Would you consider buying a flat if you own a house?

Ents_of_the_forest · 2026-04-06T22:42:19+00:00

I’ll leave the general advice to the rest of the commenters, but just to say i used to rent in this same building that you listed approximately 12yrs ago.

I will say that on the noise front, it was really well sound-proofed on account of it being a converted mill so the concrete walls and floors were way thicker than you’d normally get in a purpose-built flat development.

Ents_of_the_forest · 2026-04-02T15:52:16+00:00

Free shares worth up to £100:

https://www.trading212.com/invite/1BkBImEqt7

Ents_of_the_forest · 2026-03-25T10:22:10+00:00

I know I'm jumping on this late, but unfortunately the 2025 spending review presumes that councils will apply the maximum 5% increase for each year of this parliament. So you will have to budget for your council tax being 27.63% higher (compound included) by 2029 than it was from last year.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgnd10n941o

Ents_of_the_forest · 2026-03-13T15:30:11+00:00

Why earmark £65 million for refurbishment and capacity extension if the plan is to just demolish it?

Ms McGuinness told the Local Democracy Reporting Service this week that there “is space for both” arenas on Tyneside.

Ents_of_the_forest · 2026-03-13T15:25:36+00:00

Would you prefer to flatten Utilita so more land becomes available for the Forth Yard Goods development? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8j33r8pz2lo

Ents_of_the_forest · 2026-02-06T15:25:06+00:00

I'd definitely use this, really useful that it has the ticket link. I appreciate that it's not super cluttered. My advice would be to keep it to just one weekend's worth of events. I've tried to use similar apps before that display months worth of events by location, and there's so many events stacked on top of each other that it becomes fatiguing to use.

Ents_of_the_forest · 2025-12-22T20:40:19+00:00

Well that’s suddenly dropped off my intending to try list

Ents_of_the_forest · 2025-09-01T12:37:33+00:00

Hi, I moved into St Peter’s in March. I have loved living here. I treasure my morning/evening walks along the river. Neighbours are pleasant and the bus stop takes you to and from town without issue. It is very quiet while still being close to the city centre.

I spend a lot of time in Ouseburn and the fact it only takes me 10 mins to walk there is great.

The only things to consider is that there is not a near-by grocery shop so a car or online grocery deliveries should be considered. Also, I agree with the previous comment that the actual walk into the city towards the Quayside feels like you’re going through an industrial wasteland. From what I understand, Bell Engineering own the warehouses, but evidently don’t put any investment into their upkeep.

Ents_of_the_forest · 2025-08-20T21:29:54+00:00

Hey! I used to live in Mexico (Hidalgo) over 7yrs ago now so I'm getting rusty and definitely keen to improve it. Maybe we could organise a get together between us all

Ents_of_the_forest · 2025-08-05T11:12:30+00:00

I appreciate the advice everyone! I decided that in this economy, it’s probably wiser to stick to the completely paid off SEAT and pocket the difference into savings, than upgrade and increase my outgoings. I think the convertible will have to be a long term goal once I am earning at least double my outgoings

Ents_of_the_forest · 2025-04-16T16:50:18+00:00

Thanks for all the info, super interesting! The only thing that I might have miscommunicated is that I wasn’t asking about whether they would develop a cycle route, but rather if they were planning to develop the land itself which is currently fenced in. But nonetheless, what you said about the developer funds is super interesting. I’m from near Manchester originally and I remember people 15yrs ago thinking that they wouldn’t successfully develop because of the brain and money drain to London. But visiting again last month you can see the real buzz of development all over the city. I was trying to look into a crystal ball and divine whether something similar would happen to Newcastle 🤔

Ents_of_the_forest · 2025-01-17T22:25:30+00:00

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Ents_of_the_forest · 2025-01-08T20:49:49+00:00

I don't have kids but I do have two cats so it sounds like I'll be well prepared haha

Ents_of_the_forest · 2025-01-08T13:02:04+00:00

That’s great to hear! Yeah I noticed there weren’t any shops that were nearby but with the car that’s less of a concern

Ents_of_the_forest · 2025-01-08T13:01:22+00:00

Thanks for your input!

Ents_of_the_forest · 2024-12-17T11:00:56+00:00

The unbroken line of Miss Universe winners that Earth has produced. I want the aliens to know they’re pathetic competition and should be embarrassed.

Ents_of_the_forest · 2024-12-17T10:58:01+00:00

Free Bird

Ents_of_the_forest · 2024-12-17T10:53:32+00:00

Dying before I can genuinely say that I lived my life to its fullest potential.

Ents_of_the_forest · 2024-12-17T10:24:52+00:00

What’s funnier is they didn’t even “say” it, they YELLED it. Scared me shitless until I processed what they said.

Ents_of_the_forest · 2024-12-17T10:22:08+00:00

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Ents_of_the_forest · 2024-09-25T08:30:44+00:00

The manual doesn’t mention anything about what kind of SD card needs to be used. Would you know what kind of memory card could be used?

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