Legoland Estates
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Legoland Estates
Are these new estates, i.e land cleared, not a tree left, houses really close to each other-going up all over Australia ??
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Re: Legoland Estates
Cue well-reasoned and level-headed debate ...
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Yeah, I don't want to start an arugementative thread (!!!)-am just interested as it is hard to know what goes on in other states !
Do you mean the Gold Coast area ?
Do you mean the Gold Coast area ?
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Severe shortage of land in the cities. People in UK find it hard to understand, "all that space", no not really most of the country people wouldnt want to live in, dust with no services, cities and the coast around cities is it really, hence the legoland grab. Brisbane is nuts, 21 contracts on one house we saw on weekend, nearly 400 for a 2 bed cottage, yet that many people after it, totally bonkers.
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...43-952,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...43-952,00.html
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Re: Legoland Estates
In fact, we have a big development planned near us as part of the "South East Queensland Regional Plan" (the attempt to cope with the projected growth over the next 20 years or so), and it'll be tens of thousands of people.
If it brings the infrastructure (the occasional bus would be nice) without the hassles then all welcome as far as we are concerned.
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They are not all like that. Where we are, blocks are a reasonable size (average size is about 700ms), and the reason we chose where we are, is because when they were developing the land, loads of trees were left, so it doesn't look as sparse as a lot of other estates.
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Then there is the body corp for some. Do you pay body corp? This can be anything from 0- $100 that the places i have looked at on realestate.com.au
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Where is all this land the Gov is going to release for new building ?
Severe shortage of land in the cities. People in UK find it hard to understand, "all that space", no not really most of the country people wouldnt want to live in, dust with no services, cities and the coast around cities is it really, hence the legoland grab. Brisbane is nuts, 21 contracts on one house we saw on weekend, nearly 400 for a 2 bed cottage, yet that many people after it, totally bonkers.
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...43-952,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...43-952,00.html
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In SA they have to leave so much of the new estates 'natural'. So you'll find lots of green area's, kids play parks (and dog ones too) etc.
Have to admit though, I'm not too keen on them. Much prefer an older house on an older suburb, you get lots more house and land for your money.
Here's a few piccie's from the 'legoland' we've just left.
Have to admit though, I'm not too keen on them. Much prefer an older house on an older suburb, you get lots more house and land for your money.
Here's a few piccie's from the 'legoland' we've just left.
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Whats that in the last picture? Looks like a half finished bridge.
In SA they have to leave so much of the new estates 'natural'. So you'll find lots of green area's, kids play parks (and dog ones too) etc.
Have to admit though, I'm not too keen on them. Much prefer an older house on an older suburb, you get lots more house and land for your money.
Here's a few piccie's from the 'legoland' we've just left.
Have to admit though, I'm not too keen on them. Much prefer an older house on an older suburb, you get lots more house and land for your money.
Here's a few piccie's from the 'legoland' we've just left.
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I have seen a few where you can walk around the back garden with one hand on the fence and one had on the house
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Kind of a shame to see this cropping up in Australia but I guess its par for the course with hefty population growth.
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It's par for the course because property developers, with local government in their pocket, make it happen and the sheep-like population accepts it.