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If I could I'd scream in the PM's face....

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mamafridi · 04/01/2013 09:55

ARE YOU TRYING TO SEND ME OUT ONTO THE STREETS?!!!!

I have had ENOUGH!

I sold up and moved to the UK (London) to be near family. I am in my early forties and me, my husband and DD are stuck in a small flat paying an outrageously high rent while my husband commutes into central London (another horrific expense) to a job that barely pays the rent so all house bills, council tax, food, etc are deducted from our savings (precious money from the sale of our home). We have no chance of getting a big enough mortgage to help us buy a place big enough to live in and if I work full time too we would have to pay the stratospheric fees for nursery.

I can't believe that anyone in government, especially Cameron, Clegg, Osborne, can continue to make things so hard for so many struggling, hardworking, people like us and then on top of that say that it is actually helping Britain's economy and getting it out of the financial mess it's apparently in.

Are you suffering similar difficulties? What are they? Is there anything we can do to make life easier? Is there a solution or do we simply resign ourselves to life on the streets sometime in the near future.

Am I being unreasonable? Please tell me that I'm not...

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mamafridi · 04/01/2013 20:32

Chazbrill - I saw your response and I checked Northolt, but it is a 1 and half hour train ride with 2 changes from my DM. Believe me when I say that I have researched many areas in greater London. The problem is that it is a massive area to cover and a lot of it is unknown territory to me.

My 3 hour thing was in response to a comment of before. But in all honesty I didn't mean to come across as spoilt or expecting a home to just plop onto my lap. I work hard doing what I do as does my husband and our fast dwindling savings (which are not a lot as some previous responders presumed) are not going to last much longer. But the thing is I don't see why I have to justify my reasons for wanting to be able to afford a home near family. If It was an option then I would have gone for it.

I think you were right Chazbrill, I should have been more general at the beginning.

Oh well, you live and learn...on so many levels.

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maisiejoe123 · 04/01/2013 20:35

OP - are you working?

mamafridi · 04/01/2013 20:36

Maisiejoe - take a chillpill quick I think you maybe hyperventilating.

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maisiejoe123 · 04/01/2013 20:37

So I take it the answer is no.....

Chanatan · 04/01/2013 20:38

Maisiejoe - take a chillpill quick I think you maybe hyperventilating.Grin

maisiejoe123 · 04/01/2013 20:39

The reason I am asking is that there is no way the vast majority of people can comfortably live in London on one minimum wage and the other not working and make it work.

Realistically if you arent working and your DH is on minimum wage you need to be more realistic about what you can afford.

Sirzy · 04/01/2013 20:39

You don't have to justify your reasoning to anyone, but you do have to be willing to live within your means.

Surely a longer trip to see your mum and being able to afford to live is more sensible?

gordyslovesheep · 04/01/2013 20:39

no - the PM wont let her !

MayaAngelCool · 04/01/2013 21:54

I agree that a major cause of astronomical house prices is people buying up property as an investment. Nobody likes to admit that but everyone who's done so has helped to screw someone else's chance of owning a home of their own.

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