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Dogbox, you never buy properties, you are just paid to make other people buy.

Add the cost of: - new boiler - new loft insulation - new windows Can you find all these for £500?

The rerquirement says that the seller should inform about the energy performance of the house when he/she sells it. The house should have an Energy Certificate when put on the market. The rest of HOme Information pack is facultative but I am sure will become very common because buyers would prefer to start the process of buying an inspected house.

The HIP cannot dissapear. it is a requirement of European Union that houses have an Energy Assessment. This is part of HIP.

Exactly, this is what the Venmore and others do. The HIP inspectors are hired by companies which distribute them to the big real estate agencies.

In your dreams will be abandoned.

By sacrificing the savers they will win time. After the election in 2 years, where the government will be voted by the debt-to-the-eye sheeple, they will also sacrifice the debtor-sheeple.

I mean that: - millions will go into foreclosure - millions will lose their cars Of course, it is only their fault but the government will never let these things happen. They will rather sacrifice the savers and the middle class.

Maybe, but by then the UK as you know it won't exist anymore.

"However, the vast majority of flats and villas cannot be offered for holiday rental, because the tourism authorities do not license them. And, even if official permission is sought, it is rarely granted. "There are strict conditions before properties are approved for rental to holidaymakers," says a spokesperson for the Spanish Ministry for Tourism. "Nearly all are not licensed, which means letting them to tourists is illegal." " http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.j...2/pcosta112.xml

So now you do believe that the house are overvalued, right?

I told you in December, have a 1 year patience! If you get excited and then depressed to any stupid news from any stupid source, your life must be a huge roller coaster.

if you own builders or Home Depot then it might be a good time to cash out. if you own any other stocks than there won't be any reason to worry in the long term.

As every 5 year old knows, the strategy is to buy low and sell high. Stock markets had 3 years of incredible growth. Now they are on the high-ish side. If US costumers stop purchasing, then the stock market will drop. One can always purchase in 2008 instead of 2007.

I own stocks but I think we will see some decreases due to the HPC. They will not be huge losses but in the next year stock market won't give return in double digits.

Have you got the years wrong?? 2001 or 2005? Some area in USA tripled between 2001 and 2005. The dollar only lost 50%.

Dude, you got it all wrong. There is no difference between your ramping of the stock market and the Estate Agent ramping of HOuse market. You are beating the same dead horse who is going to be buried soon.

I visited Marsa Alam, it is nice indeed but quite a bit out of the way. I also visited in big detail the Intercontinental area and it is OK. I agree , for 15K investment Egypt probably cannot be beaten and these 15K investment will do much better than the 100k investments.

Yes, I know HUrghada well. I went last year with the intention of buying an apartment there for peanuts. BUt I was really not attracted by anything. Anyway, for 10000 Pounds (the price of a 1 bedroom apt in HUrghada) one probably cannot ask too much. But, one the other hand, I want to buy somewhere where I have the pleasure to visit and Hurghada is not of that type.

So you specialize in carry -trades. Do you use a hedge fund or do it by yourself?

A seasoned ramper maybe. Hurghada is the most horrible place in the Red Sea area. if you had so good knowledge, you would have invested in Marsa Alam or Ain Soukhna or even Nabq Bay. Hurghada is only for alcoholic Russians and cheap younsters who will thrash your apartments if you dare rent to them...

Yeah, right. Morocco will be in a few years at the level of Spain.

You have no idea what you are talking about. There is a quite difficult program to be able to pass the ABBE exam for Home Inspector. It takes about 8-9 months of p[reparing to be able to pass the test, plus 10 HPI plus many other things. Besides, it takes about 8 hours to fully complete a HPI report. www.homeinspectionhome.co.uk is very IMBECILIC, IDIOTIC site, go to ABBE site if you want to see what are the requirements and the process of becoming home inspector!

Richard Leigh= the LOSER of the day

1.3% is still OK and I think manipulated. They are in recession now.