ed
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Please. I really really really really wanted to move into a flat in Masshouse in Birmingham, but they were all sold, and the final few remaining were being sold for nearlly £100k more than the rest of the properties in the surrounding area. The next phase is due for completion in 2010 so no good for me 
BUT
I have found an apartment there which I think I can just afford 
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ed
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Oh, it is finished, unlike in that pic 
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jay kay
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where the other place ed ?
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ed
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The next phast is being built behind the first phase - that's going to be all 1 bed, 2 bed and studios.
Phase three is being built on the opposite side of the Queensway in the car park. That's going to be a hotel, offices and retail - there are going to be shops and all sorts of other things. If you know the area there is a building called the McLaren Building which looks uber gash. They have bought that building and are cladding it to make it look like all the other new buildings. Going to be amazing when it's complete. Unfortunately, until then it's going to be a bit of a building site - but I guess it's worth it in an investment point of view.
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jay kay
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ooo didnt know they were recladding it as i was going to say that it does look pretty poo there atm.
Nice choice though ed interms of both investment and choice 
do you get parking aswell ?
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ed
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Yea, it's got secure underground parking too which really justifies the greater expense of the place, that and the location, oh and the balcony! 
Hope it works out, if not there are loads and loads of othe new places
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whitter45
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jesus they have been built quick
When we stayed in Birmingham in Jan for the autosport show they were still being built
Nice and close to China town lol
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ed
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Yea, they were just finishing them off in January. I watched them build that first one as I used to live in one of the buildings behind it. The main structure of it went up in something like 6 months 
All the wall cladding on the outside came in and just bolted on. Was amazing to watch
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ed
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It's under offer, but it seems that the person selling is selling 7 apartments in the same block! GREEDY
So there are others
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Tom
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£100k that's well cheap, suppose it is brum though 
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ed
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They don't cost £100k though.
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ed
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Decided not to buy as the prices were just too high at the moment
I'm going to rent an apartment for now until the prices in Birmingham stablise or go down..... Sooo, putting in my ofer for rent tomorrow morning Hope they accept.
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Ian
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Yeah I don't think its the time buy an apartment right now. If Brum is anything like Liverpool there is over-supply of similar properties and prices are not going up as fast as houses.
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ed
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Lots of hype and really high prices... The bottom of the market is sure to fall out soon and prices of flats may even drop. I'm keeping an eye out
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Ian
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Indeed
http://www.propertysnake.co.uk/
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ed
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That's a usefull site I'll keep an eye out on the prices...
Anyhow, they accepted my second offer for rent and the place will officilay be let to me on Monday when they do my credit check and I sign the agreement
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Gavin
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right by aston uni and matthew bolton college.... hmmmm and i wonder why you want to move around there 
I do like the look of them apartments
pew pew pew pewwwww
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ed
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Because I go to Aston Uni  Matthew Bolton kids are scum.
Estate agent pictures of a couple of flats with the same floorplan and similar furnishings
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Cosmo
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looks really nice that ed!
If Brum is going to be anything like the centre of Manchester then dont expect prices to drop anytime soon. There have been 1000's and 1000's of new apartments go up just in the 3yrs Ive lived here (and a hell of a lot more in the few years before) and its showing no signs of slowing and the prices just keep rising.
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ed
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Yea, that could also be the case which would be annoying
Can't wait to move in, I haven't seen the final furnishing yet either so I am looking forward to that too
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Ian
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Nice Ed.
Cosmo - of course supply affects price!
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Cosmo - of course supply affects price!
Yeah, but at the moment the current trend is inner-city living, and no matter how many apartments they are throwing up around Manchester they keep selling and prices keep rising. Supply will obviously lower prices in a normal environment, but with demand still on the increase too its making no difference.
This is for Manchester anyway, as I said before. I dont know if Brum is like this, so only Ed can figure this out.
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ed
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Bastard landlord queezing every penny he can get 
Phoned up and asked for more money - only £25 a week which is what I negociated off of the asking price, but I guess he knew I would agree to it because it's so hard finiding somewhere that price round here at the moment
His excuse was that it was going to cost him £8k to furnish the place. It better be good
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Cosmo
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£8k my arse!
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ed
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I shall soon find out. I think I'll use this in an argument to make him get the place ready sooner. No date on it yet, but it needs to be soon because I am sick of living next to a prison bail hostel.
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