Quote Originally Posted by minimoke View Post
What a crock of ****e. There is no god given right to own your own home - despite the governments best efforts at their own attempts at divine intervention.

Having dreams is great - but they should fall into either the "Fantasy" category" or be more realistic.

A person with the mental fortitude to turn to a life of crime because they can't buy a house is destined to never own a house and will probably end up in hock for all the things they felt they "must have".

Having a home is affordable. Its affordable for those who choose to sacrifice the baubles of modern consumerism and save a deposit. Its affordable for those who work to get an education and a job that pays more than mimnimium wage. Its affordable for those who are prepared to take a step on the property ladder and not expect to get to the top rung on the first go. Its affordable for those that choose to rent - owning a house is not a pre requisite for creating a home.
Brilliantly put. But perhaps some people want something for nothing, and pronto if you will. I know of no investor, who hasn't put the hard yards in, nobody who has made no sacrifices, and nobody who wasn't patient...

Why do we wish to protect our young so. It is part of character building. maybe that's why the national character is slipping slowly. Anyway, if after 10 trillion US dollar lesson, the politicians still have not cottoned on to the fact that economic engines do not function when the property markets creak, God only knows if they ever will ...