Tom Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Apparently the average uk house price is around this figure (I've seen 175-200k), so I thought i'd see what you could get in other countries for the same amount all within 20 miles of a major city to keep it fair started with this within 20 miles of London (2 bed flat, top floor) 10 miles outside vancouver canada (3 bed detached) 3 Miles outside bangkok thailand (3 bed with pool) 20 Miles out of Auckland new zealand (4 bed and just huge!) 20 miles outside of sydney (3 bed detached) 20 miles outside of san diego (3 bed det) Just makes you think huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 5upracol Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 i hate the government:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 You could probably do a similar thing for cars. And fuel!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ry4n Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Me and the other half are looking for a place at the moment. Looking at that makes me f****ng sick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 I watched A Place in the Sun the other day, depressing. So tempting to run away BUT I'm sure there are millions of things I would hate about living in other countries too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 insane isnt it I'm looking to buy my first house and its so depressing Around our way 100k gets you this nice open plan accommodation. http://www.thehiddentokyo.com/junkies/tokyo-homeless-IMG_0021.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ry4n Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 I'd be waving so long to this country without a second thought if I could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Many years ago I spent 3 months working in Florida and I could have changed to a local contract there. The lifestyle was lovely - very relaxing - and excellent weather (apart from a few windy days obviously). But - and I realise this is "racist" - I simply could not have worked with the Americans (at least not the ones I was working with). When I first got there I was well impressed - you'd hear them talking about problems and it all sounded good. But a month later, they were still having the same conversations - and I also discovered that "fully unit tested" in American translates to "Oh, I didn't test that". But looking at those pics, I think I could live with those problems. I could sell my house and live in NZ, Aus or San Diego in one of those houses and have no mortgage. Why do we stay in this country? And even more strange - why do other people move TO this country????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schtuv Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 I tend to go through this when I travel - checking out the local prices. I've not found much that compares to here in the south. I was especially impressed with a two bedroom place by the beach near Krabi in Thailand which I could've put on my credit card (assuming I had a company there, or citizenship, allowing me to buy). What disturbs me is that as I work for a foreign company, items such as UK house prices (slash cost-of-living) are not considered when 'adjusting' salary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Good comparisons. This country is such a rip off for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schtuv Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 For £175k you forgot this; http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6287375.stm "A flat roughly the size of a snooker table has gone on sale for £170,000 in London's upmarket Chelsea. The former janitor's storeroom measures 11ft by 7ft and has a cupboard place for a shower and kitchenette area. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 i hate the government:( Stupid statement if you think we have it hard how will our kids get on the property ladder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChin Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Yes but the problem with moving to a different country is that as soon as you buy, live there for a while and sell up. The price it goes for you wont be able to buy anything near the size back in the UK. So unless you're in a very good financial situation you're not going to be able to move back. Which is the biggest downfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted March 5, 2007 Author Share Posted March 5, 2007 But looking at those pics, I think I could live with those problems. I could sell my house and live in NZ, Aus or San Diego in one of those houses and have no mortgage. Why do we stay in this country? And even more strange - why do other people move TO this country????? I know, crazy huh? the bonus is that we have started here, and obviously due to our strong currency can buy some amazing places in other countries, the sydney and nz house pics just blow me away, they were both just under 175k too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Yes but the problem with moving to a different country is that as soon as you buy, live there for a while and sell up. The price it goes for you wont be able to buy anything near the size back in the UK. So unless you're in a very good financial situation you're not going to be able to move back. Which is the biggest downfall. A bit like moving from West Sussex to West Yorkshire. Trouble is, by the time we were ready to buy we couldn't afford anything even halfway to what we wanted. So stuck renting and stuck oop north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 stuck oop north. You say that like it's a bad thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 A bit like moving from West Sussex to West Yorkshire. Trouble is, by the time we were ready to buy we couldn't afford anything even halfway to what we wanted. So stuck renting and stuck oop north. I bet your quality of life is far better than us stuck in London though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 There are 'IPads' coming on the market now - smaller high efficiency flats that are cheaper for first time buyers to get on the ladder. Problem is if they stay cheap so that first time buyers can always afford them, then the people that buy them will have an increasingly bigger gap between them and 'the next house up'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schtuv Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 then the people that buy them will have an increasingly bigger gap between them and 'the next house up'. Until people do what comes naturally with age, and the market is flooded with unaffordable large® houses, bringing that end of the market down ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 http://www.privateproperty.co.za/search/details_new.asp?ref=C6530&province=&franchiseid=35&listtype=1&suburb=93 House in Blouberg, for around the £200K mark... But the cost of living vs the money that you earn, just makes most things unaffordable. Interest rate is about double what it is here. Your personal safety is always at risk... You cannot walk around by yourself, etc, etc. EDIT Hell I am one of the people that moved here, from there... Yes prices here are ridiculous, but once you see the rest of the world, it all changes... NZ - Auckland city centre is a total of about 15 miles... After that its purely farming districts. Sydney and Vancover, however I would love to move to... Sydney has gorgous weather, gorgous women, what else do you need!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 When I was planning to move to the US with work I really struggled to find anywhere cheap to live in the local area, as with the UK I guess prices can vary quite a lot depending on location so it's always easy enough to find a nice house in a scary place A quick look on http://www.santacruzhomefinder.com/ suggests things haven't changed much either. Nice little 3 bed detached here though: http://santacruz.careercast.com/properties/search/detail.php?qBackToSearch=qAction%3Dsearch%26qTerms%3Dsell%26qradius%3D25%26qCity%3DSanta%2BCruz%26qRadius%3D5%26qState%3DCA%26Submit%3DSubmit%26lookid%3Dsantacruz%26qSortBy%3DPrice%26qSortDirection%3DDESC%26pagesize%3D10%26view%3Ddetailed%26qtotal%3D302&qAdid=64267500617a73611c62&propertyNumber=9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 There are 'IPads' coming on the market now - smaller high efficiency flats that are cheaper for first time buyers to get on the ladder. The construction company my good lady used to work for did something similar, a single room with IKEA bits and pieces in it, basically like one of those self-contained show areas you see in IKEA... sadly they were still asking close to 100k for them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cable Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 I know it's not everyones cup of tea but I had a quick look and found this in Norway, south of Bergen. Huge place with amazing views for £132k http://www.finn.no/finn/realestate/object?finnkode=8910669&sid=12aVlPazuJ304334&pos=3&tot=4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 I like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonW Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 shared equity is the key in this country, it worked for me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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