[NeepHead] mailman/charliebravo
One of the problems I see with the Chancellor's loan scheme is how will it apply to exisiting house owners who might wish to upgrade to a new build. Will there be a market for their existing house?...
View Article[kevins] RBS Stephen Hester Vows To Stay
The chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has moved to allay concerns that he may quit the taxpayer-backed lender by pledging to stay in the job for "years to come". I understand that Stephen...
View Article[NeepHead] Stephen Hester
If anyone has a job with prospects he is the man. Whereas we all have confidence that the economy will eventually return and that our shareholdings will increase in value he has all the figures to work...
View Article[kevins] RBS and Lloyds labelled 'lame'
The UK's two state-owned banks, including the Royal Bank of Scotland, are holding back the entire sector, according to Vince Cable. The Liberal Democrat Business Secretary desribed them as "lame and...
View Article[NeepHead] 'lame'
He may well be right but they were in a worse state than the Country and have to be extremely prudent in their recovery actions. They cannot possibly lend money they do not have and certainly should...
View Article[Northy] House prices
My personal view as to why house prices are so high and unaffordable compared to 30 years ago is simply that as our population has exploded and is now above 60m the number of houses being built is...
View Article[bobthebuilder1] inevitible
Look, as the politicians would say. This is what is going to happen next. Cyprus will have a run on the banks come tuesday, as the troika are not going to bale them out due to all the dirty russian...
View Article[bobthebuilder1] hester
It also does'nt surprise me Mr Hester said on Wed he will be with RBS for years. Of course he will, he would'nt get a job elsewhere, besides why should he move, he knows it's going to be fully...
View Article[rickmeister] House Prices
There are some unhelpful urban myths about house prices. The average wake in 1950 was £7 per week and average house price about £2k. which gives a ratio of about 5.5:1 but very few women worked and...
View Article[mailman] All
5 years into this current financial recession has changed and caused many issues... That said the next 5 years the government announced will not be easy and still with uncertainties... But hopefully...
View Article[NeepHead] House prices
Another view is that since the advent of sheet materials into house construction the real value has dropped significantly while the industry has tried to maintain the higher price levels. We are into...
View Article[NeepHead] bob
Why on Earth do you imagine Hester would want to be a Civil Servant? His status and earning capability in financial circles will take him far beyond anything the Govt could pay him.
View Article[NeepHead] Hester
"RBS boss due to collect bonus worth £700,000"- and this while the Bank is still in the mire. Think what five years will bring him.
View Article[bobthebuilder1] House Prices
As that the best most of you can come up with. Obsessed by house prices up, down, housing bubbles. Is that honestly the only thing this country has to depend on. I suppose so as we have no nationalised...
View Article[Ranjm] BoysOwn
I'm very glad he was a true gentleman. Sometimes can be very scary to have someone you really look up to and just maybe they don't meet what you think in real life. I'm glad you had a good time and he...
View Article[bobthebuilder1] NeepHead
You really are a brainless ramper. I'm NOT going to even converse with you from now on.
View Article[kevins] Bank bashing MP'S
It weird how the MP keep bashing out banks still it has been 5 years and instead of trying to move on and promote growth the MP are still having a dig. Why is Vince Cable still in his role
View Article[Ranjm] Charliebravo
Welcome to the board. Good post earlier, I agree with a lot of it. I think average house prices are heavily distorted. Westminster has it's own bubble separate from the rest of the country. Then you...
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