Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt)

[Joanne]

So Kevin and Sally's valuation at £98,000 wasn't unrealistic then, I thought it seemed too low when I watched it.

I'd love to live in a village like Emmerdale!

[Katy]

that sounds about right! Its weird seeing house valuations. Makes it seem really real.

[Abbie]

Thats sounds crazy, isnt the Beales house the old Fowlers house? I always thought that looked fairly small, my house isnt worth that much and its slightly bigger!

[di marco]

i thought it only had 3 bedrooms?

Thats sounds crazy, isnt the Beales house the old Fowlers house? I always thought that looked fairly small, my house isnt worth that much and its slightly bigger!

it depends where in the country you live as well, london is really expensive to live in therefore the houseprices are more expensive than they are in other parts of the country

[Abbie]

Yeah I know, still Cheshire is still expenisve, london must be ridiculously expensive

[Joanne]

Yes. London is ridiculously expensive.

I never understood how Gus could afford a two bedroomed flat on a road-sweeper's salary and still have enough money left over to regularly go drinking and clubbing. Same with Shirley, she's just a part-time barmaid!

[Chris_2k11]

Shocking house prices in London, my uncle lives there and can only afford a flat.

[tammyy2j]

Ian Beale faces financial ruin when his business empire is hit by the credit crunch.

To prove even Walford cannot escape the world’s financial crisis, whining Ian will be forced to tighten his belt or risk losing everything he has worked for.

Ian (Adam Woodyatt, 40) has a number of businesses, including the Square’s café, and a string of properties he rents out.

But in the coming weeks he will struggle to fill his luxury flats, giving him a massive cashflow crisis.

He is even forced to consider cancelling Christmas because he cannot afford to buy presents for his children and wife Jane (Laurie Brett, 38).

Desperate Ian also starts charging café customers and staff to use the toilet in a desperate bid to get the cash flowing again.

A show insider said: “Ian knows he needs to make every penny count or he’ll be ruined.”

[moonstorm]

I did wonder if they would bring the credit crunch into it but why always pick on poor Ian!!

[sindydoll]

he will come up trumps he always does