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Old 03-07-2026, 20:19   #76
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Re: Andy Burnham’s chronicles

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about the same as 20,000 years ago
20,000 years ago, what is now Cleethorps would have been buried under some 50-100m of ice.
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Re: Andy Burnham’s chronicles

If the Government want to encourage people to use solar panels they should skew any subsidies so that younger people get less (or none), because they will have the time to recoup the financial gains. The older a person is, the less viable it becomes, so subsidies need to be more generous to encourage take up.
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If the Government want to encourage people to use solar panels they should skew any subsidies so that younger people get less (or none), because they will have the time to recoup the financial gains. The older a person is, the less viable it becomes, so subsidies need to be more generous to encourage take up.

But surely when a young person buys the deceased older person’s house, they would benefit from any subsidy given to the older person - the circle of life…
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Re: Andy Burnham’s chronicles

I would think most young people are unlikely to even afford a house these days, nevermind solar stuff.
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I would think most young people are unlikely to even afford a house these days, nevermind solar stuff.
With the way Solar is going, they will be more able to build a house from solar panels than buy or rent a house.

Average salary iirc needed for a single person to buy a house under the age of 40 is £75K a year, after 40 iirc it increases by $10K every 5 years.

That £75K is to allow for putting £10K away for 4 years to be able to put down a £48K deposit as houses are going up and up in price.

If you don't need to save a deposit, perhaps you have already been saving then you "only" need to be earning £56K a year, far beyond what is possible for most people, even renting is going to require more than £30k a year soon!

Where I live, 6 years ago houses were £130K they are now £200K+ on average and only increasing, which is a bonus for those who will be able to pay the tax that thieving reeves will demand, but for those that can't they will lose the house and any money from it, as the government will just take it because you fail to pay your "fair share" and the fines, interest etc will be made to take the full value.
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But surely when a young person buys the deceased older person’s house, they would benefit from any subsidy given to the older person - the circle of life…
They would and that's a good thing. Without a decent subsidy, it's unlikely that the house would benefit from solar power, but if one were to be given, the younger person would actually benefit from it indirectly.

I guess it depends on the time lapse, do solar panels last indefinitely?
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They would and that's a good thing. Without a decent subsidy, it's unlikely that the house would benefit from solar power, but if one were to be given, the younger person would actually benefit from it indirectly.

I guess it depends on the time lapse, do solar panels last indefinitely?
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Nothing last indefinitely
my solar panels had a 25 year life span ,they get less effective every year, so you could pass on a bit of a starmer as someone will have to fund new ones
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With the way Solar is going, they will be more able to build a house from solar panels than buy or rent a house.

Average salary iirc needed for a single person to buy a house under the age of 40 is £75K a year, after 40 iirc it increases by $10K every 5 years.

That £75K is to allow for putting £10K away for 4 years to be able to put down a £48K deposit as houses are going up and up in price.

If you don't need to save a deposit, perhaps you have already been saving then you "only" need to be earning £56K a year, far beyond what is possible for most people, even renting is going to require more than £30k a year soon!

Where I live, 6 years ago houses were £130K they are now £200K+ on average and only increasing, which is a bonus for those who will be able to pay the tax that thieving reeves will demand, but for those that can't they will lose the house and any money from it, as the government will just take it because you fail to pay your "fair share" and the fines, interest etc will be made to take the full value.
Which tax are you referring to ? SD ?
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