Pulaski

No it isn't, B&Q is owned by Kingfisher PLC, and I can't find any record of there being any substantial shareholder of Kingfisher, neither Home Depot or anyone else.

FWIW Kingfisher was formed in 1982 to buy out Woolworths (UK) and at that time Woolworths already owned B&Q.

ETA These are the ten largest shareholders in Kingfisher PLC, all are fund managers.



That may be the case, but it isn't Home Depot's fault!

Sammy2018

EdandPaula

Roger Moore (007 fame) use to live in that round house a long time ago, apparently.

Pulaski

Which round house?

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EdandPaula

Check out post 341. That round house.

Sammy2018

EdandPaula

It is a lovely area, Royal Birkdale gold course is across from that house. I grew up round the corner from that house. The immediate area is pricey now but more affordable stuff is not far away.

Sammy2018

EdandPaula

My wife and I are returning for a 2 weeks visit to see my parents, will be going up to the West Coast of Scotland for a week, hopefully be moving next year to Scotland.

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EdandPaula

Thanks

Sammy2018

UkWinds5353

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone that took the time to contribute information in this thread and help my friends find the idea place to call home. My friends have found their dream home in the Manchester area and they are over the moon. He went back over to the UK for one week to finalize their decision and all though both of them were on the same page, she popped over for a few days just to be sure about the neighborhood and house. They love the schools for their kids and their timing was perfect in finding this home. Inspections have gone smoothly. They are about to be UK home owners.

UkWinds5353

My wife and two of our kids are discussing the possibility of a move to London if everyone can agree to the idea. London is being used as a incentive to encourage the middle kid to make the move to the UK. At this point it's only conversation and what if's. My darling wife know how to work a deal and will do nearly every sneaky trick to get all our children close to where we'll be living and not left behind in America. So for that reason she is trying to sweeten the idea of moving to the UK by highlighting major attractions.

I'm not excited about the idea of moving to London. I've done the whole big city thing when we were much younger in NYC and although it was amazing back then that was quite some time ago. So my question is this, what possible good reasons are there for living in the London area that we couldn't find in other areas of the UK but without the traffic and pollution issues?
Only thing that comes to mind is more culture. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything by not living in Manhattan and we can fly there for next to nothing for a short weekend.

But we are a majority rule family depending on the issue. And I might have to give in. Not sure if another huge city would make sense.

cyrian

Plenty of job opportunities and shorter commute.
However, that is offset by the VERY high house prices; the pollution and the traffic.
You also have the potential of very nice areas alongside very deprived areas.
In addition, you will soon have the ULEZ - The Ultra-Low Emission Zone which will ban most vehicles from central London.
Choose a nice market town with good transport links into London to get your next culture fix.
HTH