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  • Riq
    Riq Posts: 10,430 Forumite
    Quidco-ette wrote: »
    Hi Raq - my boyf and I have just exchanged on an apartment in Castlefield, a great location in Manchester I am sure most people would agree :-) They are currently in the process of being built - due to finish Spring 2009 - which means we were in a strong position to negotiate a good price.

    Most people will say you would be mad to buy a new build in Manchester City Centre at the moment but as long as you negotiate a good price and its a property you intend to enjoy for a good few years then I don't see the problem. These posters who think that 2 bed city centre apartments are going to be going for under 100k are deluded if you ask me - yes I would agree if you are buying a soul-less box in one of the cheaper builds they could be right but if you buy in the right development in the right area I don't think you can go wrong.

    As for people suggesting Didsbury, Chorlton or wherever to someone who wants city centre living is crazy - the suburbs as nice as they are, most certainly do not compare to city centre living.

    I am sure a lot of people are going to start telling me how wrong I am but this is my opinion, right or wrong it may be.
    Hi, thanks for your post, I think I read your post/thread about a carparking space at lunch when I was searching for keywords "Manchester & Apartment" :D

    Anyways Didsbury is the only place I am looking at outside of the centre. As a single guy I think it is going to be difficult to buy my own place in Castlefield to be honest due to the constraints of finances. :(

    I think the apartment dream is some way off and maybe I am best just sticking around my parent's house or just renting in Didsbury. :)
    "I'm not from around here, I have my own customs"
    For confirmation: No, I'm not a 40 year old woman, I'm a 26 year old bloke!
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    Quidco-ette wrote: »
    These posters who think that 2 bed city centre apartments are going to be going for under 100k are deluded if you ask me

    Flats. Whatever the developer says, it's a flat.
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    poppysarah wrote: »
    Buying an apartment is great if you don't want kids or don't want them in the next ten - twenty years.

    Flats and children aren't necessarily incompatible, IMO. Depends on the flat, and the area.
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • poppysarah
    poppysarah Posts: 11,522 Forumite
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    Flats and children aren't necessarily incompatible, IMO. Depends on the flat, and the area.


    Manchester is a vibrant city. Which means it's noisy.
    There's no schools in the centre
    Children need space to run round in and be noisy. Your neighbours in a flat will not like listening to it!
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    I don't know much about Manchester. But our 3 year old is fine in our flat - yes, he's noisy, but the sound-proofing is great in this block and we almost never hear our neighbours.

    There is a great children-only park nearby, which he can use to run off his energy (-:
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • Drea
    Drea Posts: 9,892 Forumite
    You know, I heard that Edinburgh is a great place to live.... :rotfl:
    Just because you made a mistake doesn't mean you are a mistake.
  • Riq
    Riq Posts: 10,430 Forumite
    I think we have an office in Edinburgh.... Two infact.... :think:
    "I'm not from around here, I have my own customs"
    For confirmation: No, I'm not a 40 year old woman, I'm a 26 year old bloke!
  • poppysarah
    poppysarah Posts: 11,522 Forumite
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    I don't know much about Manchester. But our 3 year old is fine in our flat - yes, he's noisy, but the sound-proofing is great in this block and we almost never hear our neighbours.

    There is a great children-only park nearby, which he can use to run off his energy (-:


    LOL ah the innocence of parents. You might not hear the neighbours because they're quiet. :)
  • howler_2
    howler_2 Posts: 109 Forumite
    Quidco-ette wrote: »
    Hi Raq - my boyf and I have just exchanged on an apartment in Castlefield, a great location in Manchester I am sure most people would agree :-) They are currently in the process of being built - due to finish Spring 2009 - which means we were in a strong position to negotiate a good price.

    Most people will say you would be mad to buy a new build in Manchester City Centre at the moment but as long as you negotiate a good price and its a property you intend to enjoy for a good few years then I don't see the problem. These posters who think that 2 bed city centre apartments are going to be going for under 100k are deluded if you ask me - yes I would agree if you are buying a soul-less box in one of the cheaper builds they could be right but if you buy in the right development in the right area I don't think you can go wrong.

    As for people suggesting Didsbury, Chorlton or wherever to someone who wants city centre living is crazy - the suburbs as nice as they are, most certainly do not compare to city centre living.

    I am sure a lot of people are going to start telling me how wrong I am but this is my opinion, right or wrong it may be.

    This is a joke surely??

    What development was it? Potato Wharf springs to mind from your description
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    poppysarah wrote: »
    LOL ah the innocence of parents. You might not hear the neighbours because they're quiet. :)

    No, I've been in the upstairs flat dropping off a parcel I signed for (I was in, they weren't) and they had music going loud, and half a dozen guests stamping about, and we didn't here anything at all downstairs, before or after.
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
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