shug Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/busi...icle5375501.ece FOUND, at last – a property business that has had a successful 2008. It’s name? Housepricecrash.co.uk. When 25-year-old Brendan McLoughlin bought the obscure website three years ago the only visitors were a few doomsayers warning that the end was nigh for the house-price boom. Now, as property values nosedive, the controversial news and discussion website is attracting 50,000 hits a day and revenue of more than £300,000 from advertisers including Sky, Virgin and BT. And according to the internet rating agency Hitwise, it is now the ninth-biggest property website in the UK. However, the site has attracted the ire of property experts who accuse McLoughlin of profiteering from pessimism. TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp of Channel 4’s Location, Location, Location has described the site as “sick”. “There is a website called Housepricecrash and I am their deadliest enemy,” she said earlier this year. “They all rent and have a vested interest and enjoyment in watching others suffer . . . We are not going into freefall unless we panic ourselves into it.” McLoughlin defended the site, saying: “I’ve owned a property since 2003 and have felt the pain of falling prices.” House prices have dropped by 14.9% over the past year and many economists predict further losses of 15%-20% in 2009. Allsop, you are sick with your utter clueless nonsense. We are not going into freefall unless we panic ourselves into it.Firstly, you DON'T talk yourself into a house price crash, and you don't EVER panic yourselves into a house price crash. YOU SPEND YOURSELVES INTO IT YOU STUPID IDIOT!. Exactly what happens in a recession. You DON'T talk yourselves into a recession, you SPEND YOURSELVES INTO IT!. How on earth did Allsop get on TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qetesuesi Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 How on earth did Allsop get on TV How did Beeny? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shug Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 How did Beeny? True, but as least Beeny looks nice with those massive hooters and was a little more realistic. Allsop just makes you want to throw up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanthecat Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp of Channel 4’s Location, Location, Location has described the site as “sick”. rotflmao obviously there are going to be inoccent victims of this house price crash, however most of the people benefiting from it were just GREEDY and are now getting their just deserts!!!!! Oh the price of GREED!!! They deserve it!!!! The BTL brigade exploiting poor vunerable people YOU ALL DESERVE IT!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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