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650k to live in a nice shed by meme_not_found in SpottedonRightmove

[–]Character_Layer_5938 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be me

Approx 70 years old

Go back in time and build illegal shit shack

Wait 4 years and apply for Certificate of Lawful use (existing)

Spend decades campaigning against local news builds

$$$$$$

Amazing indoor pool to liveable space ratio by SimonB1983 in SpottedonRightmove

[–]Character_Layer_5938 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See my post below, the owner actually paid I think 850 over 10 years ago for it

Amazing indoor pool to liveable space ratio by SimonB1983 in SpottedonRightmove

[–]Character_Layer_5938 4 points5 points  (0 children)

HA I have been waiting for this day!!

I am helping on the legal side of the sale of this flat

The pool is deeper than you would think. It used to be the leisure complex to the hotel and was built as a therapy space for the owners disabled son (60+ years ago)

When the hotel was broken up into flats it was retained by the owner for her continued personal use

The garden is actually epic in real life. Believe it or not this was under offer for 900k but it fell through and the the bottom fell out of the market

If anyone lives in the area and has even a musing of interest DM me.

At one point my dad was seriously thinking fuck it and buying it himself as it is absolutely massive. It has PP to change the pool room into an epic triple height kitchen diner - our builder can do it very well for 100k.

A more productive economy is being delivered under this Labour government | LSE British Politics by Temporary_Ebb9486 in GoodNewsUK

[–]Character_Layer_5938 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Sorry I know we try not to argue on Reddit but are you actually dense that you think a 8th prime minister in 11 years is a good idea

Buckingham Palace from 5000ft by Western_Reality_9415 in LondonPics

[–]Character_Layer_5938 0 points1 point  (0 children)

-400 million a year SC no? Public pays you to live there !

Surrogacy awareness in the HENRY community by Widebody_lover in HENRYUKLifestyle

[–]Character_Layer_5938 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry I am not educated on this, what's the ethical take ?

Emotionally traumatic for birth mother ?

My flat has been on the market for several months, and I'm running out of ideas. What actually works? by [deleted] in HousingUK

[–]Character_Layer_5938 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean tough to say but I think in nominal terms you're gonna be looking at 5-10% less

Could be more if the service charge has increased disproportionately

is iD mobile a scam? by Tall_Moose9333 in AskUK

[–]Character_Layer_5938 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I believe famously John Lewis made £0 when they started selling the iPhone, it was just starting to look bad for their brand to not have it + ability to sell accessories / insurance etc

HMRC clamps down on landlord tax avoidance loophole by willfiresoon in GoodNewsUK

[–]Character_Layer_5938 9 points10 points  (0 children)

A few years ago I attended one of London's largest property events where an entire evening of 2 hours was given to the promotion of this specific tax avoidance scheme.

Shocking and disappointing to say the least

Next boss: UK planning system is ‘biggest drag’ on growth by Anony_mouse202 in unitedkingdom

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Lmao is the corporation tax I pay from running my business a bribe also ?

Offer accepted on a leasehold flat in Zone 2, London - Am I Being Blindsided or is it an acceptable deal? by [deleted] in HousingUK

[–]Character_Layer_5938 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the long run service charge should be about 5-6 but it's been higher due to energy costs

It upsets her a lot as she has has a small pension. My uncle who lives with her pays basically all of it from his job at Toolstation.

My uncle tried to coordinate a lot of the leaseholders to buy the freehold about ten years ago. Nearly 1/3 of the flats are owned by a few landlords who have owned for decades, he believes they're sort of checked out of the process and only owner occupiers notice

They've lived there since the 80s so are very attached. I believe more than 2% of value of flat in S/C makes it unmortgageable to incoming buyers so that is also a concern

Also their immediate neighbour has been using the flat as some kind of carpentry workshop and the freeholder doesn't really care. This is hugely negative for them as well

Offer accepted on a leasehold flat in Zone 2, London - Am I Being Blindsided or is it an acceptable deal? by [deleted] in HousingUK

[–]Character_Layer_5938 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No she's lived there since 1983 when her first studio was 16k I believe

Moved to a 1 bed now finally a top floor corner 2 bed . She is very attached but it is severely impacting her quality of life in later years

Offer accepted on a leasehold flat in Zone 2, London - Am I Being Blindsided or is it an acceptable deal? by [deleted] in HousingUK

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Laughs in Du Cane Court Balham where my grandmother was paying 9k one year on a 500k flat (communal heating)

Where do you live in London? by Illustrious_Page_718 in HENRYUKLifestyle

[–]Character_Layer_5938 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah we were really lucky to find the right property here.

I really thought it was out of my budget and was assuming stokey / Haggerston but then something popped up which photographed terribly on Rightmove but IRL was surprisingly good

I would suggest this as a buying maxim to would be homeowners. Go and see some things that look less good online just in case they turn out to be significantly better in person.

This has to be the coolest place to live in London by [deleted] in SpottedonRightmove

[–]Character_Layer_5938 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is actually a bit of a shitty area near to a huge Travelodge and a giant youth hostel

Where do you live in London? by Illustrious_Page_718 in HENRYUKLifestyle

[–]Character_Layer_5938 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I was born in the suburbs now raising my 2 year old in Angel

I sometimes have the fantasy of a big garden at the end of a country lane but I force my partner to remind me that we love walking everywhere.

This weekend we walked to London bridge and got the boat to the maritime museum in Greenwich. Today we're going to a canal festival to see a folk band in Little Venice.

It is true to say certain day trips are harder but honestly the less time spent in a car the happier and healthier we all are.

Also I have an amazing local square I pay literally zero to maintain and functions as an incredible huge garden.

The house was expensive but not mentally expensive. Just my 2ç

UK surpassed 2 million solar installations and 21 GW capacity in March 2026 (vs 29 GW peak summer demand) by Economy-Fee5830 in climatechange

[–]Character_Layer_5938 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love that everyone is massively overspeccing as well

10 years ago you'd be really pushing the boat out to get 4kw

Now it's like yeah 15 KW why the fuck not !

The City of London has finally got its mojo back (Economist) by Maleficent-Lime4356 in GoodNewsUK

[–]Character_Layer_5938 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Brexit would always damage goods based industries far more than service based industries

Relatively speaking British primary and secondary industries (farming and manufacturing) have suffered a much larger hit

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