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House prices are correcting back to normal levels now. Why shouldn't people who have seen this coming warn others potentially saving them tens of thousands of pounds and misery.
Its the right thing to do morally. Why do you want people to suffer? Whats your motive? :mad:
If someone asks you for the quickest route to place A you would warn them if you knew the dark ally way was full of gang members and there is a different route. It is no different warning first time buyers.
I reserve the right to warn these ftb to help them make a more informed and balanced decision.
Agreed. James Ferguson (an economist at Pali International) said in October 2007:
The same message holds true for FTBs imo, unless they are comfortable with the prospect of significant capital loss / negative equity. The conflict of forum views between bulls and bears is necessary, and fun. People shouldn't get so touchy about some frank exhanges of views. Although brit, I notice you're slightly more subtle with your views on SP and LLZ.I would advise a buy-to-let investor to sell his entire portfolio. And anyone who advises a buy-to-let investor to buy right now, should, I think, be legally sueable – because to do so is irrespon!sible.0 -
House prices are correcting back to normal levels now. Why shouldn't people who have seen this coming warn others potentially saving them tens of thousands of pounds and misery.
Its the right thing to do morally. Why do you want people to suffer? Whats your motive? :mad:
If someone asks you for the quickest route to place A you would warn them if you knew the dark ally way was full of gang members and there is a different route. It is no different warning first time buyers.
I reserve the right to warn these ftb to help them make a more informed and balanced decision.
Whats my motive???
Would you not agree that someone posting on one of the house prices/buying boards would have read at least ONE post about house prices falling? As the poster above said who doesnt know that house prices are falling? Why do so many posters feel the need to start half their posts with this sentence?
Understandably if someone starts a thread saying "Should I buy now?" then exercise your right to 'warn' them / give your personal opinion. But if they havent asked then I personally think its safe to say they've read or heard it somewhere else in the past 5 months...I think people can exercise a bit of discretion with the "rent for 6 months" post. Its not always necessary, helpful or relevant to the original post.January 2014 - £20,3400 -
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Originally Posted by mr.broderick
Don't make it personal carol, you strike me as someone manipulative.
It's nothing to do with falling prices, in fact i doubt anyone gives a hoot, massive gains, massive falls, who gives a toss. It's just the way you operate you are very unlikable and that is that, nothing to do with the current economic climate.
Well I for one rather like carolt !!!!0 -
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Originally Posted by mr.broderick
Don't make it personal carol, you strike me as someone manipulative.
It's nothing to do with falling prices, in fact i doubt anyone gives a hoot, massive gains, massive falls, who gives a toss. It's just the way you operate you are very unlikable and that is that, nothing to do with the current economic climate.
Well I for one rather like carolt !!!!
Ok pobby...0 -
Well, reading this thread has kept me very happily entertained for the last 45 minutes...in fact, I have gone back and re-read several posts they were that good! :rotfl:
I thank each and every one of you! Today has turned out to be not so bad after all.... :beer: :beer: 0 -
Random: I love the word "idiot" when it's used online. Seeing it in the written form always makes me giggle. It's such an odd sounding little word.0
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timnicebutdim wrote: »i suppose its a bit like watching soaps like eastenders as seeing other people in a bloodbath of misery and bad luck makes them feel better about themselves and reassures their own insecurities.
watching easternders?, come on nothing can be that bad!! 0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »Random: I love the word "idiot" when it's used online. Seeing it in the written form always makes me giggle. It's such an odd sounding little word.
It's even better said with an Irish accent.....
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PasturesNew wrote: »Random: I love the word "idiot" when it's used online. Seeing it in the written form always makes me giggle. It's such an odd sounding little word.
What are you smoking PN?0 -
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