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"We are very seldom going to be actually at 2 percent, we'll always be a bit away and trying to bring it back. So our forecast has inflation within this sort of range - either a bit above or a bit below - for the next two or three years" Versus: "Inflation could near double digits says Jupiter's Chatfeild-Roberts" - Higher inflation is "inevitable" for UK, says leading fund manager. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/9571093/Inflation-could-near-double-digits-says-Jupiters-Chatfeild-Roberts.html Wonder who will be right.
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High New Zealand home prices causing anxiety "WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Rising home prices are often welcomed as a sign of a country's economic health and vigor. But in New Zealand, there is growing concern that prices have risen so high they are acting instead as an economic anchor, sucking resources from those who can afford a home and prompting those who can't to consider moving overseas." Well those exiting NZ seeking cheaper homes better not consider the UK or Australia, as its not much better in either place.
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Will Self On Nimbys, Building On Greenfields
Redback911 replied to Redcellar's topic in House prices and the economy
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Not that it makes a blind bit of difference, but I felt the urge to make a complaint to the BBC regarding the OP's topic. The URL is: https://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/forms/
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"Priced to sell" As if, it was priced for any other reason.
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Exactly, German is hard for English speakers because the grammer rules are different, although in typical German fashion they are logical. At school the smart kids tend to learn German, everyone else French, then the special ones learn Spanish ;-) Have you thought of the Netherlands or Belgium? In my experience there are a lot of IT and Telecommunication companies in the Benelux area. A number of US technology company's have their European HQ in those regions too. The Netherlands also has a 35% tax ruling (whereas 35% of your salary is tax free) for ex-pats. The English comprehension is extremely high, in fact its hard to learn Dutch as people will tend to switch to English just to be helpful.
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Ftb And We Went To View Our First House Last Weekend...
Redback911 replied to Redback911's topic in Anecdotals
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Ftb And We Went To View Our First House Last Weekend...
Redback911 replied to Redback911's topic in Anecdotals
Yup, exactly. The house that PE found is the house "attached". Stupidly, we missed the "attached" bit in the advert and sure enough we turned up and found a nice looking cottage with the second house for sale attached to the back. Slight disappointment turned to big disappointment when we were told the land we could see was the fabled "4 acres". Thanks for links and thoughts. You are all correct, we will wait till next year and maybe keep an eye on the house. Buying both for 300k would be perfect, having somewhere to stick the extended family when they visit. -
Hi All, My wife and I have been looking for a house in Cumbria and although we are in no hurry to buy, we are on the lookout for something special and reasonably priced in the Lake District. Last weekend we found a newly renovated cottage sitting in four acres of land: http://www.houseprices.co.uk, does anyone have an alternative site/method, of checking the purchase price? Overall a nice cottage, but with a small lounge and 2.5 bedrooms. After 40 minutes we were hurried off when the next viewers arrived. A few points: On market since April, the asking price is 300k, the chap mentioned this was absolutely the best price and they could not go any lower. Over 50 viewings and its still up for sale. Its listed on Rightmove and the seller mentioned it "sits in 4 acres" of land. Google Earth measurement and my own observations show that the land is actually vastly smaller. around 1.5 acres. This is worrying, if they are willing to lie about the land what else is there. Estate agent is totally unresponsive, it took two phone calls to arrange a viewing and no one from the agency followed up with us after the viewing. The house is semi-detached, we did not realise this until we arrived. The neighbours house needs quite a bit of work and the attached roof on there side is sagging. Overall we were disappointed, we are probably naive but were surprised in vastly over estimation of the land and apathy of the agents.
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Update on the situation also posted on an FT blog: http://blogs.ft.com/fttechhub/2011/08/wikileaks-bank-of-america-data-has-been-destroyed/#ixzz1VqZ2QsIJ According to Wikileaks, the information in Mr Domscheit-Berg’s possession included “a copy of the entire US no-fly list” – the listing of terrorist suspects who are to be barred from boarding planes in the US. It also included “five gigabytes from the Bank of America,” as well as “US intercept arrangements for over 100 internet companies” and “600 emails from NPD.” Basically, if its true and this chap deleted the data and backups of the data then why? Maybe he has a copy himself and wanted to use the data to launch his "OpenLeaks" site. Or,he was paid off by the US State Department, Bank of America, Illuminati, et al.
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The Cost Of High Living? A Cool £1M
Redback911 replied to The Masked Tulip's topic in House prices and the economy
"A PENTHOUSE pad in Wales's tallest tower has become the latest victim of the credit crisis." Rather misleading as its not really a penthouse (top floor living by definition). It may be the highest apartment in the block but there are a three further floors above which happen to be a pub and restaurant. Plus you may also be sharing your lift with them as well. Also a penthouse should be larger with unique facilities than the other flats, not really sure that a "fully functioning kitchen" really sets it apart from the rest. -
Comment posted on the Guardian site this morning. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/2011/aug/10/manchester-riots-uk-disorder-day-four-live "As a retired GM Police Officer you must have been involved in the action against the mine workers in the 1980s. The Police were used as weapon against people fighting to save their jobs, their homes, their communities, and their way of life, against state sponsored pillaging and destruction. At the time you were doing your job in accordance with your contract and oath, and I take no issue with that. The London Riots give us a very faint glimpse of what life might be like without a strong and dependable Police Force. But can you not see the parallels with the present day, and the scars left by thirty years of mass unemployment, and the depletion of training, skills, and opportunity? Ways of life were replaced with menial temporary jobs, and social housing with short term private tenancies. The Civil Service promoted job security, stable homes, and gilt edged retirement pensions, as articles of faith during periods of intense social upheaval... and rubber stamped the measures that deprived millions of similar benefits. Now the article of faith has become "I have to work hard, so why should I pay for Them to sit idle?" And those without the benefit of stable prosperous employment are expected to accept the leftovers with gratitude and respect for those more fortunate. We've seen a lot in the papers about Anger and Injustice, now that civil service pensions have come under review... but at the same time the less fortunate are threatened with complete withdrawl of Any security if they're not prepared to jump through hoops chasing non-existant or blatantly exploitative 'jobs'. These people aren't going to join the protests over cuts in civil service jobs and pensions. Greed and Envy have fuelled the present Govenment Policy against Cheats and Scroungers on the sick or the dole. The Greed of Taxpayers who wnt their (frequently Government Funded) Jobs with lower taxes... the greed of Property Owners who are the real cause of excessive Housing benefits... and Envy of those who manage a basic lifestyle without having to go out to work. But the Government now promoting greed and envy is a continuation of the Government that institutionalised unemployement, with the use of force, in the 1980s. So now we have an underclass of young people with no allegience to society, no training opportunities, no prospects of meaningful employment, and no way of establishing a stable and permenant home. The costly private tennancies which benefit wealthy landowners have been bought with the erosion tennants rights and standard agreements of three to six months. Faced with the prospect of a massive squeeze on their already precarious lifestyles, it's no wonder they're angry, contemptuous, and destructive. Their example is set by those who ruthlessly exploit the economy for their own benefit, without a thought for the lives of those who have to face the consequences. And they're not served or protected by the Police, whose job it is to suppress and contain them. Those who ask who's to blame should look in a mirror; because we all are. If we don't change society to promote opportunities for all, rather than profit for a few, then the pressures and frustrations that caused the present outburst will continue to build, and erupt in escalating violence."