Sunday, May 10, 2009

Council to get tough on developers - hopefully

Wrexham Chronicle: TWO thirds of home hunters can’t buy terraced house Wrexham

MORE than two thirds of home hunters in Wrexham still can’t afford to buy a basic terraced house. Even though average prices have fallen by £10,000 in the county, 68% still can’t get their foot on the housing ladder, according to council figures.

Posted by uncle chris @ 08:39 PM (541 views) Add Comment

3 Comments

1. enuii said...

Hardly surprising bearing in mind the employment prospects and renumeration that the locals recieve when Wrexham is spitting distance from Chester.

Sunday, May 10, 2009 09:20PM Report Comment
 

2. Pstansbu said...

Now am I stunned and curious - is the following a genuine statement?:

"If there are fewer than 10 units, council officials want a third to be affordable – which is defined as a property three and a half times a couple’s pay and nine times a sole wage earner’s."

Is there really any planet in this solar system where 9x a salary is a good measure of affordable? I prepare to reassess my view on just how far this hpc has left to run..............

Sunday, May 10, 2009 09:58PM Report Comment
 

3. Crashwatcher said...

Village houses are much cheaper than town houses in Wales - opposite to the South East where people want to live in towns. Could be something to do with the quality of village properties in wales - tiny dingy industrial terraces.

Monday, May 11, 2009 09:43AM Report Comment
 

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