rantnrave

So 50% off peak in real terms? Sounds about right I reckon.

Do you rip the plaster off quickly or try to minimise the pain millimetre by millimetre...

The length of the current bull trap / deadcat bounce, when put in perspective alongside how long prices went up for, suggests we have a way to go here IMO.

Personally, I've always preferred real bottoms.

Looking at the accompanying tables, having a pylon in your back garden doesn't improve the property's energy efficiency rating.

Agents Note There is an electricity pylon in the rear garden.

And the first to call time at work on a Friday, have some of the most generous holiday allowances in Europe etc... Just in terms of being closer to home, I reckon the Poles would however find work in Germany more attractive.

Ha ha. £11.11 now btw.

Sibley's back in this country?

Time to get your head down then, literally...

Agreed. I'm just wondering whether we are going to see meaty %s up because of the rush to meet the deadline.

Aye.

Many monthly indices and more are out next week - the knock on effect from all the bank holidays. Ones to look out for: TUE April Halifax (or some time this week) April Hometrack (or some time this week) WED March Land Reg April Nationwide BoE Mortgage Numbers THU MPC IR Vote - Sentance's last and anticipated since it follows the positive quarterly GDP figures The HP surveys should hopefully prvide an insight into the extent of the Spring Bouce and whether the early April deadline for the new 5% stamp duty has had an impact.

Your 2011 predictions in your sig are looking pretty prescient...

In the first revision, then confirmed in the final figure as -0.5%.

Off-topic, but I'm up to £11.02 this month IRR!

Within the next ten to 15 years TPTB are likely to be people who have been negatively affected by the bubble. Their policies re housing will, I hope, be significantly different from this bunch of VIs'.

Two I've noticed round my area that are next door (notice the garages). http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-28377865.html http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-31813361.html No takers for at least a year. One dropped their price by 5K (big deal) last month and the other did the same within 48 hours!

Hasn't the fear itself seen rates for those remortgaging go up anyway?

Two more revisions to come. I doubt the final figure will be more than 0.1 different either way.

British Bankers' Association latest numbers up to 31.7K from 30.2K.

£ is now up pretty much across the board. Are the markets sniffing an IR hike?

Down 0.5% last time, up 0.5% this time - so the economy is where it was six months ago? (of course, 995 +0.5% doesn't quite equal 1,000, so the answer is no).

If the OP was confused before, I'm sure this thread has provided the simple explanation they were after...

UP 0.5 %