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Hilly

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I have a relation who’s somewhere in the 200’s on the rich list but has never bought a car for himself for more than £1000, and buys a lot of his clothes from charity shops.
His father sat next to dad in school and the family were relatively poor back then on a 28 acre holding.

A few years ago he’d got some building works of some sort going on about 30 mike or so from base and had a meeting on site one morning with some consultants. Rather than waste money driving there he jumped in the van with his sparkies and upon arrival spotted the chaps he was to meet dressed in suits sitting in a Range Rover, he went over to speak to them, they looked him up and down and completely ignored him so he went off fir a wander around to see how work was progressing.
Half an hour or so later one of the consultants caught hold of one of the sparkies and asked what time his fekkin boss was llkely to show up.
That’s him over there he replied, I thought you’d spoke to him earlier, apparently the look on their faces was priceless
Love it 😍 !!!
 

holwellcourtfarm

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Livestock Farmer
I have a relation who’s somewhere in the 200’s on the rich list but has never bought a car for himself for more than £1000, and buys a lot of his clothes from charity shops.
His father sat next to dad in school and the family were relatively poor back then on a 28 acre holding.

A few years ago he’d got some building works of some sort going on about 30 mike or so from base and had a meeting on site one morning with some consultants. Rather than waste money driving there he jumped in the van with his sparkies and upon arrival spotted the chaps he was to meet dressed in suits sitting in a Range Rover, he went over to speak to them, they looked him up and down and completely ignored him so he went off fir a wander around to see how work was progressing.
Half an hour or so later one of the consultants caught hold of one of the sparkies and asked what time his fekkin boss was llkely to show up.
That’s him over there he replied, I thought you’d spoke to him earlier, apparently the look on their faces was priceless
I've known a couple like that.

A very successful local businessman (and family friend), Harry Shepherd, ran a "motor factors" type business near here which he built up after the war. Amongst his customers was London Transport for all their batteries and paint! He regularly wore an old check shirt (with a tie) and an old Jersey with holes in it and drove an old Renault 11 until it fell apart. He always took Wednesday afternoons off to look after his 3 acre garden.

His paint supplier changed area rep and the new rep turned up to see him on a Wednesday afternoon so the staff directed him to the house. Walking up the drive the rep saw him raking leaves and said "Is the boss in?" To which Harry just said "try the house" and carried on. Harry's wife answered the door and, when asked if Mr Shepherd was home, said "Oh, He's raking leaves in the garden I think". The rep walked straight back to his car and drove off, losing a multi-million pound account in the process, because he hadn't the humility to face his cock-up.

Harry laughed about it as 2 other paint manufacturers had been trying to get his account for years.
 

toquark

Member
Yet again you miss the point
Whats the point then?

Buying a house today is perfectly achievable for most, if it wasn't house prices would fall. If people choose to spend their money on a depreciating car instead of a house, that's up to them but its nonsense to say they do it because its impossible for them afford to buy a house.

But I guess that doesn't fit the narrative does it?
 

Lincsman

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lincolnshire
Terraced streets lined with new SUVs longer than the road frontage of the houses! Truth is a posh house is totally out of reach for most people, but they can rent a top of the range car, buy a designer pooch and 'be someone' when they're out and about.
I'm not complaining though, if all this money spent on cars went into houses where would the prices be now? If someone wants to overspend on transport to the point where they can't get together a deposit for a house that's great because they can rent off me instead :D

I have tenant who has 2 expensive personalised no. plate Mercs on the drive who pay me more rent than the Mortgage would be, and they always decorating and buying carpets... last I heard was they want to change all the window blinds.
 

glasshouse

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Location
lothians
Not at all, the houses were mostly owner occupied, it is the priorities that are wrong along with the expectation of first time house buyers.
If your priorities are a flash car before a roof over your head then don't whine that you cannot afford a house.
First time buyers generally complain they cannot afford an average home, well fu¢k me, really, neither could I when I bought our first home, that is what makes an average, you buy below average to start with and work up from there, a lot of first time buyers today want to live in the same type of homes as their parents, conveniently forgetting how their parents started off, lower your expectations and look in a cheaper area.
Dont you understand a post in the second person?
I already own a house mortgage free thankyou.
Banks want affordability checks done properly now, not like when you were buying..
A person paying £1000 rent per month will be told they cant afford a £700 a month mortgage
Self employed are now lepers, as are over fifties.
If you fit the thirty something bracket with partner together earning £80k, with a bank of mum and dad deposit, yes no problem.
 

lloyd

Member
Location
Herefordshire
Dont you understand a post in the second person?
I already own a house mortgage free thankyou.
Banks want affordability checks done properly now, not like when you were buying..
A person paying £1000 rent per month will be told they cant afford a £700 a month mortgage
Self employed are now lepers, as are over fifties.
If you fit the thirty something bracket with partner together earning £80k, with a bank of mum and dad deposit, yes no problem.

House mortgage free,new hilux and sat nav for the tractor
I can see an increase on the land rents coming. ;)
 

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