Right, I've got a house deposit saved up and want to buy ....preferably under the 250K stamp duty limit but I can go to perhaps 280.
Perhaps you esteemed chaps/esses could help me figure some places in the UK to live?
Ok what am I after?
Ok so where have I looked so far?
Basingstoke: ticks a lot of boxes but right at top of budget or beyond to escape the chav areas (of which there are many).
Maidenhead: Had a nasty vibe to it, great links to London but just a bit spread out...on paper a clear winner, in reality there's a reason you can get a place for 250K there.
Reading: Long commute but doable(ish), will have to search to get something in budget but a strong contender.
Southampton: Budget sufficient, coast close, long commute.
Bournemouth: Friends there, lovely place, pricey to be close the sea/centre, huge commute, but at least a small chance of local jobs. Damn I wish I had financial or insurance experience.
That's about it so far...I like Winchester but need another 50 or 100K. Frimley is a possibility too but I guess price a barrier also.
So, any ideas? Wildcards welcome, Chester was an option, especially as I had an interview at Shell there a few months ago.
Thanks
Perhaps you esteemed chaps/esses could help me figure some places in the UK to live?
Ok what am I after?
- spacious place with 2 double beds and a box room
- semi is ok, not terraced
- sizeable garage (preferably double detached) or space to build one since my hobbies are motorbikes and making stuff.
- close to civilisation, being able to walk to lively pubs with late opening a bonus but ideallly no further than an affordable taxi or night bus.
- now the crunch. Commutable to contract employment! This probably means accessible for London doesn't it? Other big cities definitely considered.
Ok so where have I looked so far?
Basingstoke: ticks a lot of boxes but right at top of budget or beyond to escape the chav areas (of which there are many).
Maidenhead: Had a nasty vibe to it, great links to London but just a bit spread out...on paper a clear winner, in reality there's a reason you can get a place for 250K there.
Reading: Long commute but doable(ish), will have to search to get something in budget but a strong contender.
Southampton: Budget sufficient, coast close, long commute.
Bournemouth: Friends there, lovely place, pricey to be close the sea/centre, huge commute, but at least a small chance of local jobs. Damn I wish I had financial or insurance experience.
That's about it so far...I like Winchester but need another 50 or 100K. Frimley is a possibility too but I guess price a barrier also.
So, any ideas? Wildcards welcome, Chester was an option, especially as I had an interview at Shell there a few months ago.
Thanks
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