Serious Plowsie Thread!

[plowsie]

Not jokes or comedy in here please, i know i know its usually me that does it, but i need a serious kick up the jacksie and a bitta help.

I need to move away from where i live, like away away, could settle for a flat but i'm a ******** and don't want any rough areas :( Is there anywhere that is cheapish that you guys live that would suit my needs?

I remember nice places in Pompey when i went to fratton park last year goin pretty cheap and i liked Portsmouth itself.

[gettin2dizzy]

can't help bud :( I'll keep an eye out.
Check www.gumtree.co.uk (http://www.gumtree.co.uk) (theres one for most cities) for cheap accomodation.

[plowsie]

Cheers mate having a look through that now :thumbsup:

[Alpinestarhero]

You could try somewhere near brighton - not in brighton itself, but somewhere like peacehaven or telscombe. Nice quiet area's, good roads near by and all the fresh sea air you can handle

Matt

[tomjones2]

Pompey is a nice place, spent 4 years at uni there. Southsea has loads of cheapish housing, you only problem is that most of the rentals are students.

If your willing to share a house you might still be alright, there still going to be house shares about, and you could live with final year students as well if you are working. The rental market was cetainly getting tighter over the time I was there though, havn't been down there for 18 months so can't say for sure now.

In all fairness most of portmouth is pretty nice providing your not on one of the big estates, which I never though were that bad anyway. I worked pizza delivery on all those estates and was never confronted once in 3 years. I lived 500m from a one of the "rough" areas and never had a problem. Only problem with living around fratton that I know about is the parking is terrible on match days, and the traffic warden are out in force.

I actually live pretty near you at the moment (banbury) and would certainly rate portsmouth over any of the towns around here, but I was at uni there and not working so it may not be a fair assement.

TBH the best thing is probaly to get yourself down there and have a look.

[neio79]

Wiltshire, Swindon, Calne Chippenham area is cheaper than most for no apparant reason.

[G]

Strange as it seems scotland or north wales are brilliants places to live, I would move to either in an instant if the chance arose.

If I ever get the oppurtunity to work from home I would look for an old stone cottage in the middle of nowhere in either destination.

[Sideshow#36]

Wiltshire, Swindon, Calne Chippenham area is cheaper than most for no apparant reason.

My sister in law lives in Calne. In fact she is now moving to Abingdon but leaving her house behind to rent it out. Really nice place and not too far from Swindon. Some good roads too, as long as you know where the spee cameras are.

[Warthog]

Not Oxford, it's viciously expensive! Try up north maybe?

[hovis]

next door to me is for sale

[gettin2dizzy]

you got yourself in a 'sticky' situation?

[neio79]

next door to me is for sale


i wonder why :rolleyes:LOL

[Kate Moss]

Down South!!! Plymouth is ok! It has countryside, seaside, countryroads etc Property market is crap but isn't it everywhere. Always loads of places to rent. All search engines i.e Fish4.com, rightmove etc

[gettin2dizzy]

flights to Iran are cheap

[G]

I probably would buy myself in this current housing climate.

Prices dropped 1.6% in August. Although there are early reports that in september they rose by more than 2.5% which canceled out the drop + some more.

It may have been people worrying over northernrock or it could have been a sign of changing times, I know if I was looking to buy again I would wait abit longer.

[Brian]

Can't really offer any housing advice mate, not really clued up on that sort of thing.

Whatever it is I hope everything works out for ya, I mean that mate :thumbsup:

[keithd]

portsmouth is near me, so that ought to cheer you up a tad

tad. good word that.

ps - sorry, not really a serious response that, but to echo brians sentiments whatever it is troubling you i hope gets sorted with your move.

keith

[stewie]

Get your ar$e oop north Plowsie lad, cheap housing, cheap beer , cheap wom...er lovely laydeeez ;), best roads in the uk, come on be full time border patrol. You know it makes sense.

[Welsh_Wizard]

www.rightmove.co.uk

Quality site for purchasing and rentals..

[timwilky]

Friends house is up for sale. Might just suit you as you seem to like the roads round here (http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-15824149.rsp?pa_n=1&tr_t=buy)

[Biker Biggles]

If you can move anywhere workwise the choice is yours.
I wish I could do that.:D

[plowsie]

Ok well, once i got home sat and had a chat with meself, it seems the best idea is to go through my exam with work, see where i can get a decent place and either leave work and take my exam results with me or stay somewhere closeish to work. Maybe an hour commute or so. Some of the roads by my work arent too bad if you know where your going.

I live with my folks atm, 19, got loans already so i'm thinkin it will be pretty hard to get myself a mortgage.

[Pedro68]

Plowsie is ALREADY full-time Border Patrol :-P

Seriously though ... think you'll find oop north cheaper ... just depends how attached you are to friends n family darn sarf? Never actually lived in Pompey, but can confirm it's one of the nicest places I've visited :) but if you go there, and STILL manage to make the Border Patrol meets then you really will be HARDCORE m8 ;-)

Good luck with whatever you choose to do ;-)

Pete

[gettin2dizzy]

Never actually lived in Pompey, but can confirm it's one of the nicest places I've visited ;-)


~Steer clear of the volcano

[keithd]

Ok well, once i got home sat and had a chat with meself, it seems the best idea is to go through my exam with work, see where i can get a decent place and either leave work and take my exam results with me or stay somewhere closeish to work. Maybe an hour commute or so. Some of the roads by my work arent too bad if you know where your going.

I live with my folks atm, 19, got loans already so i'm thinkin it will be pretty hard to get myself a mortgage.

stu at the age of 19 you really ought not to be worrying too much about life, christ when i was 19 the last thing on my mind was a mortgage and a career. that doesnt mean to say if its whats bothering you its a bad thing, obviously. we're all individual, i'm not, i didnt leave home til late 20's. got a mortgage fine, got a job where, if i chose, i could end my working life here. its never too late to change, don't feel compelled to have things done asap.

[plowsie]

Thanks Keith, see over from the comedy he is also a decent bloke :) I'm sort of enjoying what i do at the moment so thats why i wouldnt mind carrying it on. But like i say i could get me qualifications and take it with me.

[gettin2dizzy]

mortgage - thing of dreams for anyone up to 25!

[plowsie]

Nar combined loada sh1te really.

[gettin2dizzy]

Work's good at that ;)
I'm in my third week of my new job. Already bored.

[plowsie]

Yer i dont do much atm, but when i do it is not bad to be fair.

[Warthog]

mortgage - thing of dreams for anyone up to 25!

pff, I'm 26, and still dreaming of a house in Oxford :(

[jumjum_0214]

The west midlands is pretty reasonable in places mate.

[gettin2dizzy]

it's madness. My mum was comlaining about interest rate rises recently, affecting her mortgage.... poor women..... until I reminded she had 5!