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Finding a property to let in Blackpool.

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Doozergirl
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Does anyone know what the best sites would be to look for a property to let in the Blackpool area please?

Also is £400pcm realistic for a non-grotty 1 bed flat?
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  • dolce_vita
    dolce_vita Posts: 1,031 Forumite
    This could be the start of a very interesting thread.
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    #1. The people that run these "sell your house and rent back" companies are generally lying thieves and are best avoided

    #2. This time next year house prices in general will be lower than they are now

    #3. Cheap houses are a good thing not a bad thing
  • budget_counsellor_shaz
    budget_counsellor_shaz Posts: 357 Forumite
    Doozergirl wrote: »
    Does anyone know what the best sites would be to look for a property to let in the Blackpool area please?

    Also is £400pcm realistic for a non-grotty 1 bed flat?

    Hi DG,

    I found these for you.......

    http://www.gumtree.com/
    http://www.torent.co.uk/3_Bedroom-properties-for-rent-In-BLACKPOOL-FY.htm

    http://www.letalife.com/property_adverts/blackpool_lancashire_property_to_let.asp

    HTH

    Shaz
  • mr.broderick
    mr.broderick Posts: 3,778 Forumite
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    Doozergirl wrote: »
    Does anyone know what the best sites would be to look for a property to let in the Blackpool area please?

    Also is £400pcm realistic for a non-grotty 1 bed flat?

    You leaving your hubby dooz? You can live with me for £250 a month, i'll pay you weekly if it helps :rolleyes:
  • dolce_vita
    dolce_vita Posts: 1,031 Forumite
    Get lost .

    I replied to her first.
    dolce vita's stock reply templates

    #1. The people that run these "sell your house and rent back" companies are generally lying thieves and are best avoided

    #2. This time next year house prices in general will be lower than they are now

    #3. Cheap houses are a good thing not a bad thing
  • mr.broderick
    mr.broderick Posts: 3,778 Forumite
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    dolce_vita wrote: »
    Get lost .

    I replied to her first.

    Me and dooz go back further than john the baptist
  • BobProperty
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    mr.broderick wrote: »
    Me and dooz go back further than john the baptist
    Careful she doesn't change the fancy dress outfit from Thelma to Salome :eek:

    But seriously folks...
    There are a number of letting agents in Blackpool, I have to ask why Blackpool though given that I thought you were at the other end of the country?
    I'd consider the outskirts like St Annes and some inland parts are very nice but central Blackpool wouldn't be my first choice of somewhere to rent/live. Should manage on £400 for a flat IMHO.
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  • Doozergirl
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    It's not for me, Bob. My cousin is leaving home to move in with her boyfriend and they've asked me to help them find something decent. :o I'm going up at the weekend and have offered to look places over for the basics.

    I couldn't find myself a decent landlord last time, Lord knows how I find her one from here! There's a lot of dross in Blackpool :o and she seems to know that she doesn't want North Shore, South Shore or Central but still needs to be near to his work and the train station :eek: on foot!

    We have our work cut out!
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  • mr.broderick
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    Damn dreams shattered again :mad:
  • BobProperty
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    Doozergirl wrote: »
    ..... I'm going up at the weekend.....
    Watch out for car salesmen on the way there :D
    Doozergirl wrote: »
    There's a lot of dross in Blackpool :o and she seems to know that she doesn't want North Shore, South Shore or Central but still needs to be near to his work and the train station :eek: on foot!
    Er Central Station closed decades ago! OK just kidding. Why near the train station, they don't run that often round there? What postcode or area is the work in? All three areas you mention are the ones close to the town centre and the touristy parts. If you aren't going to live in any of those (FY1 are they?) then you are looking at the outskirts along the coast, inland or Fylde but not Blackpool.
    A house isn't a home without a cat.
    Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.
    I have writer's block - I can't begin to tell you about it.
    You told me again you preferred handsome men but for me you would make an exception.
    It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.
  • Doozergirl
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    BobProperty wrote: »
    All three areas you mention are the ones close to the town centre and the touristy parts. If you aren't going to live in any of those (FY1 are they?) then you are looking at the outskirts along the coast, inland or Fylde but not Blackpool.

    Yeah, that's what I thought!

    more details by pm :)
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