North/South Shocking Rental Difference

[EvianBaby]

I'm currently looking for a house to rent with a budget of about £650. In the area I live, I will get for that a cluster house with 2 beds and a small garden if I'm really lucky. As the garden thing is really important then I'm more likely to find a one bed house for that price.

Went to visit my brother and SIL who have recently moved to Grantham and are renting for a short time. They happen to also be paying £650 a month for their house. The difference is for their money they get three bedrooms, huge kitchen, conservatory, big rooms and approx an acre of land. Oh and not for forget the gardener thrown in. All in a really lovely village setting but within a few minutes of the town.

I don't really have a question. I just wanted to have a good old sulk about it.

[jno]

so is there some pressing reason for you to live where you're currently looking? If so, it's location location location you're paying for, and the fact that lots of others want to be there too. Presumably not so many people want to be in Grantham.

[rowanwitch]

supply and demand last house on private rent 3 receptions 4 beds conservatory and a huge kitchen and utility large garden £650 pcm Birmingham last advertised at £950 and let in a week

[craft1948]

Evian what North/South divide...............in York you'd get a 2 bedroomed terraced house for £700 a month.

[EvianBaby]

Mostly because I have a job here Jno. Plus a couple of close family nearby. Be a bit too wary of upping sticks with the job market the way it is currently.

I don't know what I expected of Grantham but it is a lovely place.

[sasskins]

You don't say where you are EB, but the nearer to the capital you are, stands to reason you pay more. I used to live in London, and in 1997 rented a very ordinary 2bed maisonette. It was in a really good area though ( Nth London), and the rent back then was £650. I shudder to think what's available for the price now.

[sandyRoe]

Isn't that the place that spawned Maggie Thatcher?

[sandyRoe]

Grantham, I meant. Not London.

[EvianBaby]

It is indeed Sandy. He did infact show me her old house, not that I was overly interested.

Sasskins - I'm in Aylesbury (About an hour out of London). Home of the ugliest council building in the world!

[craft1948]

Grantham was lucky enough to be her birthplace...........

[sasskins]

Yes Sandy - so who wouldn't want to live there? Grantham is a nice place - but like all other places - nice areas and not so nice areas.

[bednobs]

eb you are oxfordshire/south bucks area aren't you? And from what i remember you are not all that far away from the m40 - that'll be why

[EvianBaby]

Yeah, currently Ox Bednobs but need to move to Aylesbury.

[chrissa1]

Aylesbury to Grantham? That's not North/South. It's South and a little bit up and to the right.

Aylesbury to Newcastle is a N/S divide!!

[jno]

well, EB doesn't want to live there, for a start. She needs to live in London commuterland, so she'll have to pay commuterland prices. Supply and demand, as rowan says.

[seadogg]

A while ago I read that Grantham was now within commuting distance of London so maybe prices have risen. York is a bit of a special case isn't it craft?

[EvianBaby]

It's north to me Chrissa :)

Stupid London! :(

[sasskins]

Don't be too sure on that EB - look at this...

http://uk.images.sear...be65cir&fr=chr-nectar

Believe me when I say, this was taken decades ago and it's all a mucky grey colour with lots of lovely graffiti.

[EvianBaby]

Lol, that is pretty hideous. Although with ours I think it's like the great wall of china, you can see if from the moon.

Maybe we should have a 'whats your ugliest local building' contest.

[sasskins]

No need EB - you and I have already 'won'!

[rowanwitch]

Studio SW11 in a rough area £180 pw slightly nicer area £345 pw