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[hunnibee]

sorry!! In 1998 I was still in school...I'm 11 years behind you on the property market!!! Like you said its impossible! Its getting that the only time you'll actually get anything is when your grandparents / parents pop-off!! As my mum had me young (and stupid!) she hasn't got alot so all I can wait for is my grandfather!! who shares between 8(including my kids!)!! I'd rather have my grandparents than money anyday! But I'd also be able to just at least get my toe on the ladder!! LOL All those wishes came true for alot of people..which leave people like me totally knackered!!! Never mind! I havent lost anything at least!

[Crivens]

Well you say that. But I know loads of people (myself included) who wish they had bought a place sooner. I saved up to make sure I had enough money for a 10% deposit (£12.6k at the time) as I heard the rates were a lot better than 5%, plus my dad always drummed it into me to never get a loan (apart from mortgage) if you can help it. So I saved up longer to get all the furniture outright (the reason I moved in 2000 and not in 1998). A friend of mine moved in 1998 instead and got all his furniture on 0% credit (for a year). Basically overall he made £20k on me because of that. But he was envious of his boss who bought a couple of years before him and had made a hell of a profit (about £60k). And of course the boss was annoyed he hadn't bought a couple of years before that etc.

Saying all that though, it has come to a point now where unless you are very well off, or get left a lot of money in a will, or are lucky to buy at the right time when the market crashes, then you cannot get on the ladder. Don't contemplate the idea of buying and then the market crashing... Used to have nightmares about that before I got my place in Cyprus.

Cheers

[hunnibee]

well thats what I have to wait for, my grandfathers will and my dads, my grandfather is loaded but made his fortune after my mum grew up and left so she's not benefitted like her siblings (ie Uni etc) So her youngest brother is the only one without a property (he's the same age as me!) My aunty has a lovely new house in Cardiff and so does my other Uncle...My dad is loaded too with a millionaire girlfriend!!! But he's greedy and thats how he has money, no point in asking him for help!! BUT big BUT!! If I had bought the property I had my eye on last year I wouldnt be in cyprus now!!!! So maybe it was an omen (which broke my heart!) only time will tell....

[Southerner]

Highlander, what sort of client??/

I'm running a 24/7 luxury Excecutive taxi service around Paphos area and to and from the Airports with very competitive rates,as well as importing cars to order from the UK its mental just now !!!!!

Must give us your number when we come over in November.

[denizaksulu]

Highlander, only joking!
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