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What will happen to city centre apartments?

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  • poppy10_2
    poppy10_2 Posts: 6,588 Forumite
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    Apartments that are not bought would remain with their current owners - why would they be knocked down???
    poppy10
  • dhassen
    dhassen Posts: 759 Forumite
    current owners - do you mean the builder? In manc I know of about 400 flats (in one dev) that haven't been sold yet (or finished) lol
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  • poppy10_2
    poppy10_2 Posts: 6,588 Forumite
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    The builder will sell them eventually, even if it means slashing the price dramatically. They want cash, not empty houses.
    poppy10
  • dhassen
    dhassen Posts: 759 Forumite
    Yea I assume that's what will have to happen.... it'll be interesting to see how much the prices get slashed, these apartments are really high spec....
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  • poppy10_2
    poppy10_2 Posts: 6,588 Forumite
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    A bunch of new houses near me has just been slashed by £60k each, from £250k to £190k. Across ten houses, that's a whole lot of hurt.
    poppy10
  • dhassen
    dhassen Posts: 759 Forumite
    Now I'd like it if that happened.......I've got my eye on a 225 new build house that isn't ready yet...................I guess it depends on where you are

    I know there've been reports about flats in the centre of town (manc) in negative equity already, but I really can't see any real drops where I'm looking.... :(
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  • where are you looking out of interest dhassen?
    Savings as of April 2023 Savings account - £26460.50(14474.88)Current account - £2140.24(4576.79)Total - £28600.74(19051.67) £1010 (£65pm CS/BS) £250 CS/BS/JS
  • bluejake
    bluejake Posts: 268 Forumite
    Maybe my dream of the 'sex and the city' lifestyle in Wigan are over:

    http://www.wigantoday.net/wigannews/Tower-Grand-plans-shelved.4203993.jp

    http://www.crainsmanchesterbusiness.co.uk/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080624/FREE/32909163/-1/breaking/-/-/rethink-at-another-wigan-apartments-scheme

    I am in mourning for the life I have lost. I was ready to put my 50k deposit down. I can almost taste that city living in downtown Wigan. Crying Shame - what's a young professional in a northern town to do now?
  • this must be gutting for you bluejake! You'll have to live in a bus shelter with the homeless (and by homeless I mean recently repossessed homeowners, NOT winos!)

    Ben :rolleyes:
    Savings as of April 2023 Savings account - £26460.50(14474.88)Current account - £2140.24(4576.79)Total - £28600.74(19051.67) £1010 (£65pm CS/BS) £250 CS/BS/JS
  • wymondham
    wymondham Posts: 6,356 Forumite
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    what about using them for storage of nuclear waste canisters?
    Nirex are short of places, lots of empty flats that wont sell - all seems obvious to me! :rotfl:
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