Does anybody here take the Greens seriously?

[First Aspect]

Rumour has it you can live on a boat in Waltham pretty much for free.

 

[AndyRM]

Oh mate just get back in your box.

Okey dokey.

We've got pretty good public transport infrastructure here as it happens.

There's even a musical about it...

Which is vaguely terrible.


View: https://youtu.be/V80Isj9JK1s?is=tADiTP0UfgpstJaK


Still, it's something.

 

[spen666]

Move to Middlesbrough would seem to be a wise move?

Moving to Middlesbrough would never be a wise move

 

[icowden]

I have not been to Macclesfield, have you?

Nope. I can't find a flat more expensive than £1050 per month though (unless you include massively overpriced retirement flats). In London the very cheapest I can find is £1300. A lot of these are in very North London in insalubrious locations.

Are you sure the two flats you mention are directly comparable in all aspects.

I was comparing flats in general, not two flats.

The point is that it is undeniably far more expensive to live in the South East and London than it is in much of the rest of the country.

 

[First Aspect]

Okey dokey.

We've got pretty good public transport infrastructure here as it happens.

There's even a musical about it...

Which is vaguely terrible.


View: https://youtu.be/V80Isj9JK1s?is=tADiTP0UfgpstJaK


Still, it's something.

I thought it was still 1978 there, that you had B&W TV, use bed pans and outhouses, and that you exchange lumps of coal at Christmas. My mistake.

 

[briantrumpet]

I thought it was still 1978 there, that you had B&W TV, use bed pans and outhouses, and that you exchange lumps of coal at Christmas. My mistake.

No, no, they exchange bedpans at Christmas.

 

[Cirrus]

I thought it was still 1978 there, that you had B&W TV, use bed pans and outhouses, and that you exchange lumps of coal at Christmas. My mistake.

That’s put the film Get Carter, the Micheal Cane one, into my mind!

 

[First Aspect]

No, no, they exchange bedpans at Christmas.

No they are treasured heirlooms. Most commonly gifted to the groom at weddings.

 

[Psamathe]

OK - I live in Walton on Thames. Outside of greater London. It's 30 minutes on the train.
A 1 bed flat here will cost you in the region of £1150 to £2000pm. Your annual season ticket for the train into London will cost you £268 per month.

So yes, not crucial to live in London if you work there but it's not hugely cheaper.

You could look at Colchester - £750 to £1000pm. Then add £681 per month for your season ticket to get into London.

Prices will vary around the country, some areas more expensive, others cheaper, eg Oxford (somewhat higher than Colchester). Leyton (on London Underground) £800 up, ...

I used to live in Oxford and it always frustrated me when those living in London got "London Weighting Allowance" extra pay.

 

[icowden]

I used to live in Oxford and it always frustrated me when those living in London got "London Weighting Allowance" extra pay.

Oxford has similarities with London. You use public transport to get around for example. An annual bus pass for Oxford is £895. A Zone 1 travelcard (annual) will cost you double that. Rents are cheaper (although not by much). The cost of a pint is very slightly cheaper in Oxford.

You get London weighting allowance because London is expensive.

 

[AndyRM]

I thought it was still 1978 there, that you had B&W TV, use bed pans and outhouses, and that you exchange lumps of coal at Christmas. My mistake.

We've got broadband and everything these days.

 

[Pblakeney]

You get London weighting allowance because London is expensive.

London is expensive because of London weighting allowance. Property prices simply reflect incomes and the limit of sustainability.
The trick is to have a higher than average income for your area.

 

[Pross]

I'm starting to feel like Rick has finally joined the forum (although he'd be using Cambridge instead of Oxford)

 

[BoldonLad]

I thought it was still 1978 there, that you had B&W TV, use bed pans and outhouses, and that you exchange lumps of coal at Christmas. My mistake.

“Outhouses” ? Netty is the word.

 

[First Aspect]

We've got broadband and everything these days.

I have heard of that. I think a few houses in Cornwall have it. I'll ask my neighbour about it drectly.