mickoneill30 wrote: » The guy is on Newstalk now.
Thoie wrote: » I don't know about others, but this isn't begrudgery on my part. I have sympathy for people who lose their homes. I have no sympathy for people who, having gone through all the legal channels, ignore a court order to leave, fail to arrange alternative accommodation and then start comparing themselves to peasants being burned out of their homes. They had the guts of 2 years to sort something out, and apparently didn't bother their arses.
tiny_penguin wrote: » But these people still chose to take out a 2million euro mortgage 8 years ago. They took full advantage of the boom. Why should they get to live in a house like that, take on income from rental properties and not pay their mortgage? Should everyone who took out a mortgage in the boom just have those debts written off and get free houses? What about the rest of us who may never be able to afford a mortgage because of reckless lending by the banks and reckless borrowing by greedy people. They have had 2 years to fight this and figure something out - they could downsize? I am sure they have lots of options but they are digging their heels in as they feel they are entitled to this. If I didn't pay my rent, I would be kicked out long before 2 years. Of course the government are to blame too, changes aren't happening and the country is falling apart. But does that mean that everyone can just stop paying their mortgage? It may be like trusting a loan shark - but if you are stupid enough to take a loan out with them then you have to deal with the consequences.
alan4cult wrote: » You roll the dice, you pay the price, regardless of age. I'm sorry but rules are rules else we would all be moving into €2 million + houses.
Patser wrote: » Oh man! Did you hear him on Newstalk. Didn't want to really talk about what he owed. Instead just wanted to say he was 'brutally' removed from his family home. How many times did he say brutality. But I nearly gagged when he said common people (maybe normal people) like him wouldn't put up with much more. Like a 19th century eviction it was. Sorry it was a 2 million loan he refused to pay. And when pushed on this 'sure we all over extended ourselves'.
haminka wrote: » ste2010 wrote: »
ste2010 wrote: »
abouttobebanned wrote: » Look at the post on the front page of this thread that got all the thanks. It makes me laugh, and then a little sad that people support the physical removal of pensioners from their home. Some people on this forum absolutely sicken me. Fcuking do gooders the lot of ye.
This couple who own several other properties seem to think that there is something wrong with being expected to pay their mortgage! No sympathy at all here thread should be re-titled Former super-rich developers forced to live within their means!
ste2010 wrote: » Haminka...don't get me wrong...there is probably ways they should have paid or organised resposnes to form agreements with bank but why should he...he's seeing the guys that brought Ireland to its knees jet around the world like they retired early..so why would he think the govt services and banks would pick on the smaller people...it's like theres a hole in the bottom of the boat but the govt and banks are too busy looking for the craics and ignore the hole.. How was he to know that when he took out the mortgage years ago that when he opened the door all he found was a floor made out of paper masch all because criminal defrauded the country and the regulator who got paid with tax Payers money failed to regulate. He used his head to be innovative in the boom and got punished by taking all the risk on his chin and that he deserves that but you can see my points why should he suffer when the big guys don't.... We are continually having the p*ss taken out of us and we all stand there taking it.. We introduce water rates and create 2000jobs when NI introduced it they cut 800jobs in the civil service. do u think the water services division in local councils will be laid off when this happens? Abrakedabra 2000 jobs were created...this place stinks...and the PAYE are the people who pay for it the most
gatecrash wrote: » What's so wrong with being a 'do gooder'? Don't break the law, pay your mortgage that you asked the bank for, and this won't happen to you, it's fairly simple to me.
abouttobebanned wrote: » That video that was posted about the pensioners being evicted from their home, by the bank that almost single handedly brought the country to its knees. This post received 78 thanks. 78 people, and the OP who seem to think that it's ok to physically remove pensioners from their home in this fashion. Removed by a bank who one of the main instigators in the collapse of this country's economy. Every day we see bloody hypocrites reply to threads on Boards. "hi there, i got a threatening letter from the bank today [sic]" "Well if you pay your bills on time they won't sent you letters" 100+ thanks. Absolutely sickens me.
abouttobebanned wrote: » Easy to say that anonymously on the internet. But if we looked a bit closer at your life, would you really be as perfect as you're making yourself out to be?
seamus wrote: » How is that hypocritical. We're far too precious about property in this country. So long as no-one is actually being thrown onto the street with nowhere to go (which they aren't), then I have no problem with loan contracts being enforced. What would be the ****ing point of having contract law if people could just ignore it?
kincsem wrote: » If I robbed €2,000,000 from Tesco I'd expect they would be a bit upset. Would using the word bank instead of Tesco make it ok.
abouttobebanned wrote: » They almost took to the streets...
abouttobebanned wrote: » What were people really angry about? Don't tell me it was about freedom and free speech etc. It was because it would soon be harder for them to illegally download music, movies football matches etc.
