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I've come into a little bit of money and I need some advice from people who live outside of London, particularly in areas like Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Leeds.

I want to buy a two bedrooms or more flat (or house) which is in an area of your city which might cater to students.

I've been doing some research into Liverpool because the prices are dirt cheap but I'm not too sure the kind of people I'm looking at want to be living by Anfield. Or maybe they do, I don't know. I just assume that people want to live as close to the centre as possible because that's where all the action is.

Can anyone who lives up north, or in an area where they think has good value for money, give me some advice on areas to look at?
Franck
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Didn't you plan on moving to some island in the Pacific or something?
Rick87
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The suburbs of all the city's here in the midlands are reasonably priced and most are pretty decent in terms of having a low crime rate etc, Birmingham, Derby and Leicester I can vouch for personally.

Brum is very student orientated as it has two universities (UCE & Aston) As for areas I would personally suggest Erdington or Bourneville.
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Clifton, Bristol is a great place to make money from student lets. Many Bristol students are damn loaded.
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By Franck | Permalink | On 30 November 2012 - 12:31 PM
Didn't you plan on moving to some island in the Pacific or something?

I am indeed. But I figure it would be sensible to invest in a property so that when I get back I haven't blown it all up my arse.

By Justicar | Permalink | On 30 November 2012 - 13:02 PM
Clifton, Bristol is a great place to make money from student lets. Many Bristol students are damn loaded.

My sister lived in Clifton when she was at Bristol, it's meant be very nice, right? And probably quite expensive then too...
NOSNOS
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If you don't plan to live in it then seriously consider Aberdeen. House prices are a little expensive but you get good returns letting it out.
Phoenix Arrow
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Isn't buying in Scotland complicated? I saw an episode of Relocation, Relocation, Relocation once.
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By Phoenix Arrow | Permalink | On 30 November 2012 - 18:44 PM
Isn't buying in Scotland complicated? I saw an episode of Relocation, Relocation, Relocation once.


By complicated what do you mean? I'm pretty sure it's like the rest of the uk but with slight differences.
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I'm pretty sure it's all blind bidding? So you can't actually have a bidding war with someone, you bid your maximum and that's that
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By Fantastic | Permalink | On 30 November 2012 - 13:50 PM
I am indeed. But I figure it would be sensible to invest in a property so that when I get back I haven't blown it all up my arse.

My sister lived in Clifton when she was at Bristol, it's meant be very nice, right? And probably quite expensive then too...


It is a nice area, but the houses are all quite victorian/georgianish and I've seen a fair new in a state of disrepair (literally 2 minutes from the Uni). Depending on costs, a flat or couple of flats might be within your price range. If you aim at the luxury market, there are some Bristol students that have far too much money.
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I own a house in Manchester.

Tell me what you want to know,
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By KEZ_7 | Permalink | On 30 November 2012 - 19:29 PM
I'm pretty sure it's all blind bidding? So you can't actually have a bidding war with someone, you bid your maximum and that's that


Yeah it's usually offers over £££k usually your solicitor suggests bidding at that price. It's pretty straight forward never hear of anyone getting done.
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I was looking into buying an appartment here (Although I'd need to get PR first).

Expensive though. A one bedroom apartment near the city starts from about £300k.
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Hull has cheap houses and a big market for students. Over there you would be looking at Cottingham Road, Beverley Road (all small streets off of Beverley Road), Newland Avenue, Princes Avenue, Beresford Avenue, Cranbrook Avenue, pretty much anywhere that connects between the University and the short bus route into the city centre.

For 100k you could purchase a house between 4-5 bedrooms and charge £60 per week to tenants (more if you want to put them in an all inclusive scheme.)
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If you move to Liverpool you'll get to see your buddy wee Skac. Smithdown is the student strip, cheap, all the usual shite, etc. So come to Smithdown and live with the many other blights on society.
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Jesmond or Heaton is your studenty areas around Newcastle.

I live in Heaton.
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Buy in Essex, trust me.
Fantastic
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I don't have that much money.
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By NOSNOS | Permalink | On 30 November 2012 - 18:16 PM
If you don't plan to live in it then seriously consider Aberdeen. House prices are a little expensive but you get good returns letting it out.


Definitely. For a very small two bedroom flat in the city centre my mates are paying £750pcm. Absolutely extortionate. But being the big oil city, you can't expect anything else.

Also when the Oil conference is being held over the week, so many people are desperate for rooms that I've seen family friends renting out rooms for huge amounts of money!

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