Moving away from London ...

[SueEllen]

This has crossed my mind (the move to Kent) because connections to the City are really good, as are links by road to surrounding areas. You get a bit more space and probably a little more for your money. And for the Mrs, you have the obvious shopping centre distractions of Blue Water and the other new one in Stratford. I wouldn't very far south though - it would have to be no more than an hour into City.

Anywhere were you can commute into London with ease and the area is decent will be expensive.

People tend to get surprised about the cost of living in the London border or Home counties.

[Freamon]

Data is hard to get ...AFAIK there's no one central source that gives actual purchase price and rental income ...

Pretty sure a real sasguru would be easily capable of joining the relevant data sources to get these measures together.

[Churchill]

Pretty sure a real sasguru would be easily capable of joining the relevant data sources to get these measures together.

Bollocks, a quick phonecall to the relevant person at Savills would be a damn site easier, assuming you know who the relevant person is.

Churchill - In "It's all about contacts" mode!

[Freamon]

Bollocks, a quick phonecall to the relevant person at Savills would be a damn site easier, assuming you know who the relevant person is.

Churchill - In "It's all about contacts" mode!

Yes I suppose if you were an idiot who thought estate agents were trustworthy it might be easier.

[sasguru]

Pretty sure a real sasguru would be easily capable of joining the relevant data sources to get these measures together.

Working on it just now ....