interestrateripoff Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03j0nw1 With house prices hitting record highs at the same time as living standards continue to be squeezed, Panorama reporter Adam Shaw goes in search of affordable homes for ordinary working families. He meets dual income households priced out of home ownership altogether and talks to one of the thousands of people being helped onto the property ladder by the government's controversial Help to Buy scheme. New research examines the number of UK households at risk of falling into unsustainable debt with each half percent rise in interest rates. Clearly there must be some mistake, the property VI's can't allow this to be broadcast. And he's only meeting ordinary families, I see the problem from the start he needs to speak to hard working families. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie_George Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03j0nw1 Clearly there must be some mistake, the property VI's can't allow this to be broadcast. And he's only meeting ordinary families, I see the problem from the start he needs to speak to hard working families. It's in collaboration with the guys at Moneyweek too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I expect it will show there is no bubble, there is no chance of a bubble and no matter how high prices go we are all better off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frugal Git Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 (edited) I expect it will show there is no bubble, there is no chance of a bubble and no matter how high prices go we are all better off. Hmmm - dunno. It suspect it will be actually be a far more bearish/balanced show - maybe another 'Mortgage Madness'. I think the reason the show has been comissioned is so that these days, in this more media sharing age, it's a more prominent stick that the BBC can use to beat those who say it's an institution with an agenda to push HPI as a good thing. This will be an example to show it has 'balance' and is unbiased in such matters.... It can also serve as a tool when it all goes wrong in times to come to show the BBC's incredibly prescient nature.... However, for now Panorama at 8:30pm in an age where most people will be brewing up before Homeland or whatever won't get much notice. It'll be one drop in an ocean of Homes under the Hammer and Breakfast news ramping. I'm probably wrong though and the key message will be 'Get on the "ladder" right now or you'll never have a home' Edited November 11, 2013 by Frugal Git Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybong Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Won't it also be a blame the Conservatives thing as well. Of course the LibDems are also part of the "coalition" but they seem to have vanished into thin air these days. Maybe they're spending all their time moderating Conservative policy - as if. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juvenal Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Bump. Moneyweek might give this more teeth than usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyHead Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Question mark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradbury Robinson Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Open viewing on a £250,000 2 bed flat in E17....looks horrendous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 No bubble in Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyHead Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 320,000 pounds......... for that? WTF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradbury Robinson Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Guide price of £250k and 'sold' for £325k?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 10% more want property prices to fall than rise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24856594 Thirty one per cent of people paying a mortgage or rent spend more than a third of their disposable income each month doing so, a survey for BBC Panorama suggests.Housing charity Shelter said that makes mortgage or rent costs "unaffordable". It said family budgets are being put under "enormous pressure" because of a "shortage of affordable homes". The survey of 1,003 people also suggests 46% of people think property prices are too high in their area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvoidDebt Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 320,000 pounds......... for that? WTF! Must be buy to let or a foreigner. I can not believe that anyone in this country would be so stupid to buy at that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 Lovely 1 bed flat just been shown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradbury Robinson Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 DEAD MONEY!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Shelter bloke uses the 'dead money' phrase for renting . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyHead Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 "how long would it take for you to save a 5% deposit?" "put it this way, the kids would be grown up, 20 years +" Says it all. A tragedy. quote from memory* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cica Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 (edited) Really wish they'd have put someone to really debate the construction guy and the MP head on. Hell, I'd be confident in ripping them to shreds but their let off lightly with their flimsy arguments. Edited November 11, 2013 by cica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starla Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 This should be mandatory viewing for baby boomers. I,m going to make the in laws watch this and have them never tell me again how expensive their first house on twice one salary was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I can imagine Osborne and Cameron watching this and rubbing their hands with glee. No doubt lots of EAs will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doesn't Commute Anymore Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Nothing new on the content side..... ...but look at Merryn S-W, she's let herself go a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Knimbies who say No Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Shelter bloke uses the 'dead money' phrase for renting . . As an organisation with a policy pushing the virtues of 12% dual-income shared ownership, they'll need every trick in the VI's arsenal to get people to sign up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dances with sheeple Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 No bubble in Scotland. Only in my piss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyHead Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 the presenter appears to think he's Rocky... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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