Philip King
Enlightened User
Upmost respect there Julian
Isaac Sibson said:The way things are now you'll be paying for it until you're 65...
Don't forget though that if you were to rent an equivalent property you'd be paying for ever.Isaac Sibson said:Well, my house is a 2 bed terrace in the middle of nowhere, and I had help from my parents (to the tune of 20%). And it's still going to take me 25 years at a well above-average graduate salary....
mick parry said:Anyone who does not invest in property is frankly a fool.
We are an overcrowded island with a vast shortage of housing. The environmentalist are gaining power and will certainly make house building more difficult. Therefore plenty of demand and little supply.
Property will always have its ups and downs but the long term trend must surely be for it to escallate in price.
Therefore buy the best you can as fast as you can.
Regards
Mick
Isaac Sibson said:Well, I took area over house. I could have bought a 3 bed semi for £10k less in a rough area. I bought a 2 bed terrace in a nice area instead.
7_V - that was my line of thinking. Property market ups and downs decrees how much return you might get should you move on. Rent is a sure thing for no return.
Its just hard to get the area right though and get the timing right, I am totaly priced out of pretty much of all south manchester. I could afford Wythenshaw e but then its really rough and is one of the poorest parts of the country, I wouldn't want to live there.
TonyL said:Why not look a bit further out? I've just bought a large three bed Victorian terrace in Rochdale, it is a far nicer area than anywhere even remotely affordable in Manchester and only 15 minutes away on the train from Victoria. You get way more for your money out here - many of the Lancashire mill towns are still very good value.
Tony.