Monday, May 11, 2009
BBC Two's Property Watch
News.bbc.co.uk: Have Your Say
BBC Two's Property Watch is due to start soon, its meant to reflect our thoughts and views on the market. Here is a link to some of the views people have put forward so far, seems like most views are swinging one way. Bet when the series hits the screens though the bias will be thrown the other way despite the peoples opinion. (Be very supprised if the BBC stays neutral in this subject!)
Posted by ade @ 12:41 PM (990 views) Add Comment
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1. paul said...
Social engineering that would put communist states to shame.
There is a famous Have Your Say thread about censorship in China outlined here, where so many of the comments basically say "The BBC censors comments just as much as China". They are all deleted at first but then the protests grow louder.
Naturally, the thread has been deleted from the BBC's Have Your Say archives. Now the original thread has been removed - unsurprisingly.
2. techieman said...
Per my post this was discussed on 5 live last night. The producer and MSW was interviewed. The producer said that on balance their survey said that those people thought it a good thing that prices were falling outnumbered those who took the opposite view by a large margin.
3. george monsoon said...
The BBC - Broadcasting Government backed propaganda since 1922
4. Stamford said...
Looked at the BBC Two's Property Watch site. Had my comment removed from the BBC! - have now sent a complaint to the BBC because it broke none of their rules - it just made the point that prices in Stamford are still ridiculously high due to the "grey £" in the area driving up the prices with all their grubby little BTL portfolios.
The BBC suck! Roll on the day they dont get tax payers handouts.
5. Stuart Ferguson said...
when the property prices started to rise it started in the new build sector yet no one asked the question why! labour costs were stable as was material prices - the government did not intervene & the snowball got bigger & bigger.
I (unfortunately) did not have the opportunity of regular schooling but even I have heard of the tulip effect.
The media were always telling us there was a housing shortage the prices went crazy & our government did nothing other than establish the next time bomb PFI.
6. W Fitzpatrick said...
Property prices are falling because 80% of the properties selling over the last year have been houses that were repossesed,and the banks only want the balance of money owing on the property no matter what the valuation of the property, remaining 20% just followed by listening to the media about house prices falling.
I had my house on the market from july 2008 until march 2009,The estate agent was suggesting I should reduce by£10,000 in order to try
to sell I reduced by £3000. but that was my decision,I was again asked if I wanted to reduce,Isaid no because your house is worth what anyone is willing to pay.I took my house offthe market in march not because it did not sell but because the one I wanted to buy sold for £20,000 less than first advertised.I stillbelieve in my first comment.
7. Pattie said...
Throughout all the programmes there was hardly a mention of the impact of falling house prices on the older age group who now make up a large proportion of the property-owning population. Falling house prices are bad news for us as we'll need the capital for investments when we have to downsize and/or go into care. There was far too much focus on the impact on first time buyers and those who cannot afford to get a mortgage. It's time the BBC and many other organistions took more account of the needs and views of older people and gave us a voice. Many of us still able to think and speak!!!