Ricky Heath

Petrolhead & Aviator. Old free & single.
Infected by the NHS with Contaminated Blood
Living the dream

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@moving_charlie Is this an April fools joke?
One minute they're putting up state pension age, and saying it's unsustainable, next oh let them have it early. Clearly not the solution to over inflated prices. Let the market decide, the property prices are too high.

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@moving_charlie @United053651221 Just about to buy my next house but haven't sold the one I'm in yet, they want an extra £18k and apparently I have to claim it back once I've sold the old one. I always thought you had an overlap period, but obviously not

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@moving_charlie I hope they do a better job of that than Brexit!

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@alexgroundwater Not sure that moving closer to trump would do the UK any favours? Probably get dragged into unnecessary Wars 😡

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@moving_charlie I wouldn't be embarrassed, more worried about security in a private rental especially approaching retirement. The last thing you need in later life is being forced to look for another rental

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@mongrelcelt @AnneKearns17 @GrahamEcosse @moving_charlie @BankrolledInc At least they have the internet now and are potentially better informed, we were going in blind

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@mongrelcelt @moving_charlie @BankrolledInc It was a double edged sword for me.
I started a small business supplying estate agents signs in 1985. Going great until 1989, turned over £100k/year. 1990 was £25k 😞

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@mongrelcelt @moving_charlie @BankrolledInc Sadly, very f'ing well😭
My mortgage doubled in 1991, £1400/month, had to sell & lost 25% of what I'd paid for the house in 1989

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@mongrelcelt @moving_charlie @BankrolledInc It took a very long time, probably helped to finish my first marriage, and I totally lost confidence in buying another house for a very long time.
I spoke with other people years later who were in the same boat. They were unemployed, the government paid the interest, & survived

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@themooringssf @moving_charlie @mongrelcelt @BankrolledInc One person's loss is another one's gain. If only we had crystal balls?

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@RachOZoe @moving_charlie @mongrelcelt @BankrolledInc I guess at least you didn't go into negative equity and need to move? But luckily you managed to weather it out, it just showed everyone how easily things can change. Get on the ladder they said, you can't go wrong 😭

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@moving_charlie Maybe, but I'm convinced that most come up with a 'value' based on what they paid x number of years ago.
I recently been looking at houses nearby that sold for around £270k 3-4 years ago, now asking £330k-370k
Doesn't make any sense 😕

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@moving_charlie Someone told them that house prices double every ten years 😁
Just didn't tell them what ten years that applies to

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@moving_charlie So if you bought in 21, you'll be coming off interest free this year and now paying interest on an extra 40%. That's gonna hurt a lot of people 😔

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@Gooders2023 @IBCA_UK Only the expert panel are allowed masks

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@NickOfPuppets @littletiny69 @bwqf49n77z @ORKE00 @OBDowntime Seems to be working now

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@littletiny69 @bwqf49n77z @ORKE00 @OBDowntime Can only see my credit card, 123 and savings nothing showing 😞

[Ricky Heath @RickyHeath16]

@IBCA_UK It did read as though a more personalised letter has been sent out confirming what data has been received.
The October communication was rather more general and referred to a data transfer if we agreed