The Property Thread

[Gavster]

We don't seem to have a thread dedicated to cooing at random property, which feels like an oversight

This afternoon I've been distracted by mixed woodland/pasture land around the UK, like this one. It seems like there's loads of hoops to jump through before even having a vague change of being able to live on a site like that, but it's still a beautiful thing to behold for £120k





https://www.forests.co.uk/woodlands/sou ... ood-devon/

[Mito Man]

If you’re actually interested it’s quite simple for shorter term living. Legally you can camp for a month in your woods. If someone reports you the council typically take 3 months to investigate, then you get a letter saying you have a month to remove your camper/tiny house/caravan, then you get a second warning letter again saying you have a month, then a few months after that you finally get an enforcement which you can appeal to waste more time.
So yeah, a year is easy. And if you visit an allotted woodland and look closely you’ll be surprised to see how many people are living in them since covid.

Permanent structures are more difficult now as the 4 year rule has been changed to 10 years. But if you’ve got a secure woodland which is fenced you’re pretty safe.
And I wouldn’t bother going down the legal planning route because the council happily take your money and laugh you out the door!

[ZedLeg]

There’s a guy I watch on youtube that does camping videos in his wood.

I’d love a bit of land like that tbh, make some temperate rainforest.

[Gavster]

If you’re actually interested it’s quite simple for shorter term living. Legally you can camp for a month in your woods. If someone reports you the council typically take 3 months to investigate, then you get a letter saying you have a month to remove your camper/tiny house/caravan, then you get a second warning letter again saying you have a month, then a few months after that you finally get an enforcement which you can appeal to waste more time.
So yeah, a year is easy. And if you visit an allotted woodland and look closely you’ll be surprised to see how many people are living in them since covid.

Permanent structures are more difficult now as the 4 year rule has been changed to 10 years. But if you’ve got a secure woodland which is fenced you’re pretty safe.
And I wouldn’t bother going down the legal planning route because the council happily take your money and laugh you out the door!

I'm plotting ideas for getting out of London in the next few years so that's interesting. I've been looking at both woodland and agricultural land, from what I understand having >12.5 acres of agricultural land makes it easier to slowly move onto the land via having some breeding animals, building barns etc etc.

@ZedLeg a small piece of woodland that you don't want to do anything with aside from letting it grow and camp on for a few weekends a year can be ridiculously cheap.

[Gavster]

The Pet Shop Boys' old studio is for sale, this place is absolutely amazing, I love every part of it. Also in a good location to live, because Whitecross St has a very local feel to it, and Clerkenwell is quieter at the weekend so retains less hectic feeling than many parts of London. Also close to Clerkenwell County Court in case you ever end up in court with your neighbour

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/ ... el=RES_BUY

[DeskJockey]

That's lovely! Not so sure about the price though.

[Mito Man]

It's not £6 million nice. And I'd really want off street parking for that price.

[Jobbo]

Love photo 18 - you just feel there must be a neatly folded turtleneck in each of the drawers on the left:

[DeskJockey]

It's not £6 million nice. And I'd really want off street parking for that price.

What's the point? It is central London, it is one big traffic jam. I like the house, but (ignoring the can't-pay-£6m) I don't want to live that far in.

[Beany]

Well, someone is a Douglas Adams fan, looking at those pictures.

[DeskJockey]

Well, someone is a Douglas Adams fan, looking at those pictures.

Aren't all sensible and intelligent people?

[Jimexpl]

The Pet Shop Boys' old studio is for sale, this place is absolutely amazing, I love every part of it. Also in a good location to live, because Whitecross St has a very local feel to it, and Clerkenwell is quieter at the weekend so retains less hectic feeling than many parts of London. Also close to Clerkenwell County Court in case you ever end up in court with your neighbour

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/ ... el=RES_BUY

I like that, and only a 5 min walk to the kids school - pity that I’m a long way from being able to afford it!

[Jimmy Choo]

For £6m, I'd want to be much, much further away from people in general.

[dinny_g]

Well, someone is a Douglas Adams fan, looking at those pictures.

Aren't all sensible and intelligent people?

Yes.. yes we are

[Marv]

The Pet Shop Boys' old studio is for sale, this place is absolutely amazing, I love every part of it. Also in a good location to live, because Whitecross St has a very local feel to it, and Clerkenwell is quieter at the weekend so retains less hectic feeling than many parts of London. Also close to Clerkenwell County Court in case you ever end up in court with your neighbour

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/ ... el=RES_BUY

There's alot going on in that studio, blimey Think if I bought that place, I'd need to buy a deprevation tank, or another flat with Scandinavian or Japanese minimalism to counteract the visual overload of that place!

[Jimexpl]

Interesting bath position in an apartment that we’re about to start in.

[Jobbo]

Did the owner really like the way that bath was displayed in the showroom?

[DeskJockey]

I been spending all my life livin' in an exhibitionist's paradise... To paraphrase.

[Mito Man]

I'm tempted to continue driving past Battersea power station next time to see that. I guess the floor plan for all the apartments must be like that?
Lighterman Towers has a similarly stupid design but is even more overlooked.

[Jimexpl]

I'm tempted to continue driving past Battersea power station next time to see that. I guess the floor plan for all the apartments must be like that?
Lighterman Towers has a similarly stupid design but is even more overlooked.

I haven’t been in any of the others - this might be unique with the corner bath. It’s a 5 bed duplex with 3 staff bedrooms. The master bathroom must be about 250sqft.