Moving house, advice needed!

Mmmm, quite likley. Hes an ex studant, I assume like you do that he has no savings. We could both be wrong though, maybe his parents could 'help him out'. Eitherway, Buying, is better than renting.



80k would get you more than a 1 bed out of the city centre. But then it all depends.

I would buy. If you can. Buy.

I did have a look on rightmove and the cheapest was 100k for non shared ownership.

I completely agree that buying is better that renting (I don't think many would argue) but sometimes it just isn't possible.
 
With the current state of the housing market I wouldn't be so sure that lumping £100k+ on something that could very well be losing value is the best idea. Just a thought...
 
[TW]Fox;11481868 said:
You implied it by offering it as a recommendation to the guy. He doesn't have £5-30k kicking around spare in his bank account, so buying a house isnt an option. You asked why rent - well there is your reason right there.

I never had a huge deposit buying my 1st house. He could raise 85k off a mortgage and get a tidy two bed something or another im sure. CBA to argue with you anyway, just saying what I've done in the past, to try and help the guy.

£85k for a 3 bedroom house by the way, was it in Mosside or something? :p

Nope, it was 96k in Nottingham, sold it last month for a nice profit, just bought another around the area.

Renting wont allow you to 'move up' quicker than your salary increase allows. If you don't mind a little hard work, buying is much better.
 
He can buy you retard. He just needs to be realistic.

Please, someone suspend this idiot.

A) The OP would be nuts to buy in the current market EVEN IF HE COULD AFFORD TO
B) Who is going to lend him 5x his salary on a 100% mortgage right now?!
C) He has no deposit by the sounds of it... how will he pay solicitors, survey, etc?!
D) You are talking 4 years ago... things are different now!!

Jesus wept
 
A) The OP would be nuts to buy in the current market EVEN IF HE COULD AFFORD TO[/quote]

Thats right, doom and gloom, everyones going to die, house prices are going to drop to 20%, negative equity.

or you spend your money on thin air, renting.

Good point.

B) Who is going to lend him 5x his salary on a 100% mortgage right now?!

Jesus christ, who said antyhnig about 5*, i'm sure he could buy a house for ~80k, all be it a small one.

C) He has no deposit by the sounds of it... how will he pay solicitors, survey, etc?!

Parents, rich uncle, granparents, savings... I've no idea, I don't care. But where there is a will, there is a way.

D) You are talking 4 years ago... things are different now!!

No personal attacks here, sonny Jim

Gilly

PS who is the more retarded, the person that disagrees with another, or the person that can't read simple rules?


Jesus wept

Jesus wept yourself.
 
[TW]Fox;11482416 said:
No. How does this help him buy one without a deposit?

It doesnt. But it shows you have no first hand knowledge of the subject. You have no idea how much solicitors fees are, moving fees are and the specific process of buying a house as you have never done it.

So I suggest, you go and find a BMW post in the motors section, where you can tell the OP the answer to his question, in detail.

You could stick around here and drum up more negative input, telling the OP to rent when he could in fact buy. Yes its expensive, yes its hard to do. But its not impossible.
 
It doesnt. But it shows you have no first hand knowledge of the subject. You have no idea how much solicitors fees are, moving fees are and the specific process of buying a house as you have never done it.

Ah yes, thats right. I have no knowledge of the economy, the markets or finance or anything like that. Infact all I know about is cars and computers.

So I suggest, you go and find a BMW post in the motors section, where you can tell the OP the answer to his question, in detail.

And leave you to fill this one with misinformation and pipe dreams?


You could stick around here and drum up more negative input, telling the OP to rent when he could in fact buy. Yes its expensive, yes its hard to do. But its not impossible.

Alternatively you could explain how somebody with no deposit on £1200 a month after tax can BUY a house and maintain it in an affluent area like Cambridge?

As a hint, there isn't a SINGLE property for £80k in Cambridge on Rightmove.
 
[TW]Fox;11482449 said:
Ah yes, thats right. I have no knowledge of the economy, the markets or finance or anything like that. Infact all I know about is cars and computers.

Glad you admit that.

you could explain how somebody with no deposit on £1200 a month after tax can BUY a house and maintain it in an affluent area like Cambridge?

As a hint, there isn't a SINGLE property for £80k in Cambridge on Rightmove.

You're not going to get somewhere in the middle of bloody Cambridge for 80k. He'd have to look AROUND the area. Also (as you're new to this, I'll explain) the price you see, isnt the price you pay ;).
 
Glad you admit that.

Well, need to make sure everyone is aware of what they are reading. Becuase unless you've bought something its impossible to know anything about it.

You're not going to get somewhere in the middle of bloody Cambridge for 80k.

But thats where he wants to live. So, back to the old 'He cannot buy something to suit his requirements' story again.

He'd have to look AROUND the area.

He has no car and has to rely on public transport. Outlying villages don't seem so sensible really? Littleport is 22 miles away from where he said he wants to live!
 
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