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[MrsTigger]

If the housing market continues to slide you could buy a castle

Were just lucky at how low the cost of buying houses is up here. We have bought in an up and coming area (fingers crossed!). My poor London friends are in shock when they see what we managed to buy - although there managing to, I think like everywhere you just have to look around and be flexible. We wouldnt have picked the area we live in ideally but now we love it and I am glad we did .

Indeedy Rowton castle will be mine

Yeah I guess so.... thats a problem we have, as we both work in the town we live in atm so moving away would be wouldnt be our choice really unless we moved jobs

 

[torsie24]

Where do you live Faye?

Prices here are awful! We wont get a 2 bed flat for under £200k

Hence the 2 years of saving!

 

[torsie24]

Indeedy Rowton castle will be mine

Yeah I guess so.... thats a problem we have, as we both work in the town we live in atm so moving away would be wouldnt be our chioce really unless we moved jobs

OMG, rowton castle was my 1st choice UK wedding location!

Sadly I got addicted to the DIS and lured to the wedding board and all that has changed!

 

[Danauk]

Afternoon all.

We bought in an up and coming area 10 years ago and we are so glad that we did. House prices here haven't fallen much and aparently it is now one of the top places in the UK to buy right now (the new station means we are communer distance from London within an hour). We are lucky that our town centre is being totally rebuilt, new shopping centre opened last year, new international swimming pool with gym facitities, fun pool with slide, international diving boards etc is opening in the summer and a new library, theatre and arts complex is being built too to open in 2010. Ater that they are planning to knock down the rest of the town centre built in the 1970's and rebuild all that.

 

[gemmybear83]

Afternoon all.

We bought in an up and coming area 10 years ago and we are so glad that we did. House prices here haven't fallen much and aparently it is now one of the top places in the UK to buy right now (the new station means we are communer distance from London within an hour). We are lucky that our town centre is being totally rebuilt, new shopping centre opened last year, new international swimming pool with gym facitities, fun pool with slide, international diving boards etc is opening in the summer and a new library, theatre and arts complex is being built too to open in 2010. Ater that they are planning to knock down the rest of the town centre built in the 1970's and rebuild all that.

Mine is a similar sort of thing - new town centre, lots of new houses, the park across the road was transformed back into a victorian park etc. Plus I work on the projects surrounding my house so I have insider knowledge . Plus were on 10mins away from Newcastle city centre which is brilliant and we have the metro around the corner (our version of the tube). We monitor house prices for work purposes and its ok round here, but I think its newly built apartment blocks that are falling in prices not houses (unless you are really desperate to sell).

 

[MrsTigger]

OMG, rowton castle was my 1st choice UK wedding location!

Sadly I got addicted to the DIS and lured to the wedding board and all that has changed!

Where do you live Faye?

Prices here are awful! We wont get a 2 bed flat for under £200k

Hence the 2 years of saving!

Prices around here are about 120k for a 2bed flat.... 200k is

I live in Shropshire, in a town just north of where Rowton Castle is....

 

[gemmybear83]

One of my friends bought a brand new studio apartment across the road from borough tube station in london - its a shared ownership flat and to buy it outright was £220,000 she bought a 40% share and pays rent on the remaining 60%, adding in the £200 service charges and council tax zone d her outgoings are £1000 a month for a little studio flat - that is scary!

 

[MrsTigger]

One of my friends bought a brand new studio apartment across the road from borough tube station in london - its a shared ownership flat and to buy it outright was £220,000 she bought a 40% share and pays rent on the remaining 60%, adding in the £200 service charges and council tax zone d her outgoings are £1000 a month for a little studio flat - that is scary!

Gosh thats bad! I'm so glad I never want to live somewhere like London

 

[gemmybear83]

Gosh thats bad! I'm so glad I never want to live somewhere like London

I couldnt do it too myself although she does live in an amazing location! Right I'm off bye!

 

[torsie24]

Yeah, its pretty high prices, we're over £1200 a month for a 2 bed flat.

It's lush though, and will get us in the habit for mortgage repayments. Just makes you feel bad about spending any extra money!

I feel a bit guilty about the cost of my engagement ring, but its going to be with me forever, so if you divide the price up over a few years its not so bad, lol.

 

[MrsTigger]

Yeah, its pretty high prices, we're over £1200 a month for a 2 bed flat.

It's lush though, and will get us in the habit for mortgage repayments. Just makes you feel bad about spending any extra money!

I feel a bit guilty about the cost of my engagement ring, but its going to be with me forever, so if you divide the price up over a few years its not so bad, lol.

At least it between two of your though.

I'm guessing Jack's asking you at DLRP then with all this talk of rings?

 

[torsie24]

At least it between two of your though.

I'm guessing Jack's asking you at DLRP then with all this talk of rings?

I dont know, I hope so!!

If we buy it at the weekend, and then he doesn't ask at DLRP I would not want to be him no the eurostar home! Lol.

But then i feel really guilty and spoiled thinking like that! He could have a plan a million times better........not that i can think of one, lol!

 

[A Small World]

Good afternoon everyone

 

[MrsTigger]

I dont know, I hope so!!

If we buy it at the weekend, and then he doesn't ask at DLRP I would not want to be him no the eurostar home! Lol.

But then i feel really guilty and spoiled thinking like that! He could have a plan a million times better........not that i can think of one, lol!

So no choice then LOL I guess if he knows you'd like it there tho......so your going with him to buy it then?

I've said to Matt if he decided he wanted to ask me then I dont want to know anything about it.... its up to him to wow me

 

[MrsTigger]

Good afternoon everyone

Hello Small World...How are you today?

 

[A Small World]

Hello Small World...How are you today?

Im fine thank you- having a nice lazy time off work

 

[MrsTigger]

Im fine thank you- having a nice lazy time off work

good good

 

[Danauk]

Hi giys, I'm having a nice lazy time off work too! I should be doing some planning, but that can wait until later, I'm not in the mood right now!!

 

[torsie24]

So no choice then LOL I guess if he knows you'd like it there tho......so your going with him to buy it then?

I've said to Matt if he decided he wanted to ask me then I dont want to know anything about it.... its up to him to wow me

Yeah, he'll buy it while im there, but i am not allowed to wear it or see it after then.

I am very fussy with jewellery My mums fault, but he leanrt the hard way about buying me surpirse jewellery.

He'll do amazing with proposing, but he knows how much fun i would (or am) have choosing the ring that he wouldnt want me to not have that I think.

Like he wouldnt dare surprise a holiday on me! hahaha. For me half the fun is in the browsing, comparing, planning.

I could spend all day going from jewellery store to jewellery store!

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

Hey guys,

Anyone got any new year plans or resolutions?