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getmore4less wrote: »Limited highstreet facilities if you want to be walking to those.
Do you need schools
We don't need schools as a priority. We tend to agree and the station was a little far for a casual stroll although you got more for your £."enough is a feast"...old Buddist proverb0 -
Denham (nr Uxbridge) was suggested on a thread and today it was suggested by one of our neighbours.
They also said Eastcote was worth a look (their inlaws there) as it was slowly changing with new openings.
Anyone have experience of either?"enough is a feast"...old Buddist proverb0 -
.We have budgeted £990,000 for the actual purchase plus extra for SDLT, survey, legals, valuation, removals etc.
"enough is a feast"...old Buddist proverb
ff.... £120k will get you a home, qualifying past the "enough" test, in several areas of the UK0 -
I used to live near Eastcote. from memory you won't get the sort of house you want in Eastcote itself.0
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theartfullodger wrote: »The most outstandingly best example of irony I've seen in years....
ff.... £120k will get you a home, qualifying past the "enough" test, in several areas of the UK
£120k? that's a lot of tent."enough is a feast"...old Buddist proverb0 -
Somehow I doubt £120k would even get you a tent in London.0
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