Blimey, Scottish houses are great value for money

jonnyburgo · March 2015

I used to go out with a girl from Hawick, nearly got married. That was a lucky escape, anyhoo I always liked Hawick, great if you like outdoorsy stuff, look what you can get for a snip under £200,000

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-48940277.html

EricTheWeary · March 2015

Wow!

Fretwired · March 2015

Nice house .. same is true in parts of England .. my Scots relatives keep saying I should move north of the border ..

Jalapeno · March 2015

Holy Moly - be lucky to get a 1bed flat for that around here !

ICBM · March 2015

Shhh, don't tell everyone!

It's really the other way round, actually - the prices in the more affluent parts of England (and even a few in Scotland) have got ridiculous, to the point it's doing serious harm to the economy. A lot of the problems of the last thirty years are the result of the unjustified rise in the "value" of houses.

Jalapeno · March 2015

I think that UK house prices are ALL about supply & demand.

JAYJO · March 2015

Nah not worth shit, theres a drummer nesting in the rafters, you wont be able to improve the loft till hes laid his eggs and fkd off.

Moe_Zambeek · March 2015

There's a reason Hawick is cheap.

T'aint what it used to be.

FazTheWookie · March 2015

The property will sell for a LOT more than that. It's just a low 'guide price' to generate interest - the Scottish property market works differently. This is just saying 'offers over £195k'.

ICBM · March 2015

Moe_Zambeek said:

There's a reason Hawick is cheap.

T'aint what it used to be.

That's true, and the new (old) railway isn't going that far either.

The place to buy right now is Galashiels or Melrose.

FazTheWookie said:

The property will sell for a LOT more than that. It's just a low 'guide price' to generate interest - the Scottish property market works differently. This is just saying 'offers over £195k'.

Also true, but it probably won't go for more than 250K. Things aren't like they were ten years ago when the asking price was like the opening offer in an auction.

holnrew · March 2015

Bit like that round here, in the right places. In the countryside especially.

ToneControl · March 2015

JAYJO said:

Nah not worth shit, theres a drummer nesting in the rafters, you wont be able to improve the loft till hes laid his eggs and fkd off.

you can't get rid of them you know, they are a protected species, like bats

capo4th · March 2015

Yeah but who wants to live in Scotland ?

ToneControl · March 2015

plenty of cheap deals in nice parts of England too, no need to go abroad for a nice house ;-)

Evilmags · March 2015

Aye but wee Jimmy Krankie just slapped a huge sales tax on them...

Sambostar · March 2015

Around Durham is cheap too. I saw a similar 6 bed Victorian manor for less than that. Wouldn't even buy you a flat around here.

boogieman · March 2015

The description is off. It says 4 bed house, then says it's a flat, only part of a house, in the small print. Still waaaay cheaper than anything you'd get down our way though.

Hootsmon · March 2015

it's the middle floor and above

dchwhite · March 2015

Blimey. Doubtless an academic question, but I don't suppose they're priced like that within striking distance of Stirling?

ICBM · March 2015

boogieman said:

The description is off. It says 4 bed house, then says it's a flat, only part of a house, in the small print. Still waaaay cheaper than anything you'd get down our way though.

hootsmon said:

it's the middle floor and above

Cheeky…

How typical of estate agents.

dchwhite said:

Blimey. Doubtless an academic question, but I don't suppose they're priced like that within striking distance of Stirling?

Yes, definitely. Job at the University?

thomasross20 · March 2015

Agree completely with @ICBM. High housing costs have screwed us over.

Prices aren't cheap up here at all. And they're WAY too expensive down south!

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