Buying in cheap areas...

dell12

MoonJelly wrote: »

It is a delicate subject but buying in a cheap area means having to put with less than desirable neighbours(not always the case but it could happen). Also if you have children be warned if the area if full of hoodies -are these hoodies going to be your kids' friends and maybe greatest influence?

Not sure I entirely agree with that.

Plenty of young 'hipsters' in Hackney or Clapham who like nothing more than screaming in the High Street at 3am. Conversely buying in a pretty poor part of South London in zone 4 - we've now got lovely, quiet neighbours.

the_flying_pig

if seriously cash strapped my preferred order for cutting cost, starting from first to last, would be:

1 - buying something that's potentially decent & in a decent area but really tatty on the inside & maybe out, slowly improving it over the years;

2 - buying something in an area that you like & that's basically big enough at a push but a little smaller than you'd ideally like. requires creative use of space;

3 - buying something that's ok sizewise but in an area you don't like so much for whatever reason; and

4 - buying something in an area that you like but that, hand on heart, is too small for you to really be happy there.