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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees
You seem to be following the US model, where more often that not people are happy to rent something which has historically never been a part of the UK mindset.
You can complain however if you can't afford to buy a property because of an influx of second home buyers driving prices up to simply exorbitant levels. Or, you can complain if you're buying a ridiculously overpriced 1 bed flat due to its commutable distance to a major city.
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SWMBO's best mate lives in a council house (in one of the rougher areas of Boro) her and her husband probs pulling in between them £45k a year , they have two kids living at home, probs pay about $300 a month in rent for a three bed semi detached, with all the work covered, in the past year it's had new roof, new windows & doors.
Really really annoying when they could be easily paying a mortgage and freeing up that home for someone who actually needs it....
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But in the areas where people are complaining about second home owners, has there really been a time in the past when those complainers could've afforded the local houses?
You have people on low incomes complaining that they can't buy houses in those areas.