Stoney

If you can't respond to a post with a balanced argument then this forum has turned into the old IRAQ
I cant beleive only PB is allowed to post negatives.

hevs

[QUOTE]Originally posted by pommie bastard
Get a life you telling me theres no homes around Leicester or Leicestershire better than Grubs place , get real.
I seen council homes around Leicestershire better built than most of the homes in Padbury.


Hi,
I'm sure i read in a previous post from PB that "australia are turning down learned men and doctors for hairdressers and brickies" (or words to that effect) If this is the case did those pommy brickies build the poor quality homes that you suggest are in Padbury, therefore the quality in Leicester would be the same, because they were built by the afore mentioned pommies?
I'm a tad confused! But then I'm a hairdresser so what would i know!

Ianha77

totally agree!
So lets just keep it as a balanced argument ......
Thing is, if we all met up in Aus in say twelve months time, we would have a great time. Shared a few tinnies and a few porkies on the barbie! and have a giggle about things like this post !!!!
At the end of the day, Probably 90% of people on this forum want to live there dream in AUS or NZ or wherever. I for one don't give a flying bollock what people say cause it won't put me off. Always made my own mistakes and always will. That is how you learn.

footie chick

Here here !!

footie chick

Stoney

[QUOTE]Originally posted by sully4441

Is this the five minute argument or the full half hour?


I told you once.

dotty

Sometimes this forum is better entertainment than the telly. Admittedly that is not hard here.

From living here what I thought PB found so hilarious is that the house in Question is probably not a terribly good buy from a Australian Market point of view>

Thats good really, perhaps a few others will learn not to jump off the plane and buy what looks like a mansion! to Grub and looks like a pretty grotty old house with a wiff of the sewarage plant to PB. Hard facts but PB probably does know the Perth OZ market pretty well having lived there 8 years. In OZ I'd only buy that house if it was overlooking the ocean, then bulldoze it! Sorry but thats what happens here. Oz property market is very different from the UK. They have a particualar Taste and they stick to it.

A good point to also make is Perth is still very cheap in the OZ market, because it is considered very isolated from the rest of the Country.

Agree 120 pound is not going to buy much of a house in the UK, but I though PB and wife were a little older, perhaps without young children they are not looking for a large family home.

By the way did anybody notice that Grubs house/mansion looked just like that house they used to show on neighbours when it first came out?

Carry on fighting Guys, you even have half of our staff (Aussies and Poms) tuning in here for a laugh. Could somebody get some work done please!!!

young_lad

Laughable and pathetic. A 'who's the worst troll debate'.

Florida_03

Missed his daily dose of Old Geodon Best Bitter...makes him a bit erratic...

footie chick

Better entertainment than `help i`m a nobody....` yes this forum probably is.

Mindyou if it was run by CARLSBERG it `would probably be the best in the world`

Sorry obviously too much TV.

Footie chick

Ianha77

Maybe grub will bulldoze it. In a couple of years when she does know the house market? Like i said before , you live by your mistakes........ In the meantime, she is happy and loving it.

Ianha77

p.s
sully I agree, no he didn't.

Stoney

Ohh this isnt an argument it's just pure contradiction.

Ianha77

HeHe !!!!!

jayr

Liten guys, you can argue as much as you like about how much houses cost in the UK but I doubt that is very useful to all of you who are selling up to move to Oz.

If you want some advice (does anyone want that anymore?) then do not rush into buying on arrival. Take time to find out about the suburbs, read the local rags to get a view on crime and talk to the locals and agents. Go rent for six months, this will give you time to get the right property.

There all sorts of different things you need here compared to the UK. You want a north/easterly aspect to keep your house cooler (I think that's the right direction), trees are good also for shade, being high up to catch any breezes, you will want to know how to heat the house during winter, you can do without (just) a/c in summer, even in Brisbane, but might want reverse cycle to warm it in winter. And I know everyone wants a pool, as we got, but they are a pain and costly to look after and unless heated you need an air temperature well in the 30s to use it. Get a bigger useable garden and buy an inflatable one instead.

Hope that helps

pommie bastard

I have lived longer in both Padbury and Leicestershire than you , andd I can say your input into this post is about on the same plane as 'Good News for Nurses'.
Your rose tinted glassed need replacing , income to house prices here is on a par with the if worse the banks over lend so t6hat pushes up house prices.
As for Grubs house I should wait until you arrrive in Perth before you have an opinion.
You quoted 250k GBP for a 3 bed detatched in Leicestershire did you not?

£255,000 (Freehold / For Sale)

A modern four bedroomed detached family property, located in a popular village, backing onto fields

Modern four bedroomed detached family property
Tandem garage and off road car standing
Gardens backing onto fields
Double glazing, gas fired central heating
Popular village location



Entrance Hall
having door to side elevation and central heating radiator. Doorway leading off to cloakroom, lounge and study/dining room with stairs to the first floor.


Cloakroom
having low level wc, wash hand basin, double glazed window to the side elevation.


Lounge
Width = 3.66m (12') Length = 5.79m (19')
having double glazed window to the front elevation, two central heating radiators, feature fireplace, double glazed patio doors leading through to the breakfast area of the kitchen and beamed effect ceiling.


Study / Dining Room
Width = 2.87m (9' 5") Length = 3.12m (10' 3")
having double glazed window to the side elevation and access to the breakfast kitchen.


Breakfast Kitchen
Width = 5.64m (18' 6") narrowing to 7'1 Length = 6.32m (20' 9") narrowing to 9'
Fitted kitchen with a range of eye and base level units with working surfaces above, double glazed patio doors to the rear elevation and double glazed windows to the rear and side elevations, sink and drainer with tiled splashback surrounds, built-in oven and five burner hob, central heating radiator, tiled floor and tiled to approximately ceiling height in the kitchen area.


Landing
having access to bedrooms and bathroom.


Bedroom One
Width = 3.48m (11' 5") Length = 3.78m (12' 5")
having double glazed window to the rear elevation and central heating radiator.


Bedroom Two
Width = 2.18m (7' 2") Length = 4.11m (13' 6")
having double glazed window to the front elevation and central heating radiator.


Bedroom Three
Width = 2.79m (9' 2") Length = 3.86m (12' 8")
having double glazed window to the rear elevation, fitted built-in robes and central heating radiator.


Bedroom Four
Width = 1.96m (6' 5") widening to 9'5 Length = 4.34m (14' 3") max
having double glazed window to the front elevation and central heating radiator.


Bathroom
having double glazed window to the rear elevation and suite comprising of bath, separate shower cubicle, wash hand basin, low level wc, with central heating radiator.


Outside
The front garden is mainly block paved providing parking for several vehicles, which leads directly to the INTEGRAL TANDEM GARAGE, which is 30'6" in length having power and light with up and over door. Gated access to the side of the property leading to the rear garden, which has a patio area directly outside the rear of the property leading onto a mainly laid to lawn area with an ornamental pond, backing onto fields and to the side of the property there is a further barbeque area.