Where to buy in London this spring

padington

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Sapphire

Wood Green. :T:rotfl:

I see the developers are at it again, promoting their overpriced rubbish new developments of 'luxury apartments'.

economic

none of those areas i would like to live in. the type of tenents i would like would not want to live there either. so whats the point of buying them?

Sapphire

economic wrote: »

none of those areas i would like to live in. the type of tenents i would like would not want to live there either. so whats the point of buying them?

North Kingston is lovely, with the river at one end and Richmond Park at the other, and there are some houses there (Liverpool Road, Coombe, etc.) going for millions. It's really more part of Richmond, though.

Apparently the rest of Kingston is pretty awful, though I've only once been through south Kingston. The traffic is said to be really bad there, and there is somewhere called Tolworth that may be part of Kingston? It is excellent for shopping, theatre, restaurants, good cinema and things like that, and the marketplace is very nice, though about to be ruined by development of said 'luxury apartment' rubbish.

I hope more people don't move there and overpopulate the place. There are plenty of other places where they can live.

economic

i just prefer north or north west london myself.

Filo25

economic wrote: »

i just prefer north or north west london myself.

So would I, but its priced accordingly, and currently it is very much the more affordable end of the London market that is performing more strongly, hardly surprisingly with the tax burden on pricier properties.

economic

Filo25 wrote: »

So would I, but its priced accordingly, and currently it is very much the more affordable end of the London market that is performing more strongly, hardly surprisingly with the tax burden on pricier properties.

im a firm believer of you get what you pay for. cheaper end maybe performing more strongly and have more potential however theres no guarantees of performance (specially when market turns down) and the types of tenants or quality of life living there may not be as good.

zagubov

Kingston is a treasure of a place and long may it go unnoticed by those outside the sacred realms of SW London. For an outer London borough it's an educational hotspot.

The lack of an underground station is its only negative feature, but hey, those of us in the blessed southern half of London have lived with this from time immemorial.

Sapphire

zagubov wrote: »

Kingston is a treasure of a place and long may it go unnoticed by those outside the sacred realms of SW London. For an outer London borough it's an educational hotspot.

The lack of an underground station is its only negative feature, but hey, those of us in the blessed southern half of London have lived with this from time immemorial.

Unfortunately, they've already noticed it, comparatively recently. :mad:

I actually don't mind the lack of a Tube, since I always found travelling by Tube an ordeal, especially during the rush hour and during the summer, when it is impossible on some lines. The train service is excellent (but I don't want to say more that is positive – no, the whole place is vile).

Hopefully the insanity will stop soon, though, through various factors…:D

Sapphire

economic wrote: »

i just prefer north or north west london myself.

Each to their own. I tried living in Islington (Noel Road, so one of the few nice – to me – roads there) for a while, and I have a relative who lives in Islington Green, so know the area quite well. It is incredibly overcrowded, dirty and scruffy, more so now than it ever used to be. I have simply never known what the attraction is of living there, apart from the fact that it is fairly central, and the antique market at Angel was excellent (haven't been there for a while).

Hampstead, on the other hand, is lovely.

Filo25

Sapphire wrote: »

Each to their own. I tried living in Islington (Noel Road, so one of the few nice – to me – roads there) for a while, and I have a relative who lives in Islington Green, so know the area quite well. It is incredibly overcrowded, dirty and scruffy, more so now than it ever used to be. I have simply never known what the attraction is of living there, apart from the fact that it is fairly central, and the antique market at Angel was excellent (haven't been there for a while).

Hampstead, on the other hand, is lovely.

If I had the money I would live in Hampstead, as its my favourite spot in London.

I don't though, so I won't

I think Islington is a great place to live if you're younger, its certainly a lively spot, not so much when you reach my advanced years though!