Re: Housing : Tue Dec 03, 2013 8:34 am  

Sal Paradise wrote:

They cannot reduce the price and make a profit - simple economics really - do you think they should sell them at a loss - seriously, BMW would sell thousands more cars if they sold them at the same price as a smart car but they would be bankrupt!!

A Smart car?

Would that be the same Smart car produced by those well-known manufacturers of old bangers, Daimler AG?

If you insist on introducing analogies, at least choose them with a little more thought

Re: Housing : Tue Dec 03, 2013 1:12 pm  

On the: "they cannot reduce the price and make a profit - simple economics really", when was the last time you read such utter cobblers?

Illustration.

I make something and the cost of making it, including labour, is £10. I sell it for £20. That's a £10 (100%) profit.

I cut the price to £15. I am still making a profit – £5/50%. "Simple economics", you might have thought.

Re: Housing : Tue Dec 03, 2013 2:59 pm  

Mintball wrote:

I make something and the cost of making it, including labour, is £10. I sell it for £20. That's a £10 (100%) profit.

No, it is a 100% markup but it is 50% profit as the cost of production was £10, the only time you can get 100% profit on and item is when you get it free and sell it.

Re: Housing : Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:54 pm  

cod'ead wrote: We've got answers but first we'd like you to answer some from the last couple of days. Gidiot is borrowing extra hundreds of £millions just to pay benefits, we borrowed £1.5tn to bail out the banks. There is ample scope to fund a massive house-building programme, the same as there was in the 1950s & 60s when this country was in an even worse financial state than it is now. The only thing missing is political will Good news ey Cod'ead?! http://news.sky.com/story/1177107/house ... r-a-decade

cod'ead wrote: We've got answers but first we'd like you to answer some from the last couple of days. Gidiot is borrowing extra hundreds of £millions just to pay benefits, we borrowed £1.5tn to bail out the banks. There is ample scope to fund a massive house-building programme, the same as there was in the 1950s & 60s when this country was in an even worse financial state than it is now. The only thing missing is political will Good news ey Cod'ead?! http://news.sky.com/story/1177107/house ... r-a-decade

Re: Housing : Tue Dec 03, 2013 7:17 pm  

Ajw71 wrote: Good news ey Cod'ead?! http://news.sky.com/story/1177107/house ... r-a-decade Hello little trolly-wolly: answered any questions – or just posted a link?

Ajw71 wrote: Good news ey Cod'ead?! http://news.sky.com/story/1177107/house ... r-a-decade Hello little trolly-wolly: answered any questions – or just posted a link?

Re: Housing : Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:39 pm  

There's plenty of money to invest. Just not in housing.

There's plenty of money to invest. Just not in housing.

Re: Housing : Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:55 pm  

Ajw71 wrote: Good news ey Cod'ead?! http://news.sky.com/story/1177107/house ... r-a-decade It would be if they were council houses being built

Ajw71 wrote: Good news ey Cod'ead?! http://news.sky.com/story/1177107/house ... r-a-decade It would be if they were council houses being built

Re: Housing : Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:11 pm  

cod'ead wrote:

It would be if they were council houses being built

Plus, if there hadn't been such a drop in building there wouldn't be a need for a high increase in it.

Re: Housing : Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:12 pm  

Him wrote:

Plus, if there hadn't been such a drop in building there wouldn't be a need for a high increase in it.

And all predicated towards another housing bubble

Re: Housing : Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:28 pm  

cod'ead wrote:

And all predicated towards another housing bubble

Right, so you want more houses built. It's happening now but somehow this is not good news?