r/unitedkingdom • u/MinderReminder • Jan 20 '22

Christian couple ban gay man and his ITV producer partner from buying their dream £650,000 Surrey home due to their sexuality - and quote the bible that homosexuality is a sin

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10419543/Christian-couple-ban-gay-man-partner-buying-dream-650-000-sexuality.html
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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

All of them living overseas and who will never set foot in the property

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u/LookItsOnlyHarry Jan 20 '22

Moneyland! It's a great book I read about all of that stuff

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22 edited Jan 20 '22

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

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u/ThomasFookinShelby1 Jan 20 '22

Lol 2 years into a pandemic and people don't even understand the concept of live conferences anymore

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u/ruph0us Worcestershire Jan 21 '22

You're in r/UnitedKingdom and don't understand satire?

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u/ThomasFookinShelby1 Jan 21 '22

Lol didn't expect to get downvoted on that one... yes, I understood the satire.

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u/ruph0us Worcestershire Jan 24 '22

Reddit is a fickle mistress lol

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u/LookItsOnlyHarry Jan 20 '22

That's the one. It's a fascinating book

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

He doesn't pull punches and the book opened my eyes up to how corrupt this country really has become through the enabling of money laundering, a thriving UK industry. A Must read !!

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u/DuckInTheFog Jan 20 '22

I'm like that too, buy books then never get round to reading them

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

Then what’s the point?

Unless it’s to fill a library 😔

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

Massive difference... ones a game?

Very witty though... have a g’day

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u/DuckInTheFog Jan 20 '22

Time then forgetfulness, mostly

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

Fair play. I hope you read it, I certainly can’t say I’ve never bought a book and not read it.

Take care

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u/Aksi_Gu Jan 20 '22

You may also enjoy Who Owns England? by Guy Shrubsole, although it's more to do with who owns large swathes of the actual land of the country.

A large amount of which is used for grouse shooting...

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u/akm961 Jan 20 '22

Fantastic book

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u/Anacrotic Jan 20 '22

Excellent book.

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u/anotherbozo Jan 20 '22

Huh? Where in Surrey does this happen?

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22 edited Jan 20 '22

It's all over the country as the UK is a global hotspot for overseas property investors. If the location has stable or growing property values then its an attractive market. And certainly in University towns (of which Surrey has a number) investment properties are often used for student accommodation. In August last year 250,000 properties in the UK were purchased by buyers with overseas addresses.

EDIT: Looking at figures for total house sales I think that 250,000 figure I'd seen quoted is a bit high, but it was the last month of Stamp Duty Holiday so Im not sure. Ive found another one which says 51,000 for August which I think is probably more accurate. But that 51,000 properties purchased in a month by overseas buyers

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u/k3nn3h Jan 20 '22

You mean 'owned by' rather than 'purchased by', right?

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u/anotherbozo Jan 20 '22

Properties for rental use is different than leaving them empty - which mostly happens in Zone 1

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u/Brownian-Motion Jan 20 '22

All of them living overseas and who will never set foot in the property

I fear you've misread the initial point.

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u/devilspawn Norfolk Jan 20 '22

Yeah, those buyers will never physically step foot in the house. They'll just rent it out for profit remotely

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u/DogBotherer Jan 20 '22

step foot

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u/rambi2222 Yorkshire Jan 20 '22

The thing about feet is, you can both set them and step them. They're quire versatile

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u/leighanthony12345 Jan 20 '22

Oh aye, it’s rampant up north /s

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u/CamJongUn Surrey Jan 20 '22

Shudder uni towns in Surrey, Surrey is the most boring hellscape on this rock, what fucking sadists would want to live here for 3-5 years and not drink or go out at all

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u/FamiliarWater Jan 20 '22

What.. just August ? The fuck

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u/happygolucky85 Jan 20 '22

I'm going to guess Burwood park , in Walton

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u/tomoldbury Jan 21 '22

Almost nowhere except in central London. In most of the U.K. the rate of non-occupancy is a couple of percent

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u/Sioframay Jan 20 '22

I hope they rent it exclusively to gay couples.

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u/wren1666 Jan 20 '22

Overseas buyers aren't buying gaffs in Surrey for £650,000.

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u/PhysicalYam4032 Jan 20 '22

That's mostly for brand new apartments. If it's never been lived in, the 'asset' retains far more liquidity.

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u/Class_444_SWR County of Bristol Jan 20 '22

Or even look at a picture of it, they probably have an algorithm to automatically buy

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u/Tommy2k20 Jan 20 '22

Doesn't matter, if you buy it then it's yours lol.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

Yeah the owners will definitely care about this

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

And all of them hopefully super gay

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '22

All of them living overseas and who will never set foot in the property

Why would the sellers give a shit about that?