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We found the house we r buying is ex-council just a week before exchange. What to do?
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remembermee wrote: »There are some rough places in Northfield, as with most areas in Birmingham. You select your house carefully though and with the laws of probability in mind ... i.e crime rates etc.
Like you say, with both Northfield and Longbridge having a lot of money spent on them I think things can only improve in those less good areas.
Which is exactly why many of us suspected that this was the area OP was buying in - it fitted their description. We weren't for one minute suggesting Northfield was a rough area or a bad place to buy.0 -
Which is exactly why many of us suspected that this was the area OP was buying in - it fitted their description. We weren't for one minute suggesting Northfield was a rough area or a bad place to buy.
Oh sorry. I thought you were suggesting it was notoriously rough as it seemed to be the first place that came to mind!0 -
Never had Harborne described as an up and coming area. If it Harborne and not Estate Agent speak then i wouldnt worry too much about buying.
One of mates had an ex authority house which sold within a week in Harborne (in August ) so i imagine you wont have any problems with resale.
PS Northfield comments related to an area described as an up and coming area. It could go either way0 -
Harborne is really more up and come than coming, at least the central part is. I have lived there, in the past, and not an area where you'd worry much at nughtI was jumping to conclusions and one of them jumped back0
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