4 Nov 2010, 5:02pm
reflections: UK housing
by ermine
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reflections: UK housing
by ermine
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why do we make such a pig’s ear of housing in the UK – a German view
I had to laugh, this German guy said pretty much the same as my recent post on why do we make such a pig’s ear of housing in the UK, but in a funnier way 
28 Dec 2010, 2:38pm
by Inflation kills your money- a cautionary tale from a European fiscal giant « Simple Living in Suffolk
by Inflation kills your money- a cautionary tale from a European fiscal giant « Simple Living in Suffolk
[...] a German would look at the British twenty-something’s eagerness to buy a house with a mixture of pity and wonder. Germans tend to save money and buy a house in middle age; and as a result they have a rental [...]
Notice the laughs aen’t as hearty when he starts talking about houses.
The British don’t like anyone criticising house prices….