in search of the good life

ninky_2

thanks all for input. i checked and i can port my mortgage which opens up our options. although i can't port the full 160k as a solo applicant as they now only allow 4x income multiples. although if we go joint we can go up to 5x our joint incomes.:eek:

sadly the bungalow is now sold stc. but i don't want to rush into a housebuying move just yet. did look good though......:(

http://www.vebra.com/property/981/16992051

sunshinetours

Nice looking place. The multiples being offered by Abbey are pretty scary - thought the banks would have learned by now

That are is pretty much Herts borders I guess and could be affected by Stansted flight paths. Also Harlow is a pretty mixed type of area as far as socio economic factors, so depends on how that fits in with where you want to be.

Personally I would rather be nearer Chelmsford than Harlow but your money may not stretch as far I guess

ninky_2

sunshinetours wrote: »

Nice looking place. The multiples being offered by Abbey are pretty scary - thought the banks would have learned by now

That are is pretty much Herts borders I guess and could be affected by Stansted flight paths. Also Harlow is a pretty mixed type of area as far as socio economic factors, so depends on how that fits in with where you want to be.

Personally I would rather be nearer Chelmsford than Harlow but your money may not stretch as far I guess

i've done some walks out that way and not noticed the flight path. also 'mixed socio economic factors' are a plus in my book. plus near a station with good links to london.

sunshinetours

ninky wrote: »

i've done some walks out that way and not noticed the flight path. also 'mixed socio economic factors' are a plus in my book. plus near a station with good links to london.

Was it recently when the airport was closed!

Good luck - we looked at a similar kind of bungalow a few years back and the living on one floor seems to make the place feel more spacious so I can certainly see the attraction