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Kez100

You need to think of the practical aspects of where you will live. I assume you like holidays - having owned in Spain - make sure there are decent links to airports with cheap flights. If you are thinking of hvaing or have children look at the local schools. To save money look for an area with decent public transport and a town with everything you could ever want within walking distance. Look at local charges for services - our water is awfully expensive as is Council Tax. All these things are very important. I know, I live in the back end of beyond in Cornwall (bought when it was cheap).

saverstacey

Try Ilfracombe (North Devon). It's beautiful, right on the coast and very affordable for the SW. You could get something very nice for under 200K. Fantastic climate too!

david69_2

Ian_W wrote: »

In to-days Daily Express [p27 of our edition] under the title,
Yes, you CAN afford to live beside the seaside
it quotes Halifax figures for the most affordable locations as:
Bridlington
Lowestoft
Great Yarmouth
Scarborough
Weston S M
Southend O S
Felixstowe
Herne Bay
Bexhill OS



great yarmouth or spain ? I'd stay in spain

Hapless_2

beingjdc wrote: »

If you want somewhere hotter and have a certain amount of money, then you've still maybe got time to get into North Devon while it's cheaper (relatively)

And get sorely hated by the locals, pay 90% council tax on the property unless you let it out then you have to pay business rates.

Hapless_2

saverstacey wrote: »

Try Ilfracombe (North Devon). It's beautiful, right on the coast and very affordable for the SW. You could get something very nice for under 200K. Fantastic climate too!

A lot of crime in Ilfracombe and a lot of building work is about to take place there including a hel of a big traffic increase with the planned Ilfracombe-Swansea ferry.

seven-day-weekend

Hapless wrote: »

And get sorely hated by the locals, pay 90% council tax on the property unless you let it out then you have to pay business rates.

Just to point out we would LIVE in the property, it would be our only property....but don't want to go somewhere where the locals hate us. This also rules out North Wales.

We live in Spain at the moment, in a traditional Spanish village,...our UK house is lived in by our son and two other young men. The Spanish have made us very welcome.

Looking more and more like the North-East!

seven-day-weekend

tonydee wrote: »

Buy my house on the Isle of Wight

Yes! Love to! What and how much is it and can you wait a couple of years?

seven-day-weekend

Kez100 wrote: »

You need to think of the practical aspects of where you will live. I assume you like holidays - having owned in Spain - make sure there are decent links to airports with cheap flights. If you are thinking of hvaing or have children look at the local schools. To save money look for an area with decent public transport and a town with everything you could ever want within walking distance. Look at local charges for services - our water is awfully expensive as is Council Tax. All these things are very important. I know, I live in the back end of beyond in Cornwall (bought when it was cheap).

We live in Spain, it is not a holiday home.

We are retired!:rotfl::rotfl:

Just to clarify - we are looking for a home which will be our only property, for us to live in, not a holiday or second home.

Thanks for your advice, it is all useful knowledge!

Kez100

Hapless wrote: »

A lot of crime in Ilfracombe and a lot of building work is about to take place there including a hel of a big traffic increase with the planned Ilfracombe-Swansea ferry.

I was born and dragged up in 'Combe and wouldn't live there! I escaped 16 years ago! If the ferry ever gets sailing I'll eat my hat. It's been on the cards for as long as I can remember - as has a 'marina' idea.

Where is the building work taking place? New one on me.

They also suffer high water rates. Anyone under SWW does.

Kez100

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

We live in Spain, it is not a holiday home.

We are retired!:rotfl::rotfl:

Just to clarify - we are looking for a home which will be our only property, for us to live in, not a holiday or second home.

Thanks for your advice, it is all useful knowledge!

Perhaps the children idea is a fantasy but the other things make sense - need to look for good access to hospitals, for example. You don't want to buy and regret it nowadays as stamp duty and agents fees eats up a lot of capital on each move. What about renting for six months?