DC10 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Cast your votes please http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/poll/2008/...buyers.property Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Correction Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Cast your votes pleasehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/money/poll/2008/...buyers.property Alistair *****ling has nothing else up his sleeve so please bear with him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull-sh.. Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 76.6% no when I voted 76.8% - get yer votes in chaps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10 Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 76.8% - get yer votes in chaps! 77.1% now. Id like it to be a nice round 90% 'Non!' when the guardian reports tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shedfish Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 interesting article on the page - Chancellor considering stamp duty deferment planThe Treasury is also considering setting up a new tax-free savings mechanism to make it easier for people to save money for a deposit. i've been saving for a house for a few years, and been taxed til the pips squeak on the interest. can i have a rebate Mr Darling? probably not - probably all hot air, enough to launch a fleet of balloons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 No, but if I were currently buying (cough) I would hold until this alleged holiday becomes applicable or demand my seller pays my duty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salamander Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Still rising - 78.3% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concrete Jungle Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 78.4% No, who are the people who voted yes? Krusty and Phil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairies Wear Boots Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Ha ha ha, It says to DEFER paying your stamp duty! That's really funny. People used to defer paying it by getting a 125 'together' mortgage from Northern Rock and borrowing stamp duty. Now good old Alistair will lend you the money so you can pay it as tax. Sad and pathetic. He should have some balls and declare no stamp duty whatsoever for 12 months. He isn't going to get much anyway . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DementedTuna Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 (edited) The people who voted yes are probably the people who aren't aware of what the word "defer" means, and are assuming it means "remove" or "scrap". In real terms, it makes absolutely zero difference. Still have to pay it, just a little bit later. Edited August 5, 2008 by DementedTuna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Long Now Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 (edited) Eye spy with my little eye something begginging with DGCAS? You give up........?! You give up yet.........................?! OK, It's "Desperate Government clutching at Straws". Edited August 5, 2008 by Notlongnow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyewackitt Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 So let me think about this... Property market inflates and one of the biggest mortgage banks 'NR' goes bust, so we use pulbic money to bail them out... then they post 583mill losses - and we use public money to bail them out... 3 billion....??? 2.4 bill for coffee and cakes then I suppose... then they want us to keep buying into the housing market and as an incentive, want to remove (conservatives) or defer (labour) THE main taxes on property purchases.... So.. essentially... they would rather take the money to keep sustaining the market from EVERYONE (in the form of other taxes) in order to keep funding the banks and people buying houses at inflated prices... Correct me if im wrong but doesnt this go to show how much the government intend on screwing everyone who has saved in cash and isnt housebuying (i.e. a lot of us) and rewarding failing banks (i.e. NR)... and if the bailouts continue (in the US and UK) how much our currencies will devalue... IMO - recipe for disaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimuswolf Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Cast your votes pleasehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/money/poll/2008/...buyers.property no. simply not a big enough incentive. taxes are unpopular I know but this is small given the prospective market conditions. Especially if it is a 'holiday'. I've no idea what the f*ck that means in practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammo Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 "Would A Stamp Duty Holiday Encourage You To Buy?" Dude, if I had a quarter of a million pounds to spend, I would not be thinking about buying a shonky house in the United freaking Kingdom. I'd be spending my lottery winnings on a yaught on the Med loaded with coke as ballast and biatches to crew the damned thing. I don't see 1/4 mil coming my way anytime soon though unfortunately, our leaders think we all rich or something?? They off their heads with power or something rotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Long Now Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 "Would A Stamp Duty Holiday Encourage You To Buy?"Dude, if I had a quarter of a million pounds to spend, I would not be thinking about buying a shonky house in the United freaking Kingdom. I'd be spending my lottery winnings on a yaught on the Med loaded with coke as ballast and biatches to crew the damned thing. I don't see 1/4 mil coming my way anytime soon though unfortunately, our leaders think we all rich or something?? They off their heads with power or something rotten. You are Jay Z and I claim my £5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Bart' Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Would A Stamp Duty Holiday Encourage You To Buy? Only if I had first taken leave of my senses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REP013 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 No. 79.7% Apologies for the Eric* moment. *Apologies to Eric for using his name as a moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vicmac64 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Yup, but only if its there in 3 years time!!! |House prices will fall over the next 3 years make no mistake about it (after taking inflation into account) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Bart' Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 *Apologies to Eric for using his name as a moment! Ahhh, Eric's cool about stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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