Salary is an irrelevance as far as Help to Buy is concerned

This news story sums up whats wrong with Britain today.

A man works hard to make something of himself and people say him and his family should be evicted from their house.

I suppose there's some 15 year old girl with 6 kids thats spent all her life on benefits thats more worthy of the house then?

Or is it that the man in question is too 'ethnically British' to be a priority for social housing?

Annual household income must be less than 60k.

Quote: BobbyD "Annual household income must be less than 60k.'" Average UK earnings (as of Nov 2012) were £26,500, according to the ONS rlStoryrl According to Payscale, in figures to December 2013, analysis shows an office admin's pay as £16,375; operations manager – £34,812; PA – £24,213; software developer – £30,496; software engineer – £33,026; account manager – £26,673; office manager – £23,523. www.payscale.com/research/UK/Cou ... dom/Salary £60k is, if not rich, then a high income.

Quote: BobbyD "Annual household income must be less than 60k.'" Average UK earnings (as of Nov 2012) were £26,500, according to the ONS rlStoryrl According to Payscale, in figures to December 2013, analysis shows an office admin's pay as £16,375; operations manager – £34,812; PA – £24,213; software developer – £30,496; software engineer – £33,026; account manager – £26,673; office manager – £23,523. www.payscale.com/research/UK/Cou ... dom/Salary £60k is, if not rich, then a high income.

Wasn't aware of that but if the subject of the Cameron PR stunt is a director of an estate agents and is married to another estate agent, it's gonna be difficult to imagine their combined income at less than £60k (unless that is net, net, net)

It's probably the amount they pa PAYE on, not what they actually take home.

Quote: cod'ead "Wasn't aware of that but if the subject of the Cameron PR stunt is a director of an estate agents and is married to another estate agent, it's gonna be difficult to imagine their combined income at less than £60k (unless that is net, net, net)'" Average estate agent salary is £32.5K www.totaljobs.com/salary-checker ... nts-salary the article states she has been separated from her husband for six months.

Quote: cod'ead "Wasn't aware of that but if the subject of the Cameron PR stunt is a director of an estate agents and is married to another estate agent, it's gonna be difficult to imagine their combined income at less than £60k (unless that is net, net, net)'" Average estate agent salary is £32.5K www.totaljobs.com/salary-checker ... nts-salary the article states she has been separated from her husband for six months.

Depends how successful the agency is?

Still an inappropriate use of the funds IMO.

These funds have helped my daughter get on the property ladder so for me that is tangible evidence of it usefulness.

Considering the article, I'd think comments from random posters have more credibility.

If you follow the link I helpfully provided, you will see it also shows the average pay, along with both the high and low ranges. You realise sales people, particularly Estate Agents, seem to have a tendency to "up" their job titles?

Likewise, or will be very soon, its one thing that they have got right and if it results in a surge in re-selling prices of houses then that is unfortunate but we've spent the last five years looking at the alternative and the alternative doesn't work.

You're saying sales people and estate agents lie?

Well who'd a thunk that?

Any you are saying estate agents aren't people, oh hang on...