Home_To_Roost Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 You can smell the fear in the housing market! I live in SE UK, and I've never seen so many "For Sale" signs appearing in a two month period! A few of my neighbours are trying to sell their properties for ridiculous prices, and they are well and truly STAYING put . They've missed the boat! Virtually nobody has the urge to buy property. There are other signs of trouble in my area: 1) A large (and very famous) estate agency closed its local office recently. No, they weren't relocating! 2) A village shop closed last year, and has been "on the market" since August .... 3) I spoke to a chartered surveyor who is based in Kent. He said that the number of surveys has dropped off dramatically since October '07. I can't wait to see prices crash. One of my friends is 38, and lives in Bristol. He earns £35,000pa, BUT .... he can only afford a crappy 2-bedroom flat in a ROUGH part of the city (£250,000!!!!!). Some people have been working in the public sector for decades, have reached the peak of their earnings, and cannot afford to buy a house! Over the past five years, this country has become ludicrously obsessed with house prices. The BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 are all guilty of perpetuating the house price obsession. Let's be honest - a £250,000 house is probably worth £100,000 in REAL money, and not this inflated cloud-cuckoo-land currency that the housing market uses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home_To_Roost Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 (edited) Please leave this thread in the main forum Thanks Edited May 26, 2008 by Home_To_Roost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29929BlackTuesday Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Hello, ModsCan someone move this to the "Anecdotals" forum? Thanks No-one will read it there. I like the fact that it's here 'cos it's the only place I have time to look. Anecdotals is a mistake. IMO. Actually, today I went into an EA and mentioned the anecdotals forum and he said.... rest of sentence is in anecdotals. See? Not going to look are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home_To_Roost Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 Yes, I've just noticed that the Anecdotals forum is a little quiet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinker Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Is there an Anecdotals forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard-up Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Is there an Anecdotals forum? I don't think so. If there is, I've never seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29929BlackTuesday Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 In theory it's a good idea but in practice this forum is like the boozy kitchen at a party and the anecdotals like the living room with all the lights on and the old relatives sitting on comfy chairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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