I Told You So Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Walked out the office W1 lunchtime, two PC plods walking the beat in front of me. They were discussing what they would do with a windfall. One guy said he would pay off the mortgage then said "oh and I suppose i would clear the debt on our rental house" The world has clearly gone mad when a lowly PC is discussing his property portfolio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time to raise the rents. Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 He's obviously not as low as you then is he...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
since the beginning Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 They earn about £50k though. If they are old enough to have bought a house 10 years ago there mortgage would be about £200 on a reasonable place leaving them loads to play with. Of course if they are young and have bought a rental place recently he is a twit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libitina Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 They earn about £50k though. If they are old enough to have bought a house 10 years ago there mortgage would be about £200 on a reasonable place leaving them loads to play with. Of course if they are young and have bought a rental place recently he is a twit. Not quite £50k http://www.policecouldyou.co.uk/default.as...n=article&ID=39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbox Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Walked out the office W1 lunchtime, two PC plods walking the beat in front of me. They were discussing what they would do with a windfall. One guy said he would pay off the mortgage then said "oh and I suppose i would clear the debt on our rental house" The world has clearly gone mad when a lowly PC is discussing his property portfolio. How snobbish!! A lot of immigrants here with very 'lowly' jobs own more than one property, the Africans in particular. One is a ticket inspector for Westminster, he ownes 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
?...! Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 (edited) Walked out the office W1 lunchtime, two PC plods walking the beat in front of me. They were discussing what they would do with a windfall. One guy said he would pay off the mortgage then said "oh and I suppose i would clear the debt on our rental house" The world has clearly gone mad when a lowly PC is discussing his property portfolio. I’m taking nothing away from the police who do a sterling job, but Joe Kennedy would be p*ssing himself as he flogs everything he owns. Knowing full well he can buy it all back and over again in the not too distant future. Edited January 30, 2006 by ?...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy_30 Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 (edited) Not quite £50k That's just the basic they get additional pay for overtime, shift allowances pay for attending events such as football matches etc. Recently read that a beat officer can earn upto £100k a year. So £50k as an average seems about right. It's not much these days for a state sector worker, to put it in context the average GP now earns £94,000 ( source MoneyWeek ) Edited January 30, 2006 by timmy_30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deus ex machina Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Wonderful example of the english disease. They can only reinforce their mindless, self inflated sense of worth(lessness) by measuring their stunted selves against what they consider to be a lower class, usually a process involving a diminished intellect fed on a diet of petty prejudice marinated in pure bile. The OP is a *****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libitina Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 That's just the basic they get additional pay for overtime, shift allowances pay for attending events such as football matches etc. Recently read that a beat officer can earn upto £100k a year. So £50k as an average seems about right. It's not much these days for a state sector worker, to put it in context the average GP now earns £94,000 ( source MoneyWeek ) You are preaching to the converted as it were, my Father is a police officer and whilst there is some overtime available, it's nothing like enough to get your basic pay that high. Too many cutbacks. Wonderful example of the english disease. They can only reinforce their mindless, self inflated sense of worth(lessness) by measuring their stunted selves against what they consider to be a lower class, usually a process involving a diminished intellect fed on a diet of petty prejudice marinated in pure bile. The OP is a *****. Thats a bit harsh isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I’m taking nothing away from the police who do a sterling job Which police would they be? And do you think you could send a few over to replace the cops around where I live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deus ex machina Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 You are preaching to the converted as it were, my Father is a police officer and whilst there is some overtime available, it's nothing like enough to get your basic pay that high. Too many cutbacks. Thats a bit harsh isn't it? Well how the hell else would you interpret that squalid piece of social comment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbleturbo Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Which police would they be? And do you think you could send a few over to replace the cops around where I live? Ha ha, I agree. One of my school pals is in the Met. Whenever we have gone out and met up with his "colleagues" we are all appauled at what we see and hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
?...! Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Which police would they be? And do you think you could send a few over to replace the cops around where I live? They do fine up here. But they do have the advantage of there being no serious crime. I can't remember the last time I locked my car. They mainly deal with the odd bit of vandalism from bored teenagers and the odd fight on a friday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 EX-PC TOLD TO PAY UP - OR FACE JAIL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignorant Steve Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Walked out the office W1 lunchtime, two PC plods walking the beat in front of me. They were discussing what they would do with a windfall. One guy said he would pay off the mortgage then said "oh and I suppose i would clear the debt on our rental house" The world has clearly gone mad when a lowly PC is discussing his property portfolio. Unbelievable. And what valuable job do you do then? I bet your W1 office is a hive of good samaritans selflessly improving the lot of their fellow country dwellers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bart of Darkness Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Which police would they be? And do you think you could send a few over to replace the cops around where I live? And a few over to where I live as well, where the police force has effectively been disbanded if you go by actual sightings (or lack thereof). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libitina Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 And a few over to where I live as well, where the police force has effectively been disbanded if you go by actual sightings (or lack thereof). Same here. Or maybe they're all too busy racing up and down the M54 Deus Ex, I still think you were too harsh on the op. I think he was likening the situation to the shoeshine boy inthe 20's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 They do fine up here. But they do have the advantage of there being no serious crime. It's easy to be a cop in an area where there's no crime, just like being a doctor in an area where no-one gets ill or injures themselves . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Or being a lifeboatman in the Sahara!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuyingBear Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 The world has clearly gone mad when a lowly PC is discussing his property portfolio. Forget that, I'm wondering where this windfall is actually coming from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Told You So Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 Seems a few people have got rather over excited by my post. This is not a dig at the police or any other public sector workers. This purely highlights the madness of the current property market, when even the traditionally lower paid sector of the work force are now caught up in this BTL shambles. All im saying is how are these people going to make up the shortfall in rental income when interest rates rise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignorant Steve Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I think he was likening the situation to the shoeshine boy inthe 20's. No he wasn't. He's just a jumped up little fascist with an over inflated sense of importance. The clue is in his name "I told you so". As the immortal ZG113 would have said: A5SEWIPE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbox Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Wonderful example of the english disease. They can only reinforce their mindless, self inflated sense of worth(lessness) by measuring their stunted selves against what they consider to be a lower class, usually a process involving a diminished intellect fed on a diet of petty prejudice marinated in pure bile. The OP is a *****. Well put. Since joining Ive noticed this traite amongst many a bearish poster. Some of them really take umbridge when I have posted about immigrants I know that own B2Ls. Similarly when Ive mentioned for example a Double Glazing installer that takes home £1000 per week, Oor the Nigerian Nurses on £50000 via agencies I got a lot of bitter abuse. I guess they feel thier own sense of self is threatened by such people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuyingBear Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 No he wasn't. He's just a jumped up little fascist with an over inflated sense of importance. Ahh, officially that'll be "a promising young copper". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Given Up Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 It is possible that rather than being a property speculator the policeman may have moved in with his partner and they both had a property and decided to rent the other one out. Many people I know did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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