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Just a bit of a rant really
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whambamboo wrote:What a load of rubbish.
The OP has a 1-bed flat, which is the least desirable form of property, and which is being built in large numbers around the country. There is no shortage of these properties: in fact on the contrary new build flats generally lose value. These properties will be worst hit in the event of a downturn, as they are obviously least desirable, and if prices fall, people will be able to afford, and will prefer a house to a tiny flat.
He didn't say where it was, but it's clearly not Chelsea for £75k.
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Sorry been away for ages number one I'm a girl. Number 2 my flat is not a 'new build', number 3 considering 1 bed flats are SO undesirable it's odd that none stay on the market ehre for longer than a week while larger houses etc take much longer to sell and estate agents are actually leafleting 1 bed flats because there is a huge shortage in comparison to demand.
And as a final aside last night my toilet sprung a loverly leak and my windows are also leaking, today I am phoning my mortgage people and asking them to increase the amount they have lent me.
No doubt this is a major crime as far as most people on here are concerned but I won't get a personal loan as I have just started a new job plus I can't afford the repayments on one for the amount I need. And I can't afford to wait to fix the bathroom especially. Plus doing the work will add more value to the flat than I spend. Also only going to be here another couple of years so wont be paying insane amounts of interest and there is no early repayment charge so it is all good. At least it is if mortgage man says yes.0
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