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  • Miranda25
    Miranda25 Posts: 357 Forumite
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    edited 21 November 2023 at 10:40PM
    Miranda25 said:
    Purbeck14 said:
    Hard to say, a property and area that would suit one person would be horrific to another. Don't forget to factor in rail fares if you work in central London and think of buying further into Kent. I used to live down that way but the prices now are scary ( though that applies pretty much everywhere for me). Don't expect to make a fortune on the property unless you can ride out all the interest rises/economic dips. It depends how much you earn really as to how much you can still take lovely holidays and shop when you want to.
    That's true.
    But for me a dilemma - whether to buy a flat in London or the house outside of London.
    I do not really think about rail fares.
    I think more - whether I would be happy in small towns or not as I only used to live in big cities.
    There's a season ticket calculator here https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/tickets-railcards-and-offers/ticket-types/season-ticket-calculator/ 
    Thank you, will familiarize myself:-))
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