly about the run on Northern Rock, whether Branson will get it or will it be nationalised.

    The main course was M&S organic turkey and locally sourced pork shoulder with all the trimmings and a bottle of Sancerre and the conversation turned to whether India and China have "de-coupled" from the US and whether there really is a resources super-cycle.

    With the Christmas pud and a slightly over sweet [IMO] dessert wine we'd moved on to the banks rebuilding their balance sheets in the first quarter.

    After that we had the usual parlour games like pass the CDO and chase the mortgage but, NO - now you mention it house prices didn't crop up.

    How strange! :D;)
  • nearlyrich
    nearlyrich Posts: 13,698 Forumite
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    No I can't recall house prices getting a mention here either LOL
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  • dolce_vita
    dolce_vita Posts: 1,031 Forumite
    I tried to explain to the kids that if they didn't keep the noise down they might upset the neighbours and we could have a row.
    And then if we ever have to sell the house we would have to declare the dispute and this could lead to problems selling and hence the size of their inheritance.

    And could also lead to a revaluation of all local properties leading to a sustained, localised house price crash. And in the current climate this could be very damaging to the economy and.......................................



    Needless to say, they just ignored me and carried on screaming as they played.
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    #1. The people that run these "sell your house and rent back" companies are generally lying thieves and are best avoided

    #2. This time next year house prices in general will be lower than they are now

    #3. Cheap houses are a good thing not a bad thing
  • ruggedtoast
    ruggedtoast Posts: 9,819 Forumite
    Ian_W wrote: »
    We had smoked salmon parcels stuffed with prawn mouse for starters served with a rather nice Chardonay and the conversation was mainly about the run on Northern Rock, whether Branson will get it or will it be nationalised.

    Prawn mouse. Mmmm.
  • Ian_W
    Ian_W Posts: 3,778 Forumite
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    ruggedtoast wrote: »
    Prawn mouse. Mmmm.
    Only available from specialist retailers. ;)

    As was the Brandy that finished off the evening! :rolleyes:
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