GloomMonger

A depressing anecdotal. A friend bought a 3 bed maisonette in Acton West London for £450k in 2007, recently sold it for £570. Probably spent £30k on renovations but still, London just seems to go up and up. There will be a crash but I fear I will be too old to benefit.

Great image. This is our economy until the markets say enough.

They did mention it in their IMF report critique. http://www.cps.org.uk/blog/q/date/2013/05/22/some-thoughts-on-the-imf-report/

Are you allowed to borrow more than the companies total asset value?

Oh dear, poor Ed has been egged on his walkabout. The proles are getting restless: http://news.sky.com/story/1128517/ed-miliband-is-egged-on-campaign-visit

Imagine if you could commute from Birmingham to London in 20 minutes, house prices would treble! The UK is saved!

They have just dropped it by 40k. I'm expecting it to go under offer very soon! http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-40045891.html

Gidiot? Is that you?

Ah, I wonder if this accounts for the fussiness. Are people hoping to be given a place in a more desirable location so they can maximise profits when they buy and sell on?

I am watching this one with interest. Busy road in an average part of North London but close to tube and train. This is what one half of a million pounds gets you. I despair. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-40045891.html I only hope it sells for around £250k !

Not another name change! You always so decisive?

He probably hasn't given it some thought.

Yet another out of touch leader in a position of power. The church has a £6 billion fund to manage, 30% in property. Does he really think he can manage this without stepping on the little people?

I was just reading about the murder case in Wales, where Carl Mills set fire to his girlfriends porch trapping and killing her, her daughter and her mother upstairs. Tragic case, but I often wonder why people don't jump or throw a mattress out the bedroom window and drop the baby out. Then I saw a photo of the house! Why oh why would anyone design and build a house like that? A disgrace!

Market manipulation by soundbite.

"I am desperate for a job but desperate is the wrong word" Classic quote.

There's more from our beloved Chancellor here: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/osborne-says-not-worried-house-prices-110124293.html#h2xolf9 The comments are quite revealing. Or google "George Osborne defends controversial Help to Buy scheme" to read the FT article.

What a c**t! Who is this man, surely he can't have this much power to destroy our country? My link Or google "George Osborne defends controversial Help to Buy scheme" to read the FT article.

Exactly, that's what is scandalous. Some out of touch fuddy duddy judge who can barely use a calculator makes that sort of judgement.

Spot on. I imagine this is why they are proposing this figure; too high and the smugglers get the revenue, too low and it's no deterrent.

Farage had better get all his skeletons out of the closet before he's completely discredited.

FTSE 100 closed 2.98% down at 6159. Not a black day but certainly a shade of grey. Edit to compliment Coffeehead on a very decent Black day call.

£3k to double glaze that!

Can't speak the lingo.

Buy some battery operated sensor led lights for the stairwell. Give out good light and batteries last for months. I've used these before. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=130882747040