Reply to: Moving away from London ...

[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 ....

[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.

[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]

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.

[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.

[ChimpMaster]

Move to Kent you will be safer as you are unlikely to bump into Sasguru plus they have more grammar schools. After 2 years of tutoring unless your kid is really thick they should pass the exams with flying colours. This means you can save money for their uni education abroad.

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.

[SueEllen]

This is quite eerie.

I live in Wandsworth (well Putney actually).

Am looking to move out by the end of the year.

Guildford Grammer school was one we considered but am now more settled on a private alternative in Guildord.

Am visiting a few schools in Sevenoaks area in the next couple of weeks before making a final decision.

We have a 50% chance of being neighbours

Move to Kent you will be safer as you are unlikely to bump into Sasguru plus they have more grammar schools. After 2 years of tutoring unless your kid is really thick they should pass the exams with flying colours. This means you can save money for their uni education abroad.

[AtW]

If he has his father's brains, you'll be lucky to get him a paper round.

Don't be mean - he might have natural ability to do it...

[shaunbhoy]

Let's get the boy into Guildford Grammar, if he has his father's brains, shouldn't be a problem.

If he has his father's brains, you'll be lucky to get him a paper round.

[shaunbhoy]

While you're working in your poorly paid public sector contract, I'll be taking up a new hobby like navel-gazing or bulltuliping.

ftfy

[OwlHoot]

Wandsworth is great for adults not for children.
Let's get the boy into Guildford Grammar, if he has his father's brains, shouldn't be a problem.

A bit further afield there's Cranleigh, with what looks like a pretty good private school.

(The link says "prep school", and I'm not sure if that's an offshoot of the public school there - all a bit confusing; but anyway it popped up first in a Google search on "Cranleigh property")

[MarillionFan]

Budget is £750K. Should be Ok for Guildford, Godalming. Only got one sprog so don't need that much space.

Mine is up for £750k if you want it. I was planning to move even further south where it's even cheaper.

[AtW]

That's a surprisingly good rule.

Pretty logical ballpark figure - 1/1000*52=5.2% revenue per annum.

[MarillionFan]

A good rule of thumb is value / 1000 ~ weekly rent.

That's a surprisingly good rule.

[oracleslave]

Wandsworth is great for adults not for children.
Let's get the boy into Guildford Grammar, if he has his father's brains, shouldn't be a problem.

This is quite eerie.

I live in Wandsworth (well Putney actually).

Am looking to move out by the end of the year.

Guildford Grammer school was one we considered but am now more settled on a private alternative in Guildord.

Am visiting a few schools in Sevenoaks area in the next couple of weeks before making a final decision.

We have a 50% chance of being neighbours