Re: Why do Brits buy instead of rent?
 

The problem is that most of the UK numpties at large would know that :(

At a wedding last week, 2 men gave their profession as electronics engineer. One had the letters after his name and a six figure salary to match and was 55, the other worked for a tool hire company on the hire desk so probably also changed plugs and he was 30 on 18K a year.

I was wondering who decided to award the title of engineer to unskilled manual workers and guess it probably is the same group who changed the word immigrant to migrant.

Re: Why do Brits buy instead of rent?
 

Good job there is a title to the thread.

Been a long time since I saw one get this far away from topic.

SO

Yes I can't understand buying in Spain and have not thought it is a good idea for over a year.

If you are looking at retiring to Spain and living there all of your days surely anyone who reads this forum must by now have grasped - you rent first. If you do rent for say three months what will you see when you look around at property for sale? I still find many properties on web-sites two years or more after we looked at them and at greatly reduced prices.

Renting now costs a more than reasonable option and one that we have now chosen to pursue.

I think it is best to rent for three months in say November -January to see just how cold it can really get at night even when the days are reasonably warm. You need to know it's not as good as you think- although don't get me wrong I still regularly go to Spain between October and January - I just have a realistic view of what to expect.

Apart from the weather you also get to see whether the area turns into a ghost town. One golf resort near to Denia had so few people about you couldn't see a light on despite being in the middle of a block of 3 storey apartments and villas - never again! We were looking for a cheap week away and got one and then found out why.:D

Again if you are of mature years:cool: Some beautiful villas on mountainsides tend to lose some of their appeal if you have/want to go out for the evening. The roads can seem very narrow and twist far too much in the pitch black. One of these villas was the best we have ever stayed in - but for the location.

Re: Why do Brits buy instead of rent?
 

:rofl: That would make an IFA a professional :rofl:

I quite like Red Ken, but he could never be called new labour:eek:

Re: Why do Brits buy instead of rent?
 

Why UK house prices will decline 40%

Have Spanish prices already fallen by 40%?

Re: Why do Brits buy instead of rent?
 

No, officially by around 15%

Re: Why do Brits buy instead of rent?
 

Sane people do their homework and visit areas they want to retire to, be it in UK or Spain. Nobody has to rent somewhere for 3 months just to see what its like. What if someone pays 3 months rent up front only to find they hate the area on day one? Nobody has to rent in the winter to test the temperature because this information is freely available too.

Retiring to a golf complex in (near) Denia, doubtful, its hardly rocket science to work out that most golf properties are owned by investors or as a holiday home.

Dark unlit roads are what people encounter when they leave a town or village in UK they only have to look out of a car window to see where the street lights finish or look on Google street view.

There is so much now that can be done from an armchair be it internet, magazines or books and a month or two touring different location staying at hotels or guest houses.

Re: Why do Brits buy instead of rent?
 

I belong to a profession which has a recognised body BWCA, and I have know some of our members to be struck off.

:lol:

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It's difficult to be serious in such distinguished company, and I'm surprised the medals haven't been mentioned yet and I'm keeping quiet about mine And what about cups and tankards and things? I wore an Eton tie to an interview once, but they sussed me out and failed me.

My house was going on the market in two days time, and in the last six months I've enquired about making it legal, it's not built on illegal land, but has some major illegal extensions built by the previous owner some 30 years ago.

The town hall, abogado and others aren't interested and I could just go ahead with the possible sale, just the same as when I bought it 12 years ago, but I've got totally fed up with all the lies and subterfuge and I'm not going to bother. It was only a sideways move to another house nearby anyway, and when the elderly Spanish owner showed me his escritura, which is even worse than mine, we fell about laughing.

The combined, declared value would just about buy a half-decent car.



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Re: Why do Brits buy instead of rent?
 

:rofl::rofl:is that the British Water Cooler Association or The British Window Cleaning Academy:rofl::rofl::rofl: I dont think either would count as post nominal letter`s
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Re: Why do Brits buy instead of rent?
 

You were nearly right, it is the British Window cleaners Association, and I am a fully qualified technical engineer, ie a " fully certifiend wringer outer for a one armed window cleaner":rofl:

Ok, I just made it up, as I felt a bit left out with all those "grees" flying about.

Re: Why do Brits buy instead of rent?
 

Hey dont feel inferior ,some of the worlds captains of industry have never set foot in a Uni ,most of those who have are only recruiting workers :rofl::rofl:

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Oh absolutely. So many excellent entepreneurs didnt go to uni. In fact university probably dulls the creativity, as you are told THE way to do things.

However, these days as a young person you need a good degree to get any kind of job that has good career progression. Maybe it isnt the right way to go, but that is the way recruitment works. If you dont have a degree nowadays you will have to do an unskilled job, a trade (like plumbing, building) or start your own company.

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And for technical jobs that one magic thing you can't get in UNI: Experience.

True story guy studied Nuclear Physics graduated with a masters degree couldn't get a job in UK No experience. Couldn't get experience as we have very few establishments that can supply it.

His girl friend decided to become a Radiographer and he taught her about the nuclear aspects. He then thought he would do the same and was rejected because he didn't have the equivalent of O level biology.

So he decided to beome a teacher.

Jim

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The whole point of a masters degree in science is that it is industry focussed and gives you the experience to apply your knowledge (I have one myself). In your masters year you are also encouraged to make the links in industry to make the next steps.

Sounds to me that this guy was let down by his university or was very unlucky. There is only one way to enter nuclear physics and that is with a degree, a masters and then maybe a phd!

Re: Why do Brits buy instead of rent?
 

[QUOTE=cricketman;8816385]The whole point of a masters degree in science is that it is industry focussed and gives you the experience to apply your knowledge (I have one myself). In your masters year you are also encouraged to make the links in industry to make the next steps.QUOTE]

Thats fine if the UK has much of a nuclear industry and ours has been decimated over the years by an ignorant political elite. I would be surprised if we get much of a look in when the French build our next generation of Power Stations.

After all we are not ensuring that our next two Carriers are nuclear powered which is why the French are only buying the rights to build one for themselves.

Jim