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House prices rise

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  • chhants
    chhants Posts: 4 Newbie
    I work in estate agency and trust me, there is no hope of any increase in prices at the moment! Asking prices may be the same as they were last year but the actual selling prices are far, far lower, with offers coming in at tens of thousands less than properties are on the market for.

    Doom and gloom again, sorry!:sad:
  • Sir_Humphrey
    Sir_Humphrey Posts: 1,978 Forumite
    chhants wrote: »
    Doom and gloom again, sorry!:sad:

    No need to apologise. :beer:

    Thanks for being so honest. Good luck.
    Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. J. K. Galbraith
  • pickles110564
    pickles110564 Posts: 2,374 Forumite
    Sir_Humphrey wrote: »
    I do intend to make serious posts here to, but wind-up merchants are better ridiculed than taken seriously IMHO. There is a risk that some people might take them seriously.
    I see you must have already met !!!!!!? Neas Carolt Brit etc.:rotfl:
  • IveSeenTheLight
    IveSeenTheLight Posts: 13,322 Forumite
    chhants wrote: »
    I work in estate agency and trust me, there is no hope of any increase in prices at the moment! Asking prices may be the same as they were last year but the actual selling prices are far, far lower, with offers coming in at tens of thousands less than properties are on the market for.

    Doom and gloom again, sorry!:sad:


    Which area do you work in?
    You do know that different areas are affected differently
    If you look at http://www.nationwide.co.uk/hpi/historical/q1_2008.pdf you can see that while the UK average was down for the first quarter, some area were still showing increases
    :wall:
    What we've got here is....... failure to communicate.
    Some men you just can't reach.
    :wall:
  • Sir_Humphrey
    Sir_Humphrey Posts: 1,978 Forumite
    pickles110564 wrote: »
    I see you must have already met !!!!!!? Neas Carolt Brit etc.:rotfl:

    I have seen their posts. Their ridicule of you has indeed been most effective. I am glad you can see the strength of ridicule even on the receiving end. Most magnaminous of you.

    :j
    Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. J. K. Galbraith
  • pickles110564
    pickles110564 Posts: 2,374 Forumite
    Sir_Humphrey wrote: »
    I have seen their posts. Their ridicule of you has indeed been most effective. I am glad you can see the strength of ridicule even on the receiving end. Most magnaminous of you.

    :j
    Who are you in disguise?
  • Sir_Humphrey
    Sir_Humphrey Posts: 1,978 Forumite
    pickles110564 wrote: »
    Who are you in disguise?

    I am the manifestation of your Id. Your deepest worries brought to life to torment you.



    Since you think there is no house price crash, I suspect you might end up believing that.
    Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. J. K. Galbraith
  • mr.broderick
    mr.broderick Posts: 3,778 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    chhants wrote: »
    I work in estate agency and trust me, there is no hope of any increase in prices at the moment! Asking prices may be the same as they were last year but the actual selling prices are far, far lower, with offers coming in at tens of thousands less than properties are on the market for.

    Doom and gloom again, sorry!:sad:


    5 thanks for anecdotal garbage....
  • mr.broderick
    mr.broderick Posts: 3,778 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    dannyboycey wrote: »
    Careful Brodders.... we could fill a book with your typos and grammatical errors!

    We go easy on you though as it's not fair to poke fun at those who've had a lobotomy.

    HeHe Good luck Danny my friend, you're certainly going to need it...
  • mr.broderick
    mr.broderick Posts: 3,778 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    pickles110564 wrote: »
    Who are you in disguise?

    Does it matter pickles my dear friend, it will all come out in the wash...
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