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Are These The Nations Property Hotspots?

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  • meanmachine_2
    meanmachine_2 Posts: 2,624 Forumite
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    Random_bloke wrote:
    I bought a house for cash in another Manchester "bum hole" for £10k about 2 years ago. It's now valued at about £90k. These "bum holes" tend to get lots of EU/government money thrown at them eventually :)


    Isn't life too short to live in a bum hole though?

    You really would have to pay me 80K to live in one.

    The world's a beautiful place. Why spend it in Thurrock, etc?
  • Jacster_2
    Jacster_2 Posts: 1,192 Forumite
    Did anyone see Kirsty and Phil's programme about the ten best and worst places in the UK?

    From memory, 5 places on that list were in their worst 10 list....now there's a hot spot for you:rolleyes:

    I know a few of those places, and wouldn't choose to live in any of them

    Oh well, nice try RBS...lol
    If it was easy, everyone would do it!
  • Random_bloke_2
    Random_bloke_2 Posts: 12 Forumite
    meanmachine wrote:
    Isn't life too short to live in a bum hole though?

    You really would have to pay me 80K to live in one.

    I don't live in it LOL
  • nelly_2
    nelly_2 Posts: 17,863 Forumite
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    Random_bloke wrote:
    I don't live in it LOL

    and to live in it today costs 90 grand too... er no thanks!
  • mrak
    mrak Posts: 112 Forumite
    jezza1O1 wrote:
    tbh Id buy in a place I wanted to live, not just because I might make a few quid out of it. Each to their own though, I guess money is more important to some people than others...

    welcome to the forums at moneysavingexpert.com!

    If these articles about saving/making money don't appeal, may I suggest you try browsing to:
    buyingaplaceyouwanttolivenotjustbecauseyouwantedtomakeafewquidoutofit.com?

    mark
  • Dogers
    Dogers Posts: 2 Newbie
    I live in Ardwick, 5 years ago this house was £26k.. Was valued earlier this year at £80k - Sorry RBS, you've missed your chance in our area :)
  • mike_paterson
    mike_paterson Posts: 1,473 Forumite
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    Thurrock - hee haa ho hoho - that has made my day !
    To infinity and beyond!
  • phill79
    phill79 Posts: 494 Forumite
    So, "Middlesborough, Teeside" is 2nd.

    Well, which is it? Oh yeah, they don't exist.

    Middlesbrough exists (Note the spelling) and you could say, but not officially that Teesside exists (Again, note the spelling). Going by the post code, you mean the town centre area TS1, where large areas of it is in the process of being knocked down.

    Oh, so that is how it gets on the hotspots list, knock the houses down to push the prices up!!!
  • Fifer
    Fifer Posts: 59,413 Forumite
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    Leven's not too bad; it has some pretty nice areas. There are some lovely 1930's Art Deco semi's with roof balconies and sea-views over the golf course on the Lundin Links road.
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  • marts
    marts Posts: 13 Forumite
    http://www.rbs.co.uk/Personal_Finances/Mortgages/First_Time_Buyer_Mortgages/downloads/First_Time_Buyer_Index.pdf
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