Comments on: The artful lodgers http://www.carlwilkinson.co.uk/2007/04/01/the-artful-lodgers/ Words, Pictures and Travels Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:50:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mike http://www.carlwilkinson.co.uk/2007/04/01/the-artful-lodgers/#comment-260 Mike Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:21:50 +0000 http://www.carlwilkinson.co.uk/2007/04/01/the-artful-lodgers/#comment-260 UK government needs to do something to enable young people to have a chance to buy a property. Maybe legislate to prevent anyone to own more than 5 residential properties, or total of 500- 1000 m2, exempting companies building residential properties until they sell all units. That might control the market a bit. And get rid of leaseholds, its a scam, sell the freehold or nothing! In 1998, I knew a guy in London who had bought a studio in Nottinghill for 60,000 pounds, then he lost his good job and couldn't afford the mortgage so rented out his studio and slept rough! UK government needs to do something to enable young people to have a chance to buy a property. Maybe legislate to prevent anyone to own more than 5 residential properties, or total of 500- 1000 m2, exempting companies building residential properties until they sell all units. That might control the market a bit. And get rid of leaseholds, its a scam, sell the freehold or nothing!

In 1998, I knew a guy in London who had bought a studio in Nottinghill for 60,000 pounds, then he lost his good job and couldn’t afford the mortgage so rented out his studio and slept rough!

]]> By: Camden http://www.carlwilkinson.co.uk/2007/04/01/the-artful-lodgers/#comment-206 Camden Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:18:45 +0000 http://www.carlwilkinson.co.uk/2007/04/01/the-artful-lodgers/#comment-206 "It’s a bargain, at just £75 per week. The catch? You sleep on the sofa." - that made my day, very funny! If you look at the link (i work for Nestoria). You can find flats to rent in Camden that are £130 which is the cheapest and they happen to be studios, but its better than the Sofa! “It’s a bargain, at just £75 per week. The catch? You sleep on the sofa.” - that made my day, very funny!

If you look at the link (i work for Nestoria). You can find flats to rent in Camden that are £130 which is the cheapest and they happen to be studios, but its better than the Sofa!

]]> By: werner deblitz http://www.carlwilkinson.co.uk/2007/04/01/the-artful-lodgers/#comment-205 werner deblitz Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:47:22 +0000 http://www.carlwilkinson.co.uk/2007/04/01/the-artful-lodgers/#comment-205 Good article, who can I get in contact with to become a 'warehouse guardian' ? Good article, who can I get in contact with to become a ‘warehouse guardian’ ?

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