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theboltonfury, on 14 April 2012 - 08:48 PM, said:

The bit that astounds me is that a 2 bedroom house can still go for 350k. We've been looking at very nice 4 bed places in Cheadle area for 215k.

Does your child start school this Sept or next year?

We start this year and i'm sort of commiting to not moving schools once we start.

[theboltonfury]

SeeYouNextTuesday, on 14 April 2012 - 09:47 PM, said:

Does your child start school this Sept or next year?

We start this year and i'm sort of commiting to not moving schools once we start.

He's a mid september child, so it's the year after. He'll be 4 this September 16th.

We've got time to get moved before he starts.

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theboltonfury, on 15 April 2012 - 10:22 AM, said:

He's a mid september child, so it's the year after. He'll be 4 this September 16th.

We've got time to get moved before he starts.

I was over in Cheadle today but don't fancy living there. The school issue for me is unfortunate but its not as if i'm trying to time the market with my truckload of money. We are where we are, metaphorically, just glad we moved somewhere when he was 2.

[Nomadd]

SeeYouNextTuesday, on 15 April 2012 - 09:57 PM, said:

I was over in Cheadle today but don't fancy living there. The school issue for me is unfortunate but its not as if i'm trying to time the market with my truckload of money. We are where we are, metaphorically, just glad we moved somewhere when he was 2.

Have some family (older folks) living over that way in Styal and some in Gatley. Don't know the areas too well, but where they live seems nice enough. They pop into Cheadle just for shopping. Just got to be careful you aren't directly under the runway approach for the airport, though.

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manchester50, on 12 April 2012 - 08:06 PM, said:

And then this just listed. A 2 bed mid terrace for 450k....

http://www.rightmove...y-37504640.html

ffs. It's these listings that make people think that anything cheaper is 'a bargain'...

How exciting!

http://www.rightmove...y-33164416.html

Although it always makes me worried when neighbours go up for sale simultaneously. You have to wonder if gary glitter has just moved into the street.

[CapitalistPiglet]

Altrincham is in this week's Lets Move To column of The Guardian. "In Londonese, Altrincham is Kensington and Chiswick to Chorlton's Hackney: leafy and rich."

http://www.guardian....altrincham-hale

Still never met a BBC person in Alty though.

[Nomadd]

CapitalistPiglet, on 22 April 2012 - 09:08 PM, said:

Still never met a BBC person in Alty though.

You clearly need to spend more time at the excellent cheese stalls.

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Nomadd, on 23 April 2012 - 11:14 AM, said:

You clearly need to spend more time at the excellent cheese stalls.

Smell my cheese, you mother.

[monks]

Ok, don't know why I am offering this out to you sharp-eyed hawks, but look at this beauty that's just appeared on the market...

RightMove

Some great lines on the home page...

Quote

UNMISSABLE OPPORTUNITY..The house exudes character and charm...great potential to create a luxury Bathroom with all the trimmings!... VIEWING ESSENTIAL TO FULLY APPRECIATE

[manchester50]

monks, on 25 April 2012 - 10:22 PM, said:

Ok, don't know why I am offering this out to you sharp-eyed hawks, but look at this beauty that's just appeared on the market...

RightMove

Some great lines on the home page...

I'd seen it. Wasn't really my cup of tea until the view from the back garden sold it.

[theboltonfury]

monks, on 25 April 2012 - 10:22 PM, said:

Ok, don't know why I am offering this out to you sharp-eyed hawks, but look at this beauty that's just appeared on the market...

RightMove

Some great lines on the home page...

Someone's died in there.

[bonse]

looks to me as though its ready to move into. fab. dig that front room.

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manchester50, on 26 April 2012 - 08:10 AM, said:

I'd seen it. Wasn't really my cup of tea until the view from the back garden sold it.

What's freaky is that it looks like that building overlooks the garden but i'm pretty sure its across a dual carriageway bit of the A56

[SeeYouNextTuesday]

I'm going to regret this but do your worst on this: http://www.rightmove...y-21555909.html

I'll start with,

1) all bedrooms too small
2) next to a school
3) north facing garden
4) nagging doubts about the urban road area - the identical fixtures on the terraces lead me to think social housing and the chalet style bungalows, wtf?

Being led to let my wife make what she thinks is a low offer just so that she can get it out of her system, i'm worried that such a "brave" plan might back fire on me.

[manchester50]

I don't know that exact area. Convenient of course but I don't know how appealing beyond that. The bedrooms aren't too bad - treat the first floor 'study' as a child's room and knock through the partition on the 2nd floor to give it a large master & ensuite. I assume the garden's tiny given no picture and described as 'well proportioned'. Decent size lounge, off-road parking.

I don't know - it's a bizarre market. You could pay double that for a smaller mid-terrace in Hale or get a 3-4 bed larger semi in Timp/Sale for the same money. Then again it's only slightly more expensive than the city centre flat I sold last year - it's an odd market to try and see what is 'relative value'.