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Originally posted by Martin@AS Financial View Post
Apologies as I wasn't very clear. The example of £350,000 was for the loan size rather than the purchase price which would factor in a buyers deposit that they were putting down.
With most mortgages, you can overpay the mortgage by 10% of the balance so can simulate a shorter term by making additional payments. A longer term may be useful for first time buyers for example who are expecting their income to increase over the next few years.
Most first time buyers in London and the SE are well over 30.
They don't want a one bed flat but somewhere to bring up their 1-2 children in.
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Originally posted by dsc View Post
Where in London will you find anything big enough to live in for £350k? I'm outside the M25, down the A24 and £350k gets you a 45sqm "house". Also 35yrs is one hell of a mortgage period
With most mortgages, you can overpay the mortgage by 10% of the balance so can simulate a shorter term by making additional payments. A longer term may be useful for first time buyers for example who are expecting their income to increase over the next few years.
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Originally posted by WTFH View Post
I lived up a hill outside Dorking. It was great when we moved in, but became overrun with cyclists/mountain bikers who were more interested in trashing the place than caring about it. They lacked any respect or responsibility.
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Originally posted by dsc View Post
Dorking is absolutely mad prices for some silly reason. Perhaps at one point 15yrs ago it was a fairly nice place, but currently it's a terrible tuliphole, the only thing saving it is the greenery around it and train connections to London. Same goes for Reigate nearby, probably even more bonkers prices actually.
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
A half decent four bed detached in Slough is a million.
https://www.onthemarket.com/for-sale...rt-field=price
You'd have to be proper mad to spend a mil and live in Slough
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Originally posted by WTFH View Post
I used to be down the A24, outside Dorking, sold up , bought a house in Devon roughly 2x the size of the old one with 5x the land and still had the best part of £100k left over.
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Average transaction value is not interchangeable with average house value.
Transactions at the lower end have fallen off a cliff, it's distorting the indices.
When the MPC is still hawkish 6-3 it's absurd how many 'property experts' are claiming that sentiment is positive.
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Originally posted by dsc View Post
Where in London will you find anything big enough to live in for £350k? I'm outside the M25, down the A24 and £350k gets you a 45sqm "house". Also 35yrs is one hell of a mortgage period
https://www.onthemarket.com/for-sale...rt-field=price
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Originally posted by dsc View Post
Where in London will you find anything big enough to live in for £350k? I'm outside the M25, down the A24 and £350k gets you a 45sqm "house". Also 35yrs is one hell of a mortgage period
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Originally posted by Martin@AS Financial View PostHappy New Year all.
Lets say for example that to rent a 1 bed flat in London costs £1400pcm. Once mortgage rates hit 4%, a loan of £350,000 over 35 years would come in at £1549pcm.
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Nationwide Building Society Quarterly Regional House Price Update
Happy New Year all.
This quarterly report is an interesting read as it contains predictions for 2024.
My view is that we should hopefully continue to see the reduction in mortgage rates (subject to events on the world stage) which is now underway as banks will have new lending targets.
As rates continue to come down, I suspect it will make renting less attractive to prospective first time buyers. Lets say for example that to rent a 1 bed flat in London costs £1400pcm. Once mortgage rates hit 4%, a loan of £350,000 over 35 years would come in at £1549pcm.
Key points:- House prices down 1.8% compared with a year ago
- Northern Ireland and Scotland the only parts of the UK to see prices rise in 2023
- East Anglia the weakest performing region with prices down 5.2% over the year
Full report here:
https://www.nationwidehousepriceinde...531C5M,Z5W8I,1Tags: None
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