Hedgecutter Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I've turned into an old fart, just sitting beside a country lane in the sun. P&B is considerably more relaxing with the backdrop of blackbird's song, the chattering of a great tit, some trickling water, a light breeze and the intermittent smack of somebody's tee-off from the adjacent golf course. That said, because of the piercing squak, I can see why folk started shooting pheasants. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, Perkin Flump said: That is my point, I want to make it unfeasible for buy to let parasites to hoover up housing stock. I bought my house so that I will have somewhere to live, I would quite happily see it devauled overnight if it meant that people had a fair chance of buying their own home & the greedy speculating scum who drive prices up were no longer allowed to have their many houses paid for by people desperate to rent their properties as they have no other option. So how would folk rent then? I personally had no desire to tie myself down to a single property in my 20s (think I moved flat/house around every two years) and I was happy enough to throw my money down a black hole at the time for the novelty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Hedgecutter said: So how would folk rent then? I personally had no desire to tie myself down to a single property in my 20s (think I moved flat/house around every two years) and I was happy enough to throw my money down a black hole at the time for the novelty. Think we are at cross purposes here, I want people to rent at a reasonable price with LHAs & Social Housing. I do not want greedy parasites pushing up house prices by hoarding large portfolios & using the lack of decent housing to cover their multiple buy to let mortgages. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Perkin Flump said: Anyone buying a home with no intention of actually living there should be subject to a tax of 50% of the price paid, would gain tax revenues while bringing the cost of buying a home down massively overnight. 24 minutes ago, Perkin Flump said: That is my point, I want to make it unfeasible for buy to let parasites to hoover up housing stock. Why mention that it would be a tax earner if you just want to stop it altogether, which would result in a tax earning of nothing? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 22 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: I've turned into an old fart, just sitting beside a country lane in the sun. P&B is considerably more relaxing with the backdrop of blackbird's song, the chattering of a great tit, some trickling water, a light breeze and the intermittent smack of somebody's tee-off from the adjacent golf course. That said, because of the piercing squak, I can see why folk started shooting pheasants. You don't have to sit beside a country lane in the sun to experience this on P&B. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Just now, Hedgecutter said: Why mention that it would be a tax earner if you just want to stop it altogether, which would result in a tax earning of nothing? A means to an end before it gets closed down but I see your point. Never going to happen anyway but I wish it would. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 19 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: You don't have to sit beside a country lane in the sun to experience this on P&B. I purposely dropped the capitals on Great Tit to lay that on a plate for somebody. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I've just made poached eggs for our lunch. Two of the four eggs had double yolks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Shotgun said: I have a copy I picked up in a second hand bookshop. My favourite bit was about how the best way to obtain guns was to steal them from a police station or military base. I don’t doubt that security was a lot more lax in the 60’s but I suspect that even then, any anarchist group with the means to steal guns from the military probably wouldn’t need a reference book to tell them what to do next. Kevin Bridges on Gary, Tank Commander - YouTube 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netan Sansara Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Perkin Flump said: That is my point, I want to make it unfeasible for buy to let parasites to hoover up housing stock. I bought my house so that I will have somewhere to live, I would quite happily see it devauled overnight if it meant that people had a fair chance of buying their own home & the greedy speculating scum who drive prices up were no longer allowed to have their many houses paid for by people desperate to rent their properties as they have no other option. If you’d quite happily see your property devalued I’m pretty sure you are in a very small minority. British people love home ownership as a way to make money, so many people are obsessed about it being an investment. Living in Europe has opened my eyes to how weird we are in the U.K. about owning a home. Although the private rental market being as popular as say Germany relies on proper laws being introduced around tenant protection. It’s not uncommon to rent the same flat for 10 plus years over there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 5 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: I've turned into an old fart, just sitting beside a country lane in the sun. P&B is considerably more relaxing with the backdrop of blackbird's song, the chattering of a great tit, some trickling water, a light breeze and the intermittent smack of somebody's tee-off from the adjacent golf course. That said, because of the piercing squak, I can see why folk started shooting pheasants. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I have, somewhat stupidly, agreed to play 5's tonight. I hadn't played for nearly a year before the pandemic, so it's safe to say that I'm not at my optimum fighting weight. My hayfever has been kicking my arse for the last week as well. I may be dead by 10 o'clock tonight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 "Morey" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: "Morey" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I have, somewhat stupidly, agreed to play 5's tonight. I hadn't played for nearly a year before the pandemic, so it's safe to say that I'm not at my optimum fighting weight. My hayfever has been kicking my arse for the last week as well. I may be dead by 10 o'clock tonight.Can I have ur lexus? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: 35 minutes ago, KnightswoodBear said: I have, somewhat stupidly, agreed to play 5's tonight. I hadn't played for nearly a year before the pandemic, so it's safe to say that I'm not at my optimum fighting weight. My hayfever has been kicking my arse for the last week as well. I may be dead by 10 o'clock tonight. Can I have ur lexus? Of course. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 20 minutes ago, KnightswoodBear said: Of course. Better throw a step ladder in too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Just now, Rugster said: Better throw a step ladder in too. Presumably it comes with the same wee guy that goes on his hands and knees for KB to climb up on? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Just now, Bairnardo said: Presumably it comes with the same wee guy that goes on his hands and knees for KB to climb up on? Wasn’t sure how that sentence was ending there! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Rugster said: Wasn’t sure how that sentence was ending there! He does that too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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