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[albitz]

Id walk to work on my elbows with my thumbs stuck up my arris to avoid it,but apparently its worth every penny to live in Shoreditch.*

*Formerly a sh1tehouse,but now the trendiest of trendy places where only cool people are allowed to live.The only newspaper allowed to be on view in public is the Grauniad,and heterosexuality is frowned upon

[Sir Tigger KC]

Much better to rent!! 

You've no maintenance to worry about, the boiler gets serviced and safety checked annually, anything goes wrong you call the landlord, you don't have buy buildings insurance, gardening? don't be silly!!!, if you get a bit short then don't pay the rent because it's not like the landlord can actually kick you out or anything, and when the place gets a bit shabby rather than decorate the place you just move on!!! 

That's my perspective as a landlord... 

[Kevin Wood]

Id walk to work on my elbows with my thumbs stuck up my arris to avoid it,but apparently its worth every penny to live in Shoreditch.*

*Formerly a sh1tehouse,but now the trendiest of trendy places where only cool people are allowed to live.The only newspaper allowed to be on view in public is the Grauniad,and heterosexuality is frowned upon

In that case, I stand by my comment about the commute. I'd crawl to work down the sewer, I think.

[albitz]

Daughter has just signed to rent a nice new 1 bed flat in London - £1800 pcm.
Shes saving to buy a 2 bed flat in London next year,which will probably be around half a million quid !

It's just madness , how much are people earning to be able to afford this sort of rent, how can they afford to live? this goes to highlight the complete and utter failure of ALL political parties of having a viable house building programme

Much more in a week than Ive ever earned in a month and that's just the basic salary. Someone in the family had to have brains I suppose.

[albitz]

Id walk to work on my elbows with my thumbs stuck up my arris to avoid it,but apparently its worth every penny to live in Shoreditch.*

*Formerly a sh1tehouse,but now the trendiest of trendy places where only cool people are allowed to live.The only newspaper allowed to be on view in public is the Grauniad,and heterosexuality is frowned upon

In that case, I stand by my comment about the commute. I'd crawl to work down the sewer, I think.

Me too.

[Andy B]

Ask me again in a couple of months. It's very nearly at its end. What a long 25 years that's been, but I'm glad I listened as an apprentice & took out a straight repayment mortgage out. 

[tunnie]

£1.2k 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Shoreditch!!    When I lived in London in the early '90s there were some great strip joints down that way and it was a regular pilgrimage at the end of a Friday night after work drinking session!!!   

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

£1.2k 

Yeah,  but you are minted and live in Westminster or Chelsea....I can't remember which.

[albitz]

Shoreditch!!    When I lived in London in the early '90s there were some great strip joints down that way and it was a regular pilgrimage at the end of a Friday night after work drinking session!!!   

Not anymore.Madonna hangs out there. Kiera Knightley lives round the corner.Full of super cool hip young trendy things,who mostly don't have the brains they were born with.

[Rog]

Daughter has just signed to rent a nice new 1 bed flat in London - £1800 pcm.
Shes saving to buy a 2 bed flat in London next year,which will probably be around half a million quid !

It's just madness , how much are people earning to be able to afford this sort of rent, how can they afford to live? this goes to highlight the complete and utter failure of ALL political parties of having a viable house building programme

Sorry, nothing to do with housebuilding and availability

-> Bankers screw up by being greedy and stupid

-> everything goes titsup

-> Governments own much of banks

-> Governments tell bankers to get their houses in order

-> Bankers get ultra-cautious requiring up to 40 % deposits

-> nobody can Afford to buy, so everyone rents

-> Landlords cash in

Easy

[omegod]

£447 , it's not a great area but we were lucky to get it before it became impossible to get one 

[Seth]

Ask me again in a couple of months. It's very nearly at its end. What a long 25 years that's been, but I'm glad I listened as an apprentice & took out a straight repayment mortgage out. 

... and got seduced met a damn fine Valleys wench who boarded my late-night bus in an inebriated state with a friggin' £10 pound note for a 60p fare with a damn well-paid job and a hefty £130 per month mortgage.

Paid it off around five years ago ... 'cos it had risen to £170-odd per month ... and was cripplin' us at the time!

[Andy B]

Ask me again in a couple of months. It's very nearly at its end. What a long 25 years that's been, but I'm glad I listened as an apprentice & took out a straight repayment mortgage out. 

... and got seduced met a damn fine Valleys wench who boarded my late-night bus in an inebriated state with a friggin' £10 pound note for a 60p fare with a damn well-paid job and a hefty £130 per month mortgage.

Paid it off around five years ago ... 'cos it had risen to £170-odd per month ... and was cripplin' us at the time!

that's around half of mine 

[relluf]

Rent or Buy

You are either renting money
or
Renting bricks and mortar.

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