AndrewP
Striker
Market forces aye. Dictated by the relevant income of people within their catchment area ie not very much.
Highest area for house price inflation in the last year. Does that mean we're leveling up?
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Market forces aye. Dictated by the relevant income of people within their catchment area ie not very much.
I agree, but how many people need mobility? I’ve been here 11 yearsNot just that, moving houses is expensive. If you want/need mobility then renting is a good option.
Agree though, not ideal for more permanent arrangements.
It's all coming trueHighest area for house price inflation in the last year. Does that mean we're leveling up?
First time buyers set their sights too high nowadays. I bought my first house in 2001 for 20k, a dated but solid and liveable 2 bed terrace with 70s kitchen/decor. The equivalent house now can still be had for about 50k. However, they all want nearly new or new build 100k+ houses rather than move up the ladder as their incomes rise. That's the crux of the problem imo.
That's why they call it a ladder. People want to join at 4 bed new build detached these days.It's certainly part of the problem. A good way onto the ladder would be to buy a £50k house which is in need of modernisation, do some work on it over the next few years and then sell on in order to afford somewhere better if you need more space.
I've just sold my late aunt's house to a young couple as the executor of her will. It went for £55k but needs £25-30k spending on it (basically it hadn't been decorated since the 80s) but is a good project for someone to get stuck into.
No problem, I learned to avoid the politics board a while agoApologies mate I'm too used to the bile of the Politics board
I strongly disagree with you but I apologise for my tone all the same. Have a nice evening
The harder you work the luckier you getMost people work hard. If what it took to get the best life was to be the hardest working, hardest fighting people in the world, then most of the population of the developing world would be millionaires. As would most of the immigrant population, janitors, cleaners, dishwashers etc.
Effort does not lead to wealth without opportunity.
That's just bollocks mate. The hardest working people in the world live in the poorest countries and have the worst life expectancy and their children often die very young .The harder you work the luckier you get
I take it you’re in the U.K.?That's just bollocks mate. The hardest working people in the world live in the poorest countries and have the worst life expectancy and their children often die very young .
Some luck.
That's just bollocks mate. The hardest working people in the world live in the poorest countries and have the worst life expectancy and their children often die very young .
Some luck.
Aye look at the PM, a real grafter.In this country, you tend to achieve more if you work hard. Other countries may differ.
I think theres loads of people in "entry level" gig economy jobs who work far harder than middle class office workers tbh.In this country, you tend to achieve more if you work hard. Other countries may differ.
You couldn't pay me enough to do that job. Fuck that.Aye look at the PM, a real grafter.
Gig economy jobs make things difficult, but most people don't do them long term.I think theres loads of people in "entry level" gig economy jobs who work far harder than middle class office workers tbh.
Aye they move on to easier, better regulated, better paying jobs as soon as they canGig economy jobs make things difficult, but most people don't do them long term.
In the North East? Aye because as one of the most economically deprived areas in the UK getting on the housing ladder is much easier, everything is cheaper by a stretch to be within the reach of people who are less financially secure. If you're fortunate enough to have a decent Job and security in a historically economically deprived area, you can usually usually live it up, because you benefit from that lower cost of living and areas that would otherwise be out of reach elsewhere are an option for you . That's true all over the world.
But the UK isn't the NE. Most of the population, most of the jobs, in the UK, aren't there. And if everyone suddenly *did* move to the North East then the North East would cease to be affordable because precisely the things that curently make it that way wouldn't be in place anymore. Houses would be desirable to people with more money, and therefore more expensive.
If Sunderland was like a lot of places south of Birningham, a lot of your friends and possibly yourself would have had to move away from a place and people you know and love not because you wanted to but just because you had to. That or live in some shitty estate where you didn't feel safe half the time.
I just happen to believe that people should be able to choose to live near where they grow up if they want, it's not a particularly radical belief I don't think. Its nice for the folk in parts of the country who can but its not the case for an awful lot of people through no fault of their own, and I think that's sad.
I'm very settled in Edinburgh thanks pal We're managing fine money wise and I love my job. Nowhere near as pricey as the SE but still pretty considerable mind. But we'd be on our uppers if we earned the same money down South.not sure what you do for a living but have you considered moving back to the NE ? I think if you’re earning 50k or above here you’d need to be earning 5 x (or more)that to face even the chance of a comparable work / life balance and lifestyle in the south east
My parents had an outdoor bog in their first home in MillfieldLet’s face it the average house now is more than twice as nice as the average house in the seventies.
I bet he’s put in more hours than me this weekAye look at the PM, a real grafter.