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bomberbrown

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  1. I was thinking along similar lines. Is it really only that one single line breeze block wall holding up the whole of the upstairs/roof? 😲
  2. Our employer is in the last stages of a work location framework trial, the outcome of which might result in 100% remote working for some roles. I have been banging on about this from day one, we really need to be careful what we wish for because if my role falls into this category, I’ll no longer be competing with my peers in London, but all over the UK and most possibly worldwide. Another thing to consider is that for a number of people that rent small flats or rooms, working from home is either unpleasant, not practical or not even an option. Yeah, of course, working from home is really appealing if you own a big house out in the country with space for an office room, but we don’t all fall into that category. I very much support our current work arrangements, which is hybrid working. I like a mixture of interacting with colleagues in the office and the flexibility to work from home when I want to concentrate on a piece of work/project.
  3. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/131663318 Well this is a new one on me. Landlord jacks the rent up depending on how you use the house. They even list it as a 3 bedroom but at the 2 bedroom price which is a bit misleading too.
  4. Try Google Translate link? https://www-latimerhomes-com.translate.goog/new-build-homes/london/alperton/the-waterline?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp
  5. It’s definitely up for me. Also, they ‘boast’ about the rent portion only being 2.75% of market value. With 25% share, that’s still just shy of £1k a month just for the rent, then you’ve got to pay mortgage and service charge. No thanks, I’ll think I’ll pass on that one.
  6. Yep. 25% shared ownership. https://www.latimerhomes.com/new-build-homes/london/alperton/the-waterline
  7. I reckon that’s for a 25% shared ownership. They've just forgot to mention it.
  8. The article is useless. It fails to mention what area of Coventry (I’m from Coventry originally) as there would be a massive difference in price between say Earlsdon and Wood End.
  9. I wrote something similar, to what I’m about to write, a few years back. But basically, the gist was that high street banks got everyone hooked on low interest rates like a drug pusher knowing full well there was only one direction interest rates we’re going afterwards. Also, it’s not in high street banks interest to inflate this debt away….they don’t want paying back in ever worthless £/$/€.
  10. That chart is all wrong. It's not linear along the x axis. i.e 1982 takes up a fifth and then there's 11 years missing from 2009 to 2020.
  11. Benefits were non-existent an everyone was in full time employment. 😉 </tongue in cheek>
  12. Every day, I grow ever optimistic that Gen Z will finally wake up to the ponzi, start to take positions of power and gradually fix this shit show. I live in hope.
  13. The US are almost certain to be going for only a .25% the day before the BoE. That will give the BoE the green light to do the same. 🤬 CME FedWatch Tool - CME Group
  14. I get that, but that doesn’t stop them means testing it if they wanted to.
  15. The moral hazard of means testing state pension, would be no-one in their right mind would save for their old age….. or at least (as another poster pointed out further back) they will start saving/hoarding value items that can’t be included in means testing. i.e precious metals, antiques, jewellery/time pieces…..and dare I say it, primary residence, because you can guarantee the old £2M house you’re knocking around it, WON’T be included in the means testing*. 😤 *Having said that, I have been thinking in recent years that as the younger become in power in politics, they might not have the same belief that primary residence is sacred and that people should downsize/release equity for means testing purposes.
  16. That’s probably what it is. I had to check it out on Google Street View and it looks just as odd on there as it does on Rightmove.
  17. Photoshop OUT! Have you seen the 4 photos? Is it just me, but It looks like it’s been photoshopped IN!
  18. What about ‘unearned equity’? Nah, I bet they didn’t think of that one. 🤔
  19. So, not content with runaway house prices, they now want to pull the rug from under anyone that wants to get a sizeable deposit together. Utter *****s!
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