Mike1045 Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 I guessing and this might be a long shot but the average age of the posters on this site is between 25 and 45! I bet you could even narrow the window down further. 25 and below you’ll still be living with parents and can’t afford to buy even if you wanted to! 45 and over you’ll own a property or don’t see house prices as the be all and end all! So the question is how old are you? Me I’m 29!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planner Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 I guessing and this might be a long shot but the average age of the posters on this site is between 25 and 45! I bet you could even narrow the window down further. 25 and below you’ll still be living with parents and can’t afford to buy even if you wanted to! 45 and over you’ll own a property or don’t see house prices as the be all and end all! So the question is how old are you? Me I’m 29!! - All the 'old people' are enjoying their seven bedroom Edwardian properties (which they live in alone), bought in 1960 for £128.30 and now worth £1.68 million. - In the south of Spain/France enjoying their four bed villas - Busy telling young people that they should stop buying ipods and having a drink at weekends so that they can 'save' to get on the property ladder (just like they did), completley ignorant to the fact that even if they could save £500 month, it wouldnt matter as the first rung on the ladder has increased by £1000 that month. - Im 27 by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlueCat Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 I guessing and this might be a long shot but the average age of the posters on this site is between 25 and 45! I bet you could even narrow the window down further. 25 and below you’ll still be living with parents and can’t afford to buy even if you wanted to! 45 and over you’ll own a property or don’t see house prices as the be all and end all! So the question is how old are you? Me I’m 29!! Older than 45 & I own a property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Older than 45 & I own a property. Ditto. My parents are in a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basildonian Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Younger than 45 & my parents aren't in a home (yet). Ditto I hope my parents won't be in a home any time soon but I am closer to 45 that I would like to be BAZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Boy Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 87 years young and still saving up for a deposit on my first home. It never gets easier on a pension. Save £10 a week against £1000 aweek HPI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 (edited) 37 & a pile of cash from selling up half way through the boom, renting very well Edit: I mean 37, yay! Edited September 24, 2007 by Badger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watch_Out Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 I am 33 and waiting for the HPC to make my first move in the property market. Used to being sniggered at for my view of an impending HPC (last 4 yrs or so.. long time.. isnt it) by the BTL guy who sits in front of me and my entire family who thought that I was a lil deluded / making excuses to not buying a house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headmelter Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 I'm 21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep Dog Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 29 renting a council house with the 'right to buy' and waiting for HPC. Parents in there 70's living in 6 bed house they bought in 1960's for about a score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 I'm 21. Again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzMosiz Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 32 living with girlfriend (27) in rented property. Had a large deposit, now just have a reasonable deposit (bought car and squandered some - life is for living) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themoralkiosk Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 28 renting in a houseshare in london - got a very good deposit saved but think im off travelling for a couple of years after xmas and hopefully i'll return to find houses a bit more affordable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treebeard Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 28 Living at home with parents, planning to move out soon and rent for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Hatred Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Where are all the old people ? What's that, dear? You'll have to speak up. I'm 26, you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaredEitherWay Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 46, female, STR Bought first house when I was 40. Hobbies: hanging out on the Internet Interests: nice young men ... it'd have been a complete WASTE not to have used that space to advertise ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thread Killer Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 37 and £285K sailing on the good ship FTSE100 spread bet looking for a beached house to plunder. Does that make me rich? I recon I must be nearly rich by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJG18 Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain'ard Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 I am 60 my parents are not in a home, well not on this earth anyway. My mother died of owning her own home and my father died in hospital after being trampled under foot in a Northern Rock queue. His last words were “I’m really sorry I STRed now I should have listerned to that property expert on Youtube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormymonday_2011 Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 400 years old and living in a coffin filled with the soil from my native land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deezoid Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 31 Years young .. yay! bought in 1999 and have been waiting to move up the ladder for about 3 years. I can afford the next property but I just don't think houses are value for money at the moment so sitting tight, waiting and enjoying life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ockham Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 25 and below you’ll still be living with parents and can’t afford to buy even if you wanted to! 45 and over you’ll own a property or don’t see house prices as the be all and end all! So the question is how old are you? Me I’m 29!! Somewhat over the larger number you mention, and I do own. I still think property prices are way too high. (a) It won't affect me much if they collapse - I'm not planning to move and a house is a house. ( If I did want to move up, I can't move to anything larger, e.g. with a garage as that's a huge and silly premium © If I want to trade down to something smaller, hopefully the smaller properties will have collapsed too (d) it's not good for the economy - I'm in London and the difficulties of getting staff are legendary (e) I liked the old days when there were old second-hand bookshops and people other than investment bankers used to live here (f) if I snuff it right now then Gordon will probably get a chunk of my children's rightful inheritance. I'd rather it all evaporated overnight, than that. Yuk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monopoly Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 37 and 47..no property and renting, because we were outside the country for the last 10 years and came back at the wrong time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back Seat Crasher Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 36 and just accepted an offer on our home, despite the turn around in property it sold in less than a week. I am (against my better judgement) looking to move up the ladder as we are expecting our third child. The wife has seen a house she likes, we have offered 337,500 on a 350,000, they said NO (it's been on the market for 6 months!). Looks like I'll get my way and we'll STR and buy the house in 18 months for £300k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AuntJess Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 I am 60 my parents are not in a home, well not on this earth anyway. My mother died of owning her own home and my father died in hospital after being trampled under foot in a Northern Rock queue. His last words were "I'm really sorry I STRed now I should have listerned to that property expert on Youtube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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