Genie Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) A house in my street has gone on sale at an outrageous price, I’d have said easily £30k-£40k over priced. If it sells I’ll be completely shocked. They were selling new for £355-£365k 2.5 years ago... just gone on sale for £425k. Madness. Edited September 2, 2020 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 10 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Jeremy hunt on tv saaying people need to go bavk in as working from home doesnt guve you that "fizz" and "office banter" Hmm id rather save the money in travel food and being stuck in a hour worth of traffic thanks Since the start of lockdown I’ve missed out on approximately 180 hours of the fizz of commute traffic congestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Since the start of lockdown I’ve missed out on approximately 180 hours of the fizz of commute traffic congestion. I caught a bit of PM questions earlier, Boris pushing the get back in the office line. He also said he changed his mind about meeting the families of those who have died from Covid-19 because they are in a litigation battle with the government and he’ll meet them once it’s all finished (yeah right). Edited September 2, 2020 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, Genie said: I caught a bit of PM questions earlier, Boris pushing the get back in the office line. He also said he changed his mind about meeting the families of those who have died from Covid-19 because they are in a litigation battle with the government and he’ll meet them once it’s all finished (yeah right). We’re in a slightly better position here as the government line is that you should still work from home wherever possible. The presumption is on work from home being the default and return to office being the lesser option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 1 hour ago, chrisp65 said: House prices up by 2% in a month, Building Society citing the twin causes as loosening of lockdown and lifting of stamp duty. It would appear that removing stamp duty had no positive impact on house prices, but has reduced government income at a time they could really do with some tax income. Hey ho, nobody could’ve seen it. Maybe I’m reading it wrong but aren’t these contradictory? It certainly looks like removing stamp duty has pushed prices up (not that it was required but still). Are you stating that increase in prices is a negative (which I agree there is a case for)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 49 minutes ago, Genie said: Maybe I’m reading it wrong but aren’t these contradictory? It certainly looks like removing stamp duty has pushed prices up (not that it was required but still). Are you stating that increase in prices is a negative (which I agree there is a case for)? Most definitely it’s a negative other than two scenarios: 1 You’ve just inherited a spare house. 2 You are cashing in, buying a tent and a Land Rover and living in lay-bys. Other than that, something being more expensive for people to buy, I’d count as a negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 6 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Most definitely it’s a negative other than two scenarios: 1 You’ve just inherited a spare house. 2 You are cashing in, buying a tent and a Land Rover and living in lay-bys. Other than that, something being more expensive for people to buy, I’d count as a negative. Yeah that’s fine, might suit people looking to downsize too but I agree with the general sentiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Jeremy hunt on tv saaying people need to go bavk in as working from home doesnt guve you that "fizz" and "office banter" Hmm id rather save the money in travel food and being stuck in a hour worth of traffic thanks It's genuinely quite funny seeing how weak their arguments are on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 4 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Jeremy hunt on tv saaying people need to go bavk in as working from home doesnt guve you that "fizz" and "office banter" He obviously hasn't worked in some of the offices I have. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 38 minutes ago, Xela said: He obviously hasn't worked in some of the offices I have. can't wait to see my pals in the office again 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Beeb: Quote Low-deposit mortgage deals available to borrowers have plummeted in recent months as lenders play safer during the economic fall-out from coronavirus. Borrowers able to offer 10% of the value of a home as a deposit could have chosen from 779 deals at the start of March, data from Moneyfacts shows. Six months later, the choice was now down to around 60, the financial information company said. Lenders are being stricter about who they lend to amid fears of defaults. Some large lenders have already said they would not currently consider applications from people on furlough and who did not have a return to work date. ...more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 Is this the campaign which Boris and co are on about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 4 hours ago, snowychap said: Beeb: Borrowers able to offer 10% of the value of a home as a deposit could have chosen from 779 deals at the start of March, data from Moneyfacts shows. Six months later, the choice was now down to around 60, the financial information company said. In reality, it’s not sixty - it's more like two or three. And even then with some pretty brutal lending requirements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 24 minutes ago, Genie said: Is this the campaign which Boris and co are on about? Amazing location choice, everyone happily avoiding all those terrible things will never see it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted September 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2020 That sounds like the shittest place to work in the world. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) Wait, what... so they are encouraging WFH office staff to go back to work now? Edited September 3, 2020 by MCU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 6 minutes ago, MCU said: Wait, what... so they are encouraging WFH office staff to go back to work now? As far as I can tell, there's no change to government advice, but senior politicians keep saying we should. It's that classic tactic they've used for the last 6 months of sowing doubt and confusion so that they can claim it is the public's fault when the shit hits the fan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 5 hours ago, snowychap said: Beeb: I had a quite decent deposit and even with that i struggled to get a mortgage. Its tough out there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 21 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: can't wait to see my pals in the office again Leave @Paddywhack alone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 9 hours ago, snowychap said: Beeb: Predictable but fully understandable they won't consider people on furlough at the minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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