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Viewing a house you can't afford = well would you?

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    #21
    Originally posted by bobspud View Post
    The simple answer is no.

    It's just going to annoy you that you can't afford it.

    But on the bright side you could probably rebuild a contemporary version on a new plot of land for half the price.
    My son can knock you up a model out of Lego. He made something similar last week...
    http://www.cih.org/news-article/disp...housing_market

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      #22
      For that kind of money you could have this:
      https://lc.zoocdn.com/d595e07d29a3de...822c321ae3.pdf

      Or this:
      https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/de...1QDQBPhUOjg.97

      (Which we looked at 8 years ago but we found a better option. I see the current owners have added a "family room" on the end)
      …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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        #23
        Originally posted by WTFH View Post
        For that kind of money you could have this:
        https://lc.zoocdn.com/d595e07d29a3de...822c321ae3.pdf
        Looks very nice, but is a long way from Selkirk near where the OP is evidently based or Lowland Scotland anyway I presume.
        Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ here

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          #24
          Originally posted by bobspud View Post
          The simple answer is no.

          It's just going to annoy you that you can't afford it.

          But on the bright side you could probably rebuild a contemporary version on a new plot of land for half the price.
          My long term plan is to self build a modernist influenced house, be quite a bit less than half of this.

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            #25
            Originally posted by gables View Post
            My long term plan is to self build a modernist influenced house, be quite a bit less than half of this.
            Then go and view it and get some inspiration.

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              #26
              You think it will cost you to buy this:

              Today the four bedroom house with a studio wing, which now has a rare Category A listing from Historic Environment Scotland
              wait till you need to repaint it!
              Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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                #27
                Originally posted by gables View Post
                Nope this Bernat Klein designed by Peter Womersly
                My 1970s-built primary school called and it wants its roof back.

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by northernladyuk View Post
                  Then go and view it and get some inspiration.
                  That's what I want to do, but got all guilt ridden about wasting people's time hence this thread :-)

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                    #29
                    It looks like one of those horrible portacabin places they make public servants work in when their offices are being deloused.

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by PhiltheGreek View Post
                      It looks like one of those horrible portacabin places they make public servants work in when their offices are being deloused.
                      You mean after you have been there to "open" them.

                      That's why they retired you.
                      "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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