tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post8696419639620300102..comments2023-11-02T15:48:50.381+00:00Comments on UK Bubble UK Economy: Alice's bubble wrapAlice Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753570123987780947noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-42829175060014563502008-08-16T05:10:00.000+01:002008-08-16T05:10:00.000+01:00Yes, Elswick. I had a girlfriend who briefly lived...Yes, Elswick. I had a girlfriend who briefly lived there back in the mid-1980s. She kept getting burglared. Although the rent was cheap.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Nick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-50614957810505722852008-08-16T00:06:00.000+01:002008-08-16T00:06:00.000+01:00"what is the area just below Benwell called, as yo..."what is the area just below Benwell called, as you go down towards the Tyne"<BR/><BR/>Elswick?<BR/><BR/>NickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-43241619630974064242008-08-15T17:11:00.000+01:002008-08-15T17:11:00.000+01:00Ten worst holes in the NE:1. Blyth2. Bensham Ban...Ten worst holes in the NE:<BR/><BR/>1. Blyth<BR/>2. Bensham Bank (I believe Gazza crawled out from that sh1thole(<BR/>3. Peterlee.<BR/>4. Byker<BR/>5. Jarrow.<BR/>6. Gateshead.<BR/>7. Benwell<BR/>8. Cruddas Park<BR/>9. Pelaw<BR/>10. ScotswoodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-30124433297017297692008-08-15T17:04:00.000+01:002008-08-15T17:04:00.000+01:00The West End of Newcastle; I remember it well; Cru...The West End of Newcastle; I remember it well; Cruddas Park, the Jubilee estate, Benwell, and the far reaches of Fenham. Brighton Grove and the Westgage Road; the horror!<BR/><BR/>It has been a while since I was in Newcastle, but what is the area just below Benwell called, as you go down towards the Tyne?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-57559155225448588452008-08-15T14:45:00.000+01:002008-08-15T14:45:00.000+01:00There used to be £1 houses in Tyneside around the ...There used to be £1 houses in Tyneside around the shithole West End about 15 years ago. You had to pledge a few thousand in repairs and live in it about five years before you sold.<BR/><BR/>The West End being what it is, that made them difficult to shift even at £1 a go.<BR/><BR/>NickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-73040228637713074862008-08-15T11:37:00.000+01:002008-08-15T11:37:00.000+01:00Repossessions etc. 1986-2002 on this 'ONS'...Repossessions etc. 1986-2002 on this 'ONS' graph. <BR/><BR/><BR/>http://www.statistics.gov.uk/STATBASE/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=7341&More=Y<BR/><BR/>Current figures look bad by comparison - maybe the £1 house is not a dream in parts of Tyneside or in Salford, and a few other places.<BR/><BR/>B. in C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-18272550632887659052008-08-15T11:16:00.000+01:002008-08-15T11:16:00.000+01:00Those in prolonged denial will fall for the bull t...Those in prolonged denial will fall for the bull trap on the way down; see the psychiatry diagrammed on the economic curve at:<BR/><BR/>http://www.housepricecrash.co.uk/graphs-bubble-lifecycle.php<BR/><BR/>B. in C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-80636067128253127282008-08-14T20:06:00.000+01:002008-08-14T20:06:00.000+01:00I wouldn't touch the spanish property market - a b...I wouldn't touch the spanish property market - a bit too risky for my taste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-30035343476287092312008-08-14T20:05:00.000+01:002008-08-14T20:05:00.000+01:00Spain= bubble desolationSpain= bubble desolationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-14502460263105123392008-08-14T20:00:00.000+01:002008-08-14T20:00:00.000+01:00I can see why you loved that economist article.I can see why you loved that economist article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-16778339951160471032008-08-14T19:24:00.000+01:002008-08-14T19:24:00.000+01:00I doubt it but I'm sure there are people who would...I doubt it but I'm sure there are people who would offload their negative equity for $1 given the chance, Alice.<BR/><BR/>All those people telling us it could never happen. Who'da thunk it ?Electro-Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.com