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Originally Posted by martyh
Low house prices perchance ? .Regardless of any tax incentives people selling up to downsize will want max return for a ,usually ,25yr+ investment .If they can manage financially they will wait untill the prices go up again
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Are you saying house prices are low relative to how they were 25 years ago?
This is a long term trend, and house prices aren't 'low' they are ridiculously high by any sensible measure.
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Originally Posted by Traduk
I think that a much overlooked factor in these arguments is that when a home has been the "nest" which in my case is 30 years, there are costs involved in establishing a new home and moving out of the old that dwarf the proposed tax element into insignificance.
I think that a view that a home is simply viewed from the aspect of sleeping accommodation potentially somewhat misses the point of what I view a home as and may suit a semi nomadic lifestyle but certainly doesn't suit my view where putting down roots is all important.
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Oh to be able to do such wonderful things rather than being obliged to a semi-nomadic lifestyle.
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Originally Posted by Traduk
The argument on heating costs for unused bedrooms is a little naive. Thermostats and closed doors are a rather cheap and simple option for managing the amount of heating applicable to the areas in use or not in use at any given time. Simple solutions rather spoil the thrust of an argument though  |
A tad naive thinking you can mitigate the extra cost through thermostats and closing doors too.
Sorry and all that but this post smacks of 'I'm alright, Jack.' Nothing personal.