Reply to: feck me a house for AssGuru after the divorce.

[vetran]

I guess I should add that new-build 3 beds can be bought for £140-180K round my neck of the woods.

yeah but this is n Slough which as you know is an aspirational area.

[d000hg]

I see so many of these "new build" shoeboxes that only fools can possibly buy, but somehow they all get sold out .

I think some people prefer new houses - old houses are certainly not without their issues - but while some new builds are much better most just feel flimsy especially at the cheaper end. Maybe these ones are built a bit more ruggedly because I see quite a difference in quality between new-builds round here selling for £150K, £250K, and £400K

[The_Equalizer]

I see so many of these "new build" shoeboxes that only fools can possibly buy, but somehow they all get sold out .

A very dear friend is an architectural technician and regularly tells me of horror stories with regards build quality.

[fullyautomatix]

They sit on land for years and years

I can't imagine it will cost them more than 100k per unit with land cost

These should be selling for 200k plus really

Anyone paying half a million pounds to live in that tulipe needs to be certified insane.

I see so many of these "new build" shoeboxes that only fools can possibly buy, but somehow they all get sold out .

[The_Equalizer]

I guess I should add that new-build 3 beds can be bought for £140-180K round my neck of the woods.

[The_Equalizer]

it does say "This home is a stylish choice for the first-time buyers, sharers and downsizers alike."

Who would "downsize" for £515k?

Which first time buyer could afford this?

Time to emigrate.

Absolute classic. First-time buyers. House builders used to have a three thirds rule for land, build and profit. Build costs for that thing would be an absolute maximum of £1500/m2, but probably less. I guess that puts a maximum of £150K to build.

[flamel]

it does say "This home is a stylish choice for the first-time buyers, sharers and downsizers alike."

Who would "downsize" for £515k?

Which first time buyer could afford this?

Time to emigrate.

[unemployed]

Though I assume they had to pay a fair whack for the land

They sit on land for years and years

I can't imagine it will cost them more than 100k per unit with land cost

These should be selling for 200k plus really

Anyone paying half a million pounds to live in that tulipe needs to be certified insane.

[d000hg]

8m x 6m and half a million

i bet that cost no more than 30-40k to build by wimpey

It doesn't look much different from the houses you see them selling for ~£150k in the poorer areas around here so you mightn't be too far wrong. Though I assume they had to pay a fair whack for the land, possibly more than the buildings costs.

Love how they tried to make this room look big:

[PurpleGorilla]

Yet you can get two litres of milk for 89 pence. You get the feeling something is properly adrift.

The result of tulip building, tulip regulation, foreign tulip investing, banker lending tulip, Buy Tulip Let, BOMAD, Help Tulip Buy...

[The_Equalizer]

You should crying really - it just shows how devalued paper money are these days...

Yet you can get two litres of milk for 89 pence. You get the feeling something is properly adrift.

[BrilloPad]

You should crying really - it just shows how devalued paper money are these days...

Not as devalued as the office under yours.....

[AtW]

You should crying really - it just shows how devalued paper money are these days...

[unemployed]

8m x 6m and half a million

i bet that cost no more than 30-40k to build by wimpey

[PurpleGorilla]

Spacious, and only half a mil!

Now just need a bit of BOMAD or some tasty inheritance.