How much should a small decent flat cost in the UK?

Mr Badger said:
[FnG]magnolia is the unofficial forum watchdog. They swear that they can sniff out a wrong'un at twenty paces, although these days it doesn't seem to take much to make her clutch her pearls.
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My spidey sense may have been off on this one, true ...
Mr Badger said:
Generally property searches are driven by needing to live in a certain area for work or whatever. If your question is serious, it might help if you explained what you are ultimately trying to achieve, so people can better understand your requirements.
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... however, it's an almost nonsensical question lacking any of the detail you would add if you were serious, which the OP appears to suggest.

OP: "How much is thing?"
GD: "Well, there are lots of things, sometimes around $1,100"
OP: "That seems expensive. Do you agree?"
GD: "Well, it depends."
OP: "I see. What other thoughts do you have?"

etc etc
 
I suppose the first questions are - why the UK and what do you want to live near? Do you want good schools or is this irrelevant to you?

This does seem like a ChatGPT thread
 
I was going to call troll, so don't think Magnolia is that far out...

At the end of the day, it does not matter what country you live in its all the same, from the point of view of property prices being dependant on the area. So no one can tell OP what costs are like, untill op works out where he wants to live
 
arknor said:
Probably just their location.

You need to watch out for cladding https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cdg4kq5x60dt


Up north where I live flats seem to start around 50-60k and go all the way up to 250k which just seems like a joke when I look at the buildings from the outside.

Ideally you should probably find a city you like, and then goto that cities page on reddit and ask on there.

Where I live Newcastle Upon Tyne, people are kinda sick of Londoners asking about which area is the best to live etc.... so some places might be against helping you :P



Most areas of cities in the UK that have a bad rep, are living on a reputation they had in the 1990s and early 2000s.
in reality most of them will be quiet areas now

Just avoid the places they are dumping destitute migrants in.
they don't respect the areas
Poverty attracts crime and bin divers... literally see people bin diving in house hold waste these days... it's mental.
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Thanks for warning me and thanks for the link. Didn't know about that.

I appreciate everyone's replies. I believe I should take time to do some research on which areas are preferred, as I see I'm starting to annoy people and they're about to (wrongfully) brand me a troll. Of course, they live in the UK and know everything about their country and my naive questions seem ridiculous to them and that's just the matter of perception, I take it.

I will resume discussion when I have done enough research. Thank you.
 
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As you are not from here, will cut you some slack.

In the UK property prices depend on one thing and one thing only; location.

Until you know your location, its impossible to say what is a 'good' and 'bad' price.
 
I would not touch an apartment in this country with a bargepole. You are essentially signing up to be legally rogered at the whim of the freeholder or building owner.

Taking out a large pile of debt to own a contract which entitles you to use an asset which is tied to maintenance contracts which can be inflated on a whim, nothing legally stopping them absolutely taking the urine, leaving you with owing vast sums of money for an 'asset' which is now worth virtually nothing.

The only way I would consider it would be on a small development with one of these cooperative freehold type arrangements where all the tenants jointly own the property and grounds. And even then..... you're entering into a legal relationship with a bunch of strangers.
 
Efour said:
When your boat hits the shore you will find several small seaside towns within a decent running distance.

Lay low for 48h then go sign on at the local job centre for a free flat and pocket money. Remember you are now homosexual and Christian.

This is what I intend to do when I move back.
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So your not a practicing Christian and Homosexual now?
 
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imtoooldforthis said:
Out of interest what stable westernised countries are deemed to have a reasonable housing market ? reading the internets it seems like every country has this issue.
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Different countries have different views on home ownership. In Germany most people expect to be be renting all their life. In this country, since the 80s, most people think home ownership is a given. This greatly affects on the rental market.
 
verywell said:
Thanks for warning me and thanks for the link. Didn't know about that.

I appreciate everyone's replies. I believe I should take time to do some research on which areas are preferred, as I see I'm starting to annoy people and they're about to (wrongfully) brand me a troll. Of course, they live in the UK and know everything about their country and my naive questions seem ridiculous to them and that's just the matter of perception, I take it.

I will resume discussion when I have done enough research. Thank you.
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You haven't given much else away so people may not take you too seriously. For example, are you looking for an investment? Or looking to move to the UK for work or study?
Usually people will have a job offer in place first or a university place or something, and then they can narrow down their property search to specific areas.
A high % of British born citizens I feel would prefer to live abroad now if they could so do think carefully about that too. I know immigrants who say they made a mistake coming to the UK when had other options at the time.
 
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DarrenM343 said:
I know immigrants who say they made a mistake coming to the UK when had other options at the time.
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I'm not convinced they have much better luck elsewhere tbh.

Is any country actually spending to help them like they would their own citizens? UK doesn't help it's own even... so it's a crap place to come.

I know a swiss woman in her early 30s that's basically doing an apprenticeship with a global printing company and studding half the week at college or uni

Something she was doing in her late teens before she got pregnant, and had 2 kids.
The state is paying for all her training and helped her get the placement

Now she wants back in the workforce and the country are actually giving her the second chance to do something with her life, rather than forcing her into any low wage unskilled job like the UK would have her doing.
she'd be working in a bar, supermarket etc over here and getting sanctioned if she wanted to better herself.



they might get a free house and a tiny bit of money in the UK, but the country I very much doubt actively helps anyone find the better life they want.
people will be coming here for the "easy life" they don't realise our government is crap and they will be stuck in poverty.

most of them probably still think the UK is a rich country... but in reality they would be better off in Europe with an EU passport
 
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