Meet-ups: WEST LONDON MEET-UP THREAD - July 2007 - from Acton to Sunbury everybody welcome

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Brand new thread for July.

I live in a town house and love it. We have the kitchen/dining/living room all on the same floor. Rooms are all a good size. So I wouldn't write it off until you have seen it. Is it a modern town house or a period property?

Lottery? Naah, never buy them, waste of money.

It's a lot cheaper than our house (if we can sell it) so we can even reduce our mortgage and it'd be close to the nursery/school, you see.

DH's reply: 'no ta'

I'm thinking of the townhouses that have integral garages on gfround floor which I think is mostly likely in kew. Still wouldn;t necessarily have a problme with it.

so over my way then? Ooh yes move move, we can share the school pick up! (thinking ahead a few years).

make him see it - say Mumsnet says YES.

blimey - do prices really drop that much over this side then

It looks modern, CoV. I feel a little embarrassed to link it but this is it.

I think I know where it is now. It's just off South Circular. Not really cats/kids friendly... Well, never mind.

don;t feel embarassed - I lurve nosing aound property (real and virtual) I know it thought it was sold (though that may have been another one in the same road.

Good location though quite close to main road, small rooms but don't know how they compare to your current place and small garden but at least it would be manageable.

What does DH have against it? Can;t you sell him on the school catchment thing?

but Sushi - my house is "just off south circ" promise it is fairly kid and cat friendly.

Rahter keen on this one myself

my dh is the same - detests townhouses but its probably something to do with him being a removal man and having to move furniture up and down them all day long.

No, QC, your house is in a very secluded crescent and this one is more like a few steps away from SC. I found a house in your crescent, well above our budget, of course.

We even drove around the area yesterday, very nice round there, isn't it?

anyone else think this garden here is a little... umm.... busy?

would you consider a flat? there are some fab three bed flats in that budget near the river. I know they have service charges but very little upkeep...

sheer class, kew...

the busy garden, that is

prices in this road have got mad in the last year. really mad. if you add what I paid plus the renovation costs, this house has appreciated about £200,000 in five years thats a huge %age

sushi..am very near sc - haven't managed to lose any kids or cats yet

I see it is a japanese style garden. The emphasis on the style I think - have a book on Japanese gardens - don't remember seeing that one in it...

yep, i actually find the price of property in this area obscene..but my socoial conscience doesn't overp[ower my desire to live here

I don't mind a flat but have a feeling DH would like his shed.

Steppie - I find falling back on a smug "well of course I bought when it only cost £2.50" salves my conscience. Well that and the thought that moving outside London would result in DS looking like a kazakh out of water puts me off the practicality of a move.

move down here you get more for your money .

ah no shed in my example so no good for DH - though there is a strange pillar kinda-thing but JApanese stylee.

I wouldn't recommend flats with service charges because management companies are crooks. In the 3 years I've lived in Brentford Lock, my service charges have gone up by 50% and are twice what I pay in council taxes.

We're desperately trying to move out of our flat but we'll have to wait till we have a cash influx.

QC,
You've probably said this a few times already but are you being featured in Prima or Prima Parenting?