Property advice for first time buyer

[Bovril]

If you can afford it you’re much better in south Manchester in general.

Genuinely want to know why, in your opinion.

 

[brooklandsblue2.0]

Genuinely want to know why, in your opinion.

Better schools. (Grammar school system means a top class secondary education for free)
More extensive metrolink system.

And yes, there are bad areas south of the city as we all know, but generally the significantly higher property prices are indicative of supply and demand in south mcr.

 

[Ancoats blue]

What about renting somewhere in town or is it not recommended? I always get told of the rent is dead money phrase

i live practically in the city centre (nr Gt Ancoats St) and i'm surrounded by flats owned by a joint organisation called 'manchester life' ... in other words Sheikh Mansour and the local council!

And they are always increasing the rent, it was in the local paper ... i think it's around a grand a month to live there now.

it is a great place to rent thougjh , very vibrant.

 

[Bovril]

Better schools. (Grammar school system means a top class secondary education for free)
More extensive metrolink system.

And yes, there are bad areas south of the city as we all know, but generally the significantly higher property prices are indicative of supply and demand in south mcr.

Agree with the Metrolink system, not convinced with property prices, Grammar Schools in my opinion should not be a factor as all education should be a level playing field regardless of location.

 

[tweety]

Emigrate if you can, people's quality of life in England is going downhill year on year. You'll probably spend the next 25 years as a slave to paying off your mortgage for a crummy little house or flat. Wish I'd done it but too late now.

 

[Bovril]

i live practically in the city centre (nr Gt Ancoats St) and i'm surrounded by flats owned by a joint organisation called 'manchester life' ... in other words Sheikh Mansour and the local council!

And they are always increasing the rent, it was in the local paper ... i think it's around a grand a month to live there now.

it is a great place to rent thougjh.

Good grief people rent at £1k a Month, a mortgage on a 120k house would be approx. £450.

 

[brooklandsblue2.0]

Agree with the Metrolink system, not convinced with property prices, Grammar Schools is in my opinion should not be a factor as all education should be a level playing field regardless of location.

You are right and I agree with you (one of the reasons I loathe Dianne Abbot sending her little darling private- but that’s for another time!) but sadly that’s the system in Trafford currently and it’s an attraction to many decent families.

 

[Bovril]

You are right and I agree with you (one of the reasons I loathe Dianne Abbot sending her little darling private- but that’s for another time!) but sadly that’s the system in Trafford currently and it’s an attraction to many decent families.

Would you not class Trafford as West Manchester ?

 

[brooklandsblue2.0]

Good grief people rent at £1k a Month, a mortgage on a 120k house would be approx. £450.

And the rest! A lad I recently helped find work and relocate to Manchester pays 1200pm to live at “Angel Gardens” he’s only young and I was trying to explain how daft that is..... (he’s on a decent but not spectacular wage) all he could say was “but we have a gym onsite, a footy pitch on the roof and they do a pizza night once a week for us”

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Just rent for now. £5k isn’t enough to buy. Lenders have really tightened up on the 90% lending too.