PropertyGuru

relax Rayman. I'm not about to start engaging someone called 'theStrapOnFury' I couldn't keep a straight face. Especially seeing as I'm 'just that little bit cleverer' than him. Which isn't saying much. We pulled a 24 inch dead catfish out of the septic tank yesterday that was probably 'just a little bit cleverer' than theStrapOnFury. Buzzz Buzzz

You're a bloke too lazy to bother reading posts already on the board that answer your question. Which no doubt explains why you chose the moniker 'TheStrapOnFury'. Are you battery powered? Or wind up? Whichever, your'e a plastic nooobend.

We are all waiting with interest to see how it goes. If it's a nice flat in a good location, it might still sell - I get a vague fear for you though - the latest raft of bad PR might cause even the loony rich in London to have a little common sense 'thinking time', which could very well be disastrous for the Monty Sales Push. I'd be tempted to lop off 50k for a 'quick sale', contracts exchanged in 14 days kind of thing. That would flush out the greedy who put the chance of a quick 'profit' over the effort of doing a little research first. Just my 2c

he's said it all. If you don't understand why there can't be 'an untouchable asset class', ask whoever typed your post to explain it to you (after they've spoon fed your gruel to you).

I don't think you can 'defame' someone's house.

The Piers Morgan Dictionary. Q. What do you call a woman who lives in Sandbanks? A. A Sandbag Q. What do you call an ugly woman who lives in Sandbanks? A. A double Sandbagger

she said you'd been round again. Bothering the sheep.

Bet you wish there was someone in your family who could write, Tuffnuts. What are you paying that girl guide to post for you nowadays?

you could be right.

There seems to have been a big of a resurgence in 'bull' bleating recently, and as predicted by many on this board, it has now descended thru the 'no crash here move along / stagnation only / tiny falls in some areas' stages and has reached the 'prices are falling but not in my area' stage. There was even some bozo today accepting that prices in Milan may be falling faster than an Italian center forward in the penalty area, but 'prices in the lakes and coast will never fall'. Basic economics 101 for these tooth-fairy worshiping morons:- there is no asset class that can only go one way The reason is obvious. If there WERE such a class, everyone would pile in with everything, and the price would head towards infinity rapidly, until ALL the world's resources were in it. While it may have appeared like this in the case of property recently, stick around to see the other side of the hill, fools. Oh, and BTW, 'Land - they aint making any more of it'. ******. For most of human history, we've been discovering and colonising 'new' land.

EDF supply my power in France. They just announced rises in France too. 1.5% nice of you 'stay at home' Brits to subsidize the rest of us!

just soooooo bored with reading posts from peopl ewho seem to have been lobotomized saying 'ooh yes it will crash but NOT in my area.." or variations thereof. NOWHERE IS IMMUNE. Face it. It's here. It was PG wot won it! End Q107

yes, anything is possible. Except for 'magical' areas somehow managing to resist the downturn. When are you sorts going to accept the fact that historically, nowhere has been 'immune', and that it's not ******ing different this time Jeez.

end Q107! It was PG wot won it! btw, 'no sign of a price crash yet'??? Open your eyes, dummy!

Agree totally with Monty. It kind of depends whether bouquet can price the risk accurately. If so, he can make a fortune from the desperate.

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/opinion/colu...on-20080107639/

they all are. the reason they are estate agents in the first place is that they are good for absolutely nothing else. It's the mud at the bottom of the barrel. No woman wants to be attached to a useless braying oik who gets mummy to buy his suits at the ager of 30. So really, they have no choice but to garden uphill with each other. Just look at Damian "Damn! I'm Sh!t!" Smith and 'Converted "botty chum" Lurker'. Whatever bonus they made last year went on industrial sized tubs of vaseline and rubber sheets. Dabbers does have a point, of course. If ever you get a call from an estate agent saying they AREN'T inundated with HORDES of hungry buyers DESPERATE to pay over the odds you should pinch yourself. Because you'll be asleep.

like the cut of your jib, young bob.

who cares? Obviously not the scotsman:- http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/latestne...0908.jp#2360141

for posterity, cos they'll take it down as soon as they realise what complete and utter titheads they've made of themselves:- http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/latestne...0908.jp#2360141 Borrowers' joy as rates cut for second month in a row By MICHAEL BLACKLEY HOMEOWNERS, borrowers and businesses are celebrating today after the Bank of England announced a reduction in interest rates for the second consecutive month. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee made the decision to reduce rates by a quarter point to 5.25 per cent after a range of economic indicators and company results suggested consumers needed a boost to get them spending again. It is the first time rates have been trimmed on two consecutive months since November 2001. And economists believe that this will not be the end of the rate-slashing – with forecasts that rates could go down to 4.5 per cent by the end of the year. The latest decision means that the average homeowner stands to save another £15-£16 on their mortgages if lenders pass the rates cut on to their customers. When added on to the savings from last month's cut it means that the MPC's most recent decisions could start to make a impact on the spending power of the average consumer, hit recently with spiralling food and energy bills. Ron Hewitt, chief executive of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, said: "I do not support the current pessimistic financial outlook so many express over the credit crisis, but they have good reasons for that view. This is the best antidote the MPC could offer, and I hope it heralds a trend for the year ahead of their decisions being deliberately supportive of building much needed confidence in the economy." Many retailers found trade over the festive period difficult as consumers scaled back spending. Marks & Spencer soured the mood yesterday by reporting its first quarterly drop in sales in more than two years and chief executive Stuart Rose said things were unlikely to improve until the end of 2008 or early 2009. Although today's decision will provide some hope for retailers, Edinburgh-based HBoS's group economist, Martin Ellis, does not expect it to radically transform the state of the economy. "It will help to stabilise confidence and spending but we still expect consumer spending to be softer and the property market to be weaker throughout 2008," said Mr Ellis. "It is not surprising that the MPC cut rates today – it was only a question of whether it would do it in January or February. We still expect a further cut around May and the possibility of further reductions later in the year." Howard Archer, chief economist at Global Insight, said today's decision comes despite inflation pressures and shows there is "serious concern" within the MPC that growth could slow sharply in the coming months. He expects the MPC to be closely monitoring growth, inflation and financial market developments before deciding if another cut is necessary. But he added that it will also want to see that recently higher inflation expectations, rising utility bills and high food prices are not feeding through to push up wages. "Further evidence of markedly slowing growth and ongoing tight credit conditions would lead to pressure for a further near-term precautionary interest rate cut," said Mr Archer. "We now expect interest rates to be down to 4.5 per cent by the end of the year as extended below-trend growth increasingly dilutes underlying inflationary pressures." Last Updated: 10 January 2008 2:06 PM

nope, he's just lying. And taking the chance to call all bears thick moronic idiots. Which is, of course, why no one likes him. It. Whatever.

you lost me a LONG time ago. I'd suggest you lay off the meds. Ok sonny?

I like that one. I can actually hear the gay icon spencer saying it. "Plopperty wadder... plopperty wadder... nice living womb.. pwopperty ledda..."

I once met someone who won th elottery. Smarter than the average converted lurker, huh? I also once met someone who'd lost 8 tenths of his brain in a car accident. Smarter than the average converted lurker huh? I also once.. you get the idea, mongo.

nice flat, Monty. Good luck selling it. Or rather, good luck finding a drunk lobotomized trustafarian. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-165...=1&tr_t=buy http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-170...=2&tr_t=buy http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-164...=2&tr_t=buy http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-187...=2&tr_t=buy http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-163...=5&tr_t=buy