They are called affordable housing and they are either affordable rent (similar to council) where you are still expected to pay rent, so not free, and also shared ownership (part buy, part rent) which comes under affordable housing. The housing association will buy them off the developer pre or post build and then advertise the shared ownership properties and liaise with local authorities for the rental properties.
Bought a 4 bed at springhead park moving in May 22. Thanks for the video I feel alot more confident about relocating from london. Like how you guys present as well al the best :)
The cost of houses in U.K. is very high compared to US yet in the US you get much more space. That development however in U.K. is high standard they got a school too wooo
If you move from US to London it would feel like 'Gulliver's travels'. The houses are small and prices are double or even triple. Few advantages of this place however is proximity to London and even Paris which is about 1 hr 30 mins via Eurostar. There is also a plan to build a theme park equivalent to euro Disney in the area.
Landscaping on new build developments varies. England has lots of very pretty looking streets in terms of the trees and greenery, so the new build developments never can compare. They do not tend to line the roads with many trees. However, if they build in an area that had lots of mature trees already, they tend to keep the trees.
Looks familiar, we live on a similar development just across the M25. Looked at both Castle Hill and Springhead but thought we'd be on a building site for 10 years.
There's a lot of building works happening there. Not entirely sure for how long. On this trip we found a lot of road works, and a lot of traffic too. Whilst we really like the area it seems the congestion will get bad in the area.
When I moved to London from India in 2009 I too had the same disbelief . Real estate nowadays is a rip off. They sell houses using catch phrases 'community living', 'proximity to London'. A typical 1000- 1200 soft home in a suburb would cost you 550K and remm. there is no concept of basement which would fetch you extra rent or give you extra space in US/Canada. UK housing is 'daylight robbery' to say the least!
They are called affordable housing and they are either affordable rent (similar to council) where you are still expected to pay rent, so not free, and also shared ownership (part buy, part rent) which comes under affordable housing.
The housing association will buy them off the developer pre or post build and then advertise the shared ownership properties and liaise with local authorities for the rental properties.
I've just brought a new build property on this development. Thanks for the video as great to hear your thoughts!
Glad it was helpful and congratulation on your home. It is a great place, somewhere we would choose if we had to come back to the UK.
That development is the most desirable in the UK bar none...because of the planned London Resort.
Bought a 4 bed at springhead park moving in May 22. Thanks for the video I feel alot more confident about relocating from london. Like how you guys present as well al the best :)
Glad it was helpful! We really like that area. It is our go to place, every time we visit the UK now.
Good luck with the move.
The cost of houses in U.K. is very high compared to US yet in the US you get much more space. That development however in U.K. is high standard they got a school too wooo
I can't wait to move to the US I just have to convince the Mrs, the us lifestyle is so much value for money specially when it comes to properties
Hopefully our videos can help with convincing her :)
If you move from US to London it would feel like 'Gulliver's travels'. The houses are small and prices are double or even triple. Few advantages of this place however is proximity to London and even Paris which is about 1 hr 30 mins via Eurostar. There is also a plan to build a theme park equivalent to euro Disney in the area.
I live thereeeeee
We really like it there. We always choose to stay there when coming back to the UK.
The roads look nice but I wish there was more landscaping? Around the individual homes. or more trees lining the walkways/sidewalks?
Landscaping on new build developments varies. England has lots of very pretty looking streets in terms of the trees and greenery, so the new build developments never can compare.
They do not tend to line the roads with many trees. However, if they build in an area that had lots of mature trees already, they tend to keep the trees.
Looks familiar, we live on a similar development just across the M25. Looked at both Castle Hill and Springhead but thought we'd be on a building site for 10 years.
There's a lot of building works happening there. Not entirely sure for how long. On this trip we found a lot of road works, and a lot of traffic too. Whilst we really like the area it seems the congestion will get bad in the area.
I feel like, with a running start, I could leap from the sidewalk to the front stoop.
I definitely think you could! lol.
I’m never going to get over the difference in size of the homes.
So, USA seems like 2x the square feet for less money. So a 3,000 square foot home in the UK would be almost 2M dollars?
Yep and can be more, depending on where you are in the SE of England. 3000sq is far from a typical sized home in the UK.
When I moved to London from India in 2009 I too had the same disbelief . Real estate nowadays is a rip off. They sell houses using catch phrases 'community living', 'proximity to London'. A typical 1000- 1200 soft home in a suburb would cost you 550K and remm. there is no concept of basement which would fetch you extra rent or give you extra space in US/Canada. UK housing is 'daylight robbery' to say the least!
Not sure if its just the cold but this is the most awkward couple ive ever seen
It was definitely cold for us!