tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post2481245352528017173..comments2024-03-27T06:42:31.956+00:00Comments on Mark Brinkley (aka House 2.0): My hot tip for property investorsMark Brinkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-79032449518432906952008-09-16T09:05:00.000+01:002008-09-16T09:05:00.000+01:00I think you are spot on Mark. Having worked for a ...I think you are spot on Mark. <BR/><BR/>Having worked for a major house builder for many years, I have seen the effect of PPG3 - town houses in favour of detached houses. This basically meant that we had scores of people coming onto our sites asking 'could they put their name down for a detached'. When we said there were no detached, only townhouses, we were told to forget it. This meant unitsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-26064139878975369422007-10-16T09:05:00.000+01:002007-10-16T09:05:00.000+01:00I also think you are correct Mark.That and the fac...I also think you are correct Mark.<BR/><BR/>That and the fact that Marriage is starting to be a thing of the past (seeing stats), and with divorce rates coming in at around 1 in 3, where are these people going when their lives turn upside down (flats I think).<BR/><BR/>Also, with it being as hard a time as ever to get onto the housing ladder, young couples must think starting a family is a huge Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-7507977523111609742007-10-15T22:34:00.000+01:002007-10-15T22:34:00.000+01:00It's not rubbish, you're right. We've hit saturati...It's not rubbish, you're right. We've hit saturation with flat provision and they're becoming very difficult to shift. I think the detached shortage will start to show soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-63833938532177459252007-10-15T19:40:00.000+01:002007-10-15T19:40:00.000+01:00I should add that the house price statistics that ...I should add that the house price statistics that I follow, which are for Cambridge, collected by Cambridge Building Society, do not bear my theory out, despite Cambridge itself now being full of newbuild flats and very few new detached houses. Over the ten years in question since 1998, Cambridge detached houses have risen 225% in value, as opposed to the overall average for Cambridge of 255%. <Mark Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.com