Housing what would you rather question on 20:18 - Apr 18 with 2095 views | J2BLUE | If I had £495k I wouldn't buy either... The flat is much nicer though IMO. Depends where it's located. In the middle of town? Opposite a park? | |
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:19 - Apr 18 with 2094 views | Oldsmoker | Eeeee, when I was a lad, Walthamstow was not a desirable area. You could buy a street for that price. | |
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:21 - Apr 18 with 2075 views | azuremerlangus | As Crowded House once sang: “I’d much rather have a caravan in the hills than a mansion in the slums” Not really that relevant to the OP but that line always comes to mind when anyone mentions buying houses to me. | |
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:22 - Apr 18 with 2052 views | giant_stow |
I should have banned 'neither' but too late. That's stunning! What's the area like though? Bit rough? | |
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:23 - Apr 18 with 2038 views | giant_stow |
Housing what would you rather question on 20:18 - Apr 18 by J2BLUE | If I had £495k I wouldn't buy either... The flat is much nicer though IMO. Depends where it's located. In the middle of town? Opposite a park? |
Not that close to a park but v close to the tube. | |
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:26 - Apr 18 with 2005 views | giant_stow |
Housing what would you rather question on 20:21 - Apr 18 by azuremerlangus | As Crowded House once sang: “I’d much rather have a caravan in the hills than a mansion in the slums” Not really that relevant to the OP but that line always comes to mind when anyone mentions buying houses to me. |
I'm fascinated by what drives different buyers. If it were me (and it had to be that area) the garden would probably swing it, even though I'm not a gardener. | |
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:27 - Apr 18 with 1995 views | factual_blue |
Housing what would you rather question on 20:22 - Apr 18 by giant_stow | I should have banned 'neither' but too late. That's stunning! What's the area like though? Bit rough? |
Errr...no. A nice tea shop and an excellent butchers. The pubs are a bit past their best, and I wouldn't be surprised if neither reopened. | |
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:27 - Apr 18 with 1991 views | giant_stow |
Housing what would you rather question on 20:19 - Apr 18 by Oldsmoker | Eeeee, when I was a lad, Walthamstow was not a desirable area. You could buy a street for that price. |
V true. | |
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:28 - Apr 18 with 1983 views | handslikeplates | I’ll play. On this occasion I would go for the flat, but I would want to look at the leasehold/freehold situation first. I like this game, not that I would ever be able to play for real at £500,000 | | | |
Housing what would you rather question on 20:28 - Apr 18 with 1975 views | factual_blue |
Housing what would you rather question on 20:26 - Apr 18 by giant_stow | I'm fascinated by what drives different buyers. If it were me (and it had to be that area) the garden would probably swing it, even though I'm not a gardener. |
If it had to be that area, I'd spend a lot of time trying to figure out where my life had gone wrong. | |
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:29 - Apr 18 with 1971 views | giant_stow |
Wow. | |
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:30 - Apr 18 with 1952 views | giant_stow |
Housing what would you rather question on 20:27 - Apr 18 by factual_blue | Errr...no. A nice tea shop and an excellent butchers. The pubs are a bit past their best, and I wouldn't be surprised if neither reopened. |
Fingers crossed on the pubs. | |
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:30 - Apr 18 with 1949 views | giant_stow |
Housing what would you rather question on 20:28 - Apr 18 by factual_blue | If it had to be that area, I'd spend a lot of time trying to figure out where my life had gone wrong. |
Lol! | |
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:32 - Apr 18 with 1928 views | giant_stow |
Housing what would you rather question on 20:28 - Apr 18 by handslikeplates | I’ll play. On this occasion I would go for the flat, but I would want to look at the leasehold/freehold situation first. I like this game, not that I would ever be able to play for real at £500,000 |
Glad you like it. The flat is much nicer inside innit. Find another would you rather, any price anywhere...! Edit. Know what you mean in the miney. Just for argument though... [Post edited 18 Apr 2021 20:33]
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:34 - Apr 18 with 1920 views | bluelagos |
Housing what would you rather question on 20:29 - Apr 18 by giant_stow | Wow. |
Hout Bay is quite pleasant too. Did some house hunting there a few years back before I settled on my current place. £250k buys an absolute stunning home :-) | |
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:39 - Apr 18 with 1875 views | Coco |
Housing what would you rather question on 20:19 - Apr 18 by Oldsmoker | Eeeee, when I was a lad, Walthamstow was not a desirable area. You could buy a street for that price. |
Still not desirable just close to that there London for young commuter sorts | |
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:47 - Apr 18 with 1859 views | Steve_M | Hmmm, all else being equal probably the flat. In London, think I would rather have light and air in a flat than a crappy garden. An alternative version of this dilemma is weighing up the difference between a two-bed flat in London, a small terrace in somewhere like St Albans which has a very quick commute or a larger/cheaper place with a worse commute. I keep changing my mind.... [Post edited 18 Apr 2021 21:26]
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:48 - Apr 18 with 1853 views | Lord_Lucan | Gotta be honest the house with the astroturf is awful isn't it. The flat is ok but wow, is Walthamstow that pricey? I don't even class Walthamstow as London really. I'd go for Lagos's suggestion. Or this one https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/90470233#/ | |
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:50 - Apr 18 with 1823 views | giant_stow |
Housing what would you rather question on 20:34 - Apr 18 by bluelagos | Hout Bay is quite pleasant too. Did some house hunting there a few years back before I settled on my current place. £250k buys an absolute stunning home :-) |
That's hard to even comprehend in UK terms. Lucky locals | |
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:50 - Apr 18 with 1824 views | Guthrum | Between those two, I'd opt for the terrace, because of the outside space. Can build more sheds to use as a workshop. | |
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:51 - Apr 18 with 1817 views | giant_stow |
Housing what would you rather question on 20:47 - Apr 18 by Steve_M | Hmmm, all else being equal probably the flat. In London, think I would rather have light and air in a flat than a crappy garden. An alternative version of this dilemma is weighing up the difference between a two-bed flat in London, a small terrace in somewhere like St Albans which has a very quick commute or a larger/cheaper place with a worse commute. I keep changing my mind.... [Post edited 18 Apr 2021 21:26]
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It really is age old stuff at heart innit. St Albans looked lovely on my only visit! Edit I used to get the Thameslink into the city and its was super quick as you say. [Post edited 18 Apr 2021 20:56]
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Housing what would you rather question on 20:55 - Apr 18 with 1784 views | giant_stow |
Housing what would you rather question on 20:48 - Apr 18 by Lord_Lucan | Gotta be honest the house with the astroturf is awful isn't it. The flat is ok but wow, is Walthamstow that pricey? I don't even class Walthamstow as London really. I'd go for Lagos's suggestion. Or this one https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/90470233#/ |
You get the Burnley memorial prize! As Coco says above, Walthamstow is much closer to the bottom, than top in London terms (edit: obviously, I spose) , so these prices illustrate the housing market madness we'll (accidently) Edit: anyway, with that flurry of slightly manic posting done (!) good evening all. [Post edited 18 Apr 2021 21:01]
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Housing what would you rather question on 21:25 - Apr 18 with 1629 views | StokieBlue | The flat is nicer and depending on the freehold/leasehold structures you could convert the loft into another bedroom and a small terrace to get the outside space whenever time and budget allows. Shouldn't be an issue as other people on that road have converted the lofts. SB | |
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