"MartinM" <
[email protected]> writes:
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> Hmm, not sure about this; the only new homes that are getting built are
> either condos or 4 bed executive homes with postage stamp gardens, not
> really what is needed by the new influx of home-seekers (ie the young,
These are what my wife and I call 'executive slums'. They may quote
large numbers of rooms but the houses are tiny, not very workable and
not terribly nice. We lived in such a house (in Steventon, near
Didcot) and whilst it was OK, it was nowhere near as nice to live in as
a well designed Victorian house.
I'd like to go down the 'design and build my own' route at some point,
but I'll need a bit of money to start off with.
...d> the old and the separated/divorced AIUI) so is it not just inflating
> prices by shifting those already owning into the new properties?.
> Surely a builder should have to provide affordable tterraced/semis on
> any new developement whether they are more profitable or not.
They are always profitable, just not as much profit.. It depends on
what inflated price they have paid for the land.
The house next door to me is up for sale. It has it's own garage, a
25m front garden, and ten rooms of which the two in the basement could
form a seaprate flat. Lots of original fittings including a large
stained glass window above a curving central staircase.
The only downside is that the current owners (who are having to move
becasue he has had a series of strokes and can't really cope in the
house now) have done virtually no maintenance for 35 years. So it is a
gut and refit job. You won't get a mortgage on it[1] but if you have a
spare 30-50K on top of the guide price of offers over 85K you could
have a really nice house to modern standards or better[2] with a load of
character. Walking distance to shops, schools, local
amenities. Good PT links to the city centre (walkable in 30 mins).
...d
[1] structural dry rot, needs a new roof as well.
[2] except things like the dimensions of the stairs and so on.
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Wellcome Trust Biocentre, Dundee
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