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British housing market - a view from the US

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  • zappahey
    zappahey Posts: 2,252 Forumite
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    penguine wrote: »


    And the housing market in the UK may be more vulnerable because of the chain system.

    <pedantic mode>

    Not all of the UK has a chain system.

    </pm>
    What goes around - comes around
  • m00m00
    m00m00 Posts: 1,755 Forumite
    in the US it's FAR more common for people to move into new builds than here.

    two of my friends in the states have moved in the past few years, and both time they moved into brand new purpose built houses (rather different from what passes as newbuilds here)
    It's a health benefit ...
  • Zelie
    Zelie Posts: 773 Forumite
    How does that work without a chain then? You sell your house before buying another? What do you do in the time inbetween?
  • fullerlee
    fullerlee Posts: 8 Forumite
    Zelie wrote: »
    How does that work without a chain then? You sell your house before buying another? What do you do in the time inbetween?

    In my experience, short term apartment rentals are a lot more common over there.
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