Best location to live for UK contractors

[swamp]

However a 5+ bed detached house set in several acres of land is going to be somewhat pricey.

There's a house in Chelsea with a couple of acres of private garden. It's called The Rectory, and it's reputed to be the most expensive property in London:

http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/vmtours/chels...urchstreet.asp

I remember the Evening Standard reckoned it was worth £100m, but that was before the boom in Prime Central London property

[DimPrawn]

There's a house in Chelsea with a couple of acres of private garden. It's called The Rectory, and it's reputed to be the most expensive property in London:

http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/vmtours/chels...urchstreet.asp

I remember the Evening Standard reckoned it was worth £100m, but that was before the boom in Prime Central London property

I'll be buying that forra fiver come the crash.

[Bumfluff]

Some guy bought a place in London yesterday for £35million, the stair cost £750k on there own http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770

Looks like my pad only not as big

[Spikey]

Thanks for the replies. Interesting to see different people's experiences and thoughts on the matter, even Mr/Mrs Dow Jones !

Swindon it is then ......

Used to live near there in the 90s then left the country for 12 years....

[Bagpuss]

Sick of moving the family or doing the weekly commute and started looking into the best place to live in the UK for a contractor. It needs to be within commuting distance of many potential clients so that we don't have to move every time i change contracts ....

I was thinking it really has to be the south east and therefore living in Surrey, Berkshire for access to London, M4 corridor etc.

Any opinions, ideas or experiences?

Cheers,
Spikey

If I had to move down to the south again I would consider rural Buckinghamshire, not to be confused with the horrible concrete jungle side of it e.g. High Wycombe. The best thing about bucks is it's in the south east but still fairly easy to get to other parts of the UK, it's also a lot less overcrowded than areas closer to the m25

[Diver]

Hey that's unfair. Only 98% of Swindon is like this, the rest of it is okay.

They build Honda cars in Swindon (Say no more Eh!)

[Jog On]

Sick of moving the family or doing the weekly commute and started looking into the best place to live in the UK for a contractor. It needs to be within commuting distance of many potential clients so that we don't have to move every time i change contracts ....

I was thinking it really has to be the south east and therefore living in Surrey, Berkshire for access to London, M4 corridor etc.

Any opinions, ideas or experiences?

Cheers,
Spikey

West London

[Diver]

Newport, South Wales Handy for everywhere in Wales, the South and Midlands

[Chugnut]

Bucks would be pretty good as Baggy said. M3 / M4 corridor also is a good bet. All reflected in the rude house prices of course. Wait for the crash and get one before DimPrawn hoovers them all up.

Just make sure you're within reasonable distance of a mainline station but pass your bike test as well.

[Ardesco]

Area's around Silverstone are good.

You are slap bang in between the M1 and M40, Major train staions in Northampton and Banbury and the house prices aren't too bad either.