Re:Even the Rich Are Being Priced Out of Central London
by gwbas1c on Friday September 02, 2016 @03:32PM
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The bubble will be forcefully burst when homeless people start squatting; or pranksters vandalize them.
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Re:Even the Rich Are Being Priced Out of Central London
by keithpeter on Friday September 02, 2016 @03:39PM
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Sure, the bubble bursting I have no problem with: rich people take a haircut and premises are repurposed. I walk through Digbeth in Birmingham most days: Early Victorian housing that is now car scrap yards and workshops. It all gets recycled.
Re:Even the Rich Are Being Priced Out of Central London
by alimw on Saturday September 03, 2016 @08:37AM
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Anyone who's bought recently with a full mortgage will experience a burst bubble not as a haircut but as a plummet into negative equity. I suppose you could argue that they took on the risk, and other such risk-takers have made big profits. Personally I think it's crazy that individuals are expected to make these huge gambles. But people don't seem to take seriously my suggestion of nationalising land ownership...