{"id":84322,"date":"2018-04-01T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T05:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/house-prices-have-turned-cruel-when-a-hero-has-to-sell-his-medals-rebecca-nicholson\/"},"modified":"2018-04-01T12:03:18","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T05:03:18","slug":"house-prices-have-turned-cruel-when-a-hero-has-to-sell-his-medals-rebecca-nicholson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/house-prices-have-turned-cruel-when-a-hero-has-to-sell-his-medals-rebecca-nicholson\/","title":{"rendered":"House prices have turned cruel when a hero has to sell his medals | Rebecca Nicholson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nSimon Moloney nearly died for his country but still can\u2019t afford to buy a homeSimon Moloney was a lance corporal in the Household Cavalry when he was shot through the neck by a Taliban sniper while fighting in Afghanistan. For 10 minutes, he thought he was going to die until a medic patched him up. Astonishingly, he continued fighting for another hour and a half and in doing so saved the lives of other members of his unit. He was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for his bravery. Only 59 have been awarded.But Moloney, 27, is putting the medal and others up for auction next month, in the hope that he can raise the funds for a deposit to buy a house in his home town of St Albans. The estimated price is \u00a380-\u00a3100,000. \u201cThe money I hope to raise is life-changing for someone in my position and I will use it to get on the property ladder. I am incredibly proud of my medals and what they represent. It has been a big decision to sell them but also a logical one,\u201d he told the Times. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2018\/apr\/01\/house-prices-cruel-hero-sells-medals\" target=\"_blank\">House prices have turned cruel when a hero has to sell his medals | Rebecca Nicholson<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Simon Moloney nearly died for his country but still can\u2019t afford to buy a homeSimon&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-lW2","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56350,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/beko-issues-tumble-dryers-safety-alert-over-fire-risk-concerns\/","url_meta":{"origin":84322,"position":0},"title":"Beko issues tumble dryers safety alert over fire risk concerns","date":"May 30, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Firm to recall five models, including one found to have caused fatal blaze, and urges owners to stop using dyrers and unplug themManufacturer Beko has issued a safety alert for thousands of tumble dryers over concerns they could burst into flames, including one model found to have caused a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":18042,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/private-equity-firms-raise-7bn-for-european-buy-outs\/","url_meta":{"origin":84322,"position":1},"title":"Private equity firms raise \u00a37bn for European buy-outs","date":"June 29, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...Private equity firms raise \u00a37bn for European buy-outs","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":28609,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/cherie-blair-to-represent-landlords-fighting-changes-to-tax-regime\/","url_meta":{"origin":84322,"position":2},"title":"Cherie Blair to represent landlords fighting changes to tax regime","date":"October 5, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Former PM\u2019s wife, who owns with her family 10 houses and 27 flats, will challenge attempt to stop buy-to-let costs being a claimable business expenseCherie Blair QC, who with her husband and three children owns at least 10 houses and 27 flats, is to represent landlords fighting proposed changes\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":119149,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hongkongers-come-out-in-droves-to-buy-property-even-as-developers-steadily-raise-prices-amid-improving-confidence\/","url_meta":{"origin":84322,"position":3},"title":"Hongkongers come out in droves to buy property even as developers steadily raise prices amid improving confidence","date":"November 8, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Hong Kong homebuyers snapped up dozens of new flats on Sunday, in a bumper weekend of home sales amid easing fears over a fourth wave of the coronavirus outbreak and resilient demand from first-time homebuyers.Hong Kong Ferry Holdings and Empire Group had sold 85, or nearly 70 per cent,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":116701,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/iwg-looks-to-raise-315m-war-chest\/","url_meta":{"origin":84322,"position":4},"title":"IWG looks to raise \u00a3315m war chest","date":"May 28, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Flexible office provider sees opportunities to buy rivals hit by coronavirus\r \r Source : ft.com\r Read more...IWG looks to raise \u00a3315m war chest","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":104439,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/cramer-buy-names-like-caterpillar-and-home-depot-because-this-bull-market-is-about-to-go-higher\/","url_meta":{"origin":84322,"position":5},"title":"Cramer: Buy names like Caterpillar and Home Depot because this bull market is about to go higher","date":"February 27, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Jim Cramer says \"we're no longer fighting the Fed ... 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