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London Lite: Brixton on the up 33% Rise

Yep the Bedford is just about the only thing Balham's got going for it. Ridiculously priced considering you can't get on a train or the Nothern Line in the morning...I tried it for a week when crashing at a mates and it convinced me to never live there.

And yet - 2 bed flat....£420k :eek:
 
g force said:
Yep the Bedford is just about the only thing Balham's got going for it. Ridiculously priced considering you can't get on a train or the Nothern Line in the morning...I tried it for a week when crashing at a mates and it convinced me to never live there.

And yet - 2 bed flat....£420k :eek:
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Clapham overspill innit.

It went South and now has run out of room so is heading down Acre Lane instead!

it'll go back to south one day to Tooting :D
 
g force said:
Yep the Bedford is just about the only thing Balham's got going for it. Ridiculously priced considering you can't get on a train or the Nothern Line in the morning...I tried it for a week when crashing at a mates and it convinced me to never live there.

And yet - 2 bed flat....£420k :eek:
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No. Fucking. Way!:eek:

We paid 50 quid a week to live in a bedsit opposite the library. It was in 1992 though.:D We had cockroaches in the alley and a shared shower under the stairs, beside the front door. But we were young and in love....:D
 
mwareing1 said:
No all im saying is that Brixton as an area has something to celebrate. People who have gambled to buy in the area must be glad as its becoming a great area to live ie night life, distance from central london etc....The area is on the up. Lets face it, it did have a bit of a crap reputation a few years a go!
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Nonsense.

Whether it has great night life is not dependant on rising house prices.

In fact rising house prices would be most likely to kill off the best of Brixton's night life, if anything.

Unless your idea of "great night life" is Clapham High Street.

Nor is Brixton's distance to Central London affected by property prices, to the best of my knowledge, anyway.

And I suspect the people for whom it "did have a bit of a crap reputation a few years a go [sic]" are not the kind of people, who by moving in, are going to make it a better place to live for the majority of those who do at the moment.
 
mwareing1 said:
No all im saying is that Brixton as an area has something to celebrate. People who have gambled to buy in the area must be glad as its becoming a great area to live ie night life, distance from central london etc....The area is on the up. Lets face it, it did have a bit of a crap reputation a few years a go!
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Brixton has something to celebrate because most people can't afford to buy in Brixton? Errr...what? :confused:
 
PacificOcean said:
I remember when I was a kid, all we had in Clapham High Street were Woolworths, Stringers and Fine Fare.

Oh and a bus garage.
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used to be loads of squats in North Clapham too
 
North Clapham?

There is a tube station called Clapham North, but I know of no North Clapham.

Pah! They come round here renaming our areas......... :D
 
400K or not, it's a false economy.
and in a shaky market, potential buyers should start taking the piss and offer 10-15% off the asking price...
 
yeah i know.
but the average buyer atm isn't buying.
and sellers are still a bit arsey with their asking price.

best to sit out.
i can't see this market growing no more.
i mean, it's ridiculous as it is.

first time buyers beware!!!
don't buy into negative equity!!
 
yeah i know.
but the average buyer atm isn't buying.
and sellers are still a bit arsey with their asking price.

best to sit out.
i can't see this market growing no more.
i mean, it's ridiculous as it is.

first time buyers beware!!!
don't buy into negative equity!!
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Is there such a thing as an average buyer anymore? I mean folks are paying 10K Stamp Duty before they even set foot in a place if they buy a 2 bed flat in Brixton. This is not average or normal...this is insane, outside of London...first time buyers in 9 out of 10 places would not be doing this.

The standard has been set in London, prices will stabilise not drop IMHO.

Right now the market is geared towards first time buyers with huge deposits/budgets, or folks who have lots of equity and are willing to plough this into getting a bigger space.
 
Blagsta said:
You still haven't explained why unnaffordable housing is something to celebrate.
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Because they make more money out of having the money to buy property.

I personally don't want a load of greedy tossers in my neighbourhood. I'm hopeful the bubble will burst soon :D
 
s/he probably is.

does anyone know a decent aution site?
i wanna buy a shitty property and do it up.
can't be fucked with these greedy bastard sellers.
 
Hmmm....good luck with that - the auction, home of the buy-to-let shark who will out bid anyone because they already own 5 properties. No luck in Streatham then CA?

Who'd you look with? Please not KFH to T2M. Thomson Vales is a local agent - 2 branches on the High St and opposite the Common. We went through them and found a "In need of modernisation/a lick of paint" place (ie, hole in roof, no useable kitchen, smoke stained walls and rotting carpet).
 
g force said:
Hmmm....good luck with that - the auction, home of the buy-to-let shark who will out bid anyone because they already own 5 properties. No luck in Streatham then CA?
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asking price for a two bed victorian conversion flat with garden in streatham is £300K! there's no way we're paying that! not for streatham or brixton. estate agents can call it what they will, use stupid adjectives like 'trendy, vibrant, modern etc.' but c'mon, we all know what this place represents - and it's far from a holiday resort!! and yeah, i asked some of me mates about auctions - they pretty much said the same as you. that every tom, dick and harry wants to be a property developer - that they buy for profit not for making a home. and the more experienced ones will make it impossible to purchase a property at a decent price...

we calculate it'll cost us too much to stay close to her family - so moving out further seems to be the only option.

we're checking out a 3 bed flat in east dulwich on saturday - and you know what's sad? the property is actually cheaper and better value than the ones you see in herne hill/brixton/streatham.

we're also looking in the areas between gipsy hill and crystal palace.

thanks for the tip on KFH and T2M.
i don't mind estate agents that try to sell.
but can't stand bullshit.
 
I hear ya....we got lucky looking in Streatham 2 years ago with a 1 bed place. Around £300k seems about right - by "right" I mean what others are on at - but I think £275k would probably secure 'em because both the 2-beds on my road haven't shifted at £299,950 and they overlook the Common.

Forest Hill (the Dulwich end) might be another option. Good luck with the search, I know how frustrating it can be with Agents spinning bollocks and sellers taking the piss.
 
I can get a 3 bed cottage with 1/8 acre garden (needs updating) ten mins drive from Cork City for €270k (asking price so proabaly less). That's about £180k.

*smug as fuck*:)
 
sleaterkinney said:
f**k, it's cheaper up North London.
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Where exactly? We looked in Kentish Town, Tufnell Park, Archway, Holloway Road, Finsbury Park and Manor House. All more expensive and just as nasty.
 
g force said:
Where exactly? We looked in Kentish Town, Tufnell Park, Archway, Holloway Road, Finsbury Park and Manor House. All more expensive and just as nasty.
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hornsey and muswell hill use to be cheap. but i doubt it's less expensive than south london.
 
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