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    property prices ? still a north / south divide ?

    I'm just spending the weekend at Maggies [ family wedding ] & whilst she's at the ceremony, I thought I'd take a wander around.
    I still cannot believe some of the prices down here compared with 'up north' ??

    for example;
    http://212.50.188.105/cgi-win/vebra....MOORV/60907/13

    on my road in Sheffield. nice innit ??

    Down here... sorry but no link to the property... Is a terrace house on a main road. converted into 2 one bed flats. no parking within 1/2 mile, & the house is a complete joke !!
    The property is disgusting !! old fridges & beds dumped in the 'non existant' front garden, every window rotten to the core, roof in serious need of replacement, It looks like it's not been lived in for years? I cant begin to imagine what It's like inside !!
    & without being rude...... I can think of far better places to live than Watford !!

    & the price ??



    £289,950 !! WTF !!

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    Yeah, it's bloody looney. South is absolutely ridiculous, but the rest of the country's not far off utter madness either. You won't believe the morgage I've just scribbled my name under in order to buy McClement Mansions - and that's in Staffs. Still wakes me up in the middle of the night.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beastlee
    We did get a downstairs loo though.
    one upstairs would be better surely ??

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    We need it with all the extra sh*t round here

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    I am continually amazed at the sacrifices my London friends make to afford their (nice, but not particularily special) £650k+ mid terraced houses. To the extent that they work so hard and pay such high mortgages that they can't properly enjoy all the benefits of living in London (entertainment, sports, culture, events, shopping, etc).

    Kind of defeats the point of living in London - which is why I gave up my job in London and returned to the midlands.



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    Agreed Steve.
    I dont see the salaries for most people being much higher than in the north. The london weighting goes nowhere near to breeching the cost of living gap !!

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    Peterborough is a bit of a strange 1 ?

    Prices here went up and up from being able to purchase a 3 bed semi for 75k to 4-5 years later the same house costing 150k.. Now prices seemed to have stopped, with house prices further North and Suth still rising !

    This house is 50yds from my front door..

    http://www.fitzjohningle.co.uk/house.asp?houseid=3674

    Pics don't really do it justice.. It's got a decent sized garden and garage and 2nd bedroom has been extended. Out the front is a Mahoosive playing field and all ammenities are within a minutes walk..

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    Was looking at house prices in Potters Bar the other day ??


    4 Bedroom Detached with Double Garage ??


































    £1,000,000

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