I've seen this house I want

[ZARDOZ]

Why the hell would anyone pay a fortune to Live in a modest house in silly ***** valley darn sarf. When they could work from home sat in a lovely pile surrounded by a few acres in the countryside

[Kanye]

I agree with OP. It can be a bit despairing when the sort of place you would actually aspire to live in costs 750k+.

My advice is to buy a tulip hole for cash and then save up. When you aren't rinsing 1-2k month on rent or mortgage interest it will be a lot less work all told.

[Lockhouse]

I agree with OP. It can be a bit despairing when the sort of place you would actually aspire to live in costs 750k+.

My advice is to buy a tulip hole for cash and then save up. When you aren't rinsing 1-2k month on rent or mortgage interest it will be a lot less work all told.

There's a lot of truth in that as long as you leverage the cash you are saving and don't spunk it.

[psychocandy]

Average house price
£450,538

Detached £1,502,289
Semi-detached £698,775
Terrace £414,677
Flat £262,925

Taken from BBC NEWS | In Depth | UK House Prices | Overview

That is the whole borough. I live in the nicest bit.

I think I must live on another planet. Price of a flat in your gaff is more than the cost of a 4 bed detached where I live.

Might not be the most affluent area (is anywhere in wales?) but its a nice place to live....

See my house is even worth less than the general average house price across the UK (£250K)

Now if you want to see really cheap houses take a look at the figures for Blaenau Gwent. Arse end of nowhere mind.

[DimPrawn]

Why the hell would anyone pay a fortune to Live in a modest house in silly ***** valley darn sarf. When they could work from home sat in a lovely pile surrounded by a few acres in the countryside

It's sort of crazy when in IT, a bob can work remotely for £5 an hour and yet to afford these houses we need upwards of £50 an hour for the next 10 or 20 years (depending on how long it takes to pay down the debt).

But hey, he who dares Rodders, he who dares.

[doodab]

I think I must live on another planet. Price of a flat in your gaff is more than the cost of a 4 bed detached where I live.

Might not be the most affluent area (is anywhere in wales?) but its a nice place to live....

See my house is even worth less than the general average house price across the UK (£250K)

Now if you want to see really cheap houses take a look at the figures for Blaenau Gwent. Arse end of nowhere mind.

I'd love to get out of London, I think it's (mostly) a tuliphole, unfortunately ms doodab is born and bred and hates the idea of leaving.

[formant]

I think I must live on another planet. Price of a flat in your gaff is more than the cost of a 4 bed detached where I live.

Might not be the most affluent area (is anywhere in wales?) but its a nice place to live....

See my house is even worth less than the general average house price across the UK (£250K)

So is mine, and it's a good-size 4-bed detached on the outskirts of town, bordering onto the countryside. Couldn't ask for much more (well, ok, I'd like an extra bedroom or two maybe with the new baby's impending arrival).

[fullyautomatix]

So is mine, and it's a good-size 4-bed detached on the outskirts of town, bordering onto the countryside. Couldn't ask for much more (well, ok, I'd like an extra bedroom or two maybe with the new baby's impending arrival).

Where I live 500K gets you a 4 bed detached house with a couple of acres thrown in and lots of character on the house. For that price in London you get a 2 bedroom flat. I just do not understand what the attraction is in living in London.

[sasguru]

I just do not understand what the attraction is in living in London.

If you're a brain-dead dull non-imaginative IT geek, you can no doubt live anywhere.
If you like the theatre, the best restaurants, the best museums, art galleries, great village-like areas in the centre of the greatest metropolis in the world, rail access to Europe, not to mention the most higly-paid interesting cutting-edge work (for some of us), then you can't live anywhere else

Oh and not to mention if you got on the housing ladder early, you can retire early with a large lump sum and buy a decent pile anywhere in the world on the proceeds.

[fullyautomatix]

If you're a brain-dead dull non-imaginative IT geek, you can no doubt live anywhere.
If you like the theatre, the best restaurants, the best museums, art galleries, great village-like areas in the centre of the greatest metropolis in the world, rail access to Europe, not to mention the most higly-paid interesting cutting-edge work (for some of us), then you can't live anywhere else

Oh and not to mention if you got on the housing ladder early, you can retire early with a large lump sum and buy a decent pile anywhere in the world on the proceeds.

I know all that, but do you need to live in London to get access to those great museums and galleries ? Where I live I can get into Central London in an hour. I still have access to best restaurants and best this and that.