South Lorne Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 ....the Soldiers should have the option of assistance with renting or buying ...having the choice would make sense.... Soldiers are to be offered interest-free Government loans to help them get a foot on the housing ladder.Service personnel living in military accommodation will for the first time be allowed to apply for shared equity loans so they can afford to buy a new home. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...in_page_id=1770 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard-up Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 It wouldn't be the first time our armed forces had been set up for a fall :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Lorne Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 It wouldn't be the first time our armed forces had been set up for a fall :angry: ....agreed ....if the Government do not offer them the choice between buying or rental assistance outside of the barracks, the Government , themselves, could be seen as backing misselling in the event of equity losses.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Lorne Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 ...not backing ...just a case of mis-selling without the option.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
right_freds_dead Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 they should make all military personnel who have served 10 years or more have free poll tax for life. as a gratitude. everybody else should pay a little more to cover it for them as thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domo Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 No one should get special dibs on property, soldiers, unemployed or whatever. Labour can't magic homes out there asses so they're being taken from the hands of people who work for what they buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
right_freds_dead Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 soldiers should. its owed to them by the people. they shouldnt have to pay the community charge for the rest of their lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbga9pgf Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 soldiers should. its owed to them by the people. they shouldnt have to pay the community charge for the rest of their lives. The Scheme referred to is LSAP, and is a joke. we are talking 6K towards home purchase, a pound over and you ae charged a punitave rate as a result of it being classed a "Perk". The Government are doing this, I believe, so they can end Families married quaters on bases, as they are becoming prohibitavly expensive... Lets face it, typical labour spin... This is no different to asking a pay advance from your work and slowly paying it back, and is spun as a "perk" forthe armed forces, which is complete crap... Fact is Labour HATE the armed forces, they dont understand us, and we will be at the bottom of the Sh*t heap when budgetary cuts are revealled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard-up Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Fact is Labour HATE the armed forces, they dont understand us, and we will be at the bottom of the Sh*t heap when budgetary cuts are revealled. Well, I'm glad you're clear about that. I thought you were all still having doubts about why they keep trying to get you killed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbga9pgf Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Well, I'm glad you're clear about that. I thought you were all still having doubts about why they keep trying to get you killed. Fact is, namby pamby champagne socialists could never understand why anyone would give their life for principles such as the monarchy or your country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justice Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 This is no different to asking a pay advance from your work and slowly paying it back, and is spun as a "perk" forthe armed forces, which is complete crap... Fact is Labour HATE the armed forces, they dont understand us, and we will be at the bottom of the Sh*t heap when budgetary cuts are revealled. I'm hoping the armed forces will take sides with joe public if the streets go up in flames to remove our dictators and not to sit by and let foriegn forces be used to supress the peoples decisions. i have family in the services and they will not behave like our police who have become stealth tax collectors. it's not a question of labour hating you it's more a case of fear as you are organised and could one day hold the balance of power and thats why your numbers in the UK are kept so low and don't forget your duty is to the country and not towards power hungry corupt politicians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeymouse Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 No one should get special dibs on property, soldiers, unemployed or whatever. Even teenage pregnant mums or chavs who just live on benefits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monopoly Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Yeap...hubby served 12 years in the army and most of it outside the uk...came back 2 years ago at the hight of property prices, having missed the whole property boom..now being 37 and 47 and renting...thanks a bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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