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Where's nice to live in the UK?
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Originally posted by Olly View PostRight, I've got a house deposit saved up and want to buy ....preferably under the 250K stamp duty limit but I can go to perhaps 280.Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion.Comment
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Originally posted by Xenophon View PostSpend some proper money.Comment
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Originally posted by Olly View Post
Some other suggestions other than Devon as is just a bit too isolated and far from the capital.
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Nothing like living near the coast if you enjoy the outdoors IMO, and towards the SW where the climate is a little nicer
Somewhere slap bang in the middle of the country could be a good idea, somewhere like SwindonLast edited by SuperZ; 12 March 2010, 22:42.Comment
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Originally posted by SuperZ View PostExeter and Plymouth are large-ish cities and have good fast train connections to London. Exeter is a bit of a dive however, but living somewhere near the cost and then jump onto the fast train to London Sunday night from Plymouth or Exeter is worth the long journey
Nothing like living near the coast if you enjoy the outdoors IMO, and towards the SW where the climate is a little nicerWhat happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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think i'd be looking to get as close to london as possible. location be ****ed. get in there. work hard, save hard and sell up for a surprisingly massive profit in 3.7 years. then you can afford to be a bit more choosy.Comment
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I love this board. Top 1% of earners in the country and still manage to whinge about how sh! t their lives are.
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