What do you think about this flat?

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Waterrat deptfird and new cross aren't on the tube the transport is terrible.

Waterrat Broadway market is lovely and if you work in the city a bus ride away (or a walk during a bomb scare ) but a bit more
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I lived in Deptford some years ago and the trains to London Bridge/Cannon St are very quick and will improve further when the London Bridge works finish next year. Obviously it's not the tube but it's not terrible.

'The ginger line'.

Am totally stealing that.

new cross has brilliant transport ..the east london line..yes the ginger line...is excellent and it's also on the train to london bridge

But the ginger line (stolen too) and the dlr I
Find are not as good they are a way to get onto the tube.

Ginger line is good straight to east London but for some reason everytime I get it it's like 20 mins wait for a train then the train us horrible packed and delayed

hesterton
It's a combination of factors. The ex local authority properties sometimes have intrinsic problems with the type of construction e.g.1960's concrete panels and/or poor maintenance. The new build high rises that we all flogged off plan often have high numbers of rentals or unoccupied leading to maintenance issues or the market has been saturated and buy to let investors start defaulting due to oversupply affecting rentals.
Consequently high rise is difficult to get finance on although there is a bit more flexibility in London because oversupply is usually not an issue.

were not we (I didn't sell anything off plan honest)

Why is it so cheap? It's very central, I would have expected it to be £200 grand more so close to Camden/Hampstead. The kitchen would drive me nuts, but that's flats for you. Could you not fancy somewhere bigger with outside space further out? I suppose transport would cost a fortune for both of you?

Plus in high rise you have to factor in asbestos. Not a problem if left in situ.

I love Kentish Town, and lived there for years, but that's one busy road you'll be right above. There might be more value to be had in one of the ex-council blocks just down Leighton Road.

Still want to know where skerrywind bought a house 20 minutes from the capital a few years ago that cost £200K, though. Pretty sure my curiosity will not be satisfied though...

Me too Squirrels

C'mon skerry. Give me a PM if you don't want to let people in on your secret

She already said, Edinburgh.
London isn't the only capital city.

She said a while back!

Outside Edinburgh, not London.

Although everyone knows Glasgow is Scotland's real capital.......

What about Clapham? You could get outdoor space for that price. Lovely area and 15 mins into Zone 1.

Clapham? No way. You would struggle to get a decent one-bedroom place there.

I adore Kentish Town, and am also in the middle of buying my own place in London (hopefully!) so not so at the price, and agree that's pretty good value. Agree on the noise thing though. It's so busy on that road!

Outside Edinburgh, not London

Which was a bit disingenuous at best - as this thread is about a flat in London and skerrywind referred to "the capital" and not "the capital of Scotland".

I want to see skerrywind's massive house so we can comment on whether or not it's crap.

I agree. It was a bit.

I thought cheap too. Lease issues?

London isn't the only capital city.

I know that Ivy and I respect Edinburgh as a capital city and a lovely place to live. There are many fine places to live in Britain.

But it's pathetic to raise that on a thread about London.

Could be lease issues or could be difficult to find a mortgage for if the premises below are A1/A2 usage - most mortgage providers won't lend on them, hence them being advertised to 'investors' aka cash buyers.