Originally posted by SueEllen
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Cornwall has already had a huge house-price boom due to Covid escape-from-the-city syndrome. The airport is not very convenient though.
The sleeper train has been allowing people to commute to London for decades though. It serves several key locations in Cornwall and links with central London (Paddington) without any need to get anywhere 2 hours before you travel. I really like it... when my parents passed I had reason to visit several times and I could 'commute' Durham - Penzance nevermind London. Very civilised, far far nicer than flying unless you have priority travel and a driver
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Liar!Originally posted by Halo Jones View Post
https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...ommonly-think/
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I can confirm I am not related to BGG!Originally posted by vetran View PostLeave a comment:
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My part of Essex has suffered the blight of gentrification and now you can't move for block paved driveways, leased Range Rovers and hot tubs.Leave a comment:
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So true, I have to use the A120 every day, but at 05:40 it tends to be quiet.Originally posted by Mordac View PostMost people living in the south east would have to fly to Stansted in the first place. There's one road that goes there and it's usually shut because the locals don't know how to drive. Normally I'd worry about upsetting said locals, but thankfully most can't read either
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Hmmm does that make me a local.....
I can't be as I can read !
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Most people living in the south east would have to fly to Stansted in the first place. There's one road that goes there and it's usually shut because the locals don't know how to drive. Normally I'd worry about upsetting said locals, but thankfully most can't read either.
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And don't you need a car to get around Cornwall?
Which means you have to leave a car parked at the airport.Leave a comment:
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Don't you have to arrive two hours before your flight if you use Stansted and have to get there in the first place?Leave a comment:
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DOOM: Cornish people
“Ryanair flights to Cornwall will trigger second home surge, residents fear
Locals warn budget airline's new trips between Stansted and south west will attract commuters and push up already soaring house prices
For most tourist destinations, the arrival of budget airline flights heralds a welcome economic boost as hordes of cash rich holidaymakers descend on the region.
But Ryanair’s announcement that it is to start cheap flights to Cornwall has been met with dismay by those who fear it will deepen the county’s housing crisis by fuelling demand for second homes.
The Irish airline will fly from London Stansted to Newquay three times a week for as little as £29.99 starting from March 26.
The one hour 15 minute flight could mean as many as 600 passengers arrive each week in the south west of the country.
However, many Cornish people fear the service will make the coastal region within commutable reach for wealthy people from the south east eager to work from a home within the county’s picturesque seaside villages. (AtW’s comment - yeah, we can’t have that - legal owners choosing to use their property for WFH whilst having a nice view, no way )
Cath Navin, co-founder of First Not Second Homes, said the cheap and quick Ryanair flights would encourage people to “pop” to Cornwall, fueling demand for second homes.
“The introduction of budget flights to Cornwall is bound to increase demand for second homes,” the campaigner from St Erth said.
“People from London and the south east, who will almost certainly command a far greater wage than most people in Cornwall, will now be able to commute here cheaply and quickly.
“So, they will be in a good position to buy a second home, fuelling an increase in house prices, with housing stock yet again being removed from the reach of local people.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...rge-residents/
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