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The Property Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2024 3:17 pm
by Gavster
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2024 6:53 pm
by 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!
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2024 7:05 pm
by 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.
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2024 7:40 pm
by Gavster
Mito Man wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 6:53 pm
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.
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2024 4:09 pm
by 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
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2024 5:13 pm
by DeskJockey
That's lovely! Not so sure about the price though.
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2024 5:19 pm
by Mito Man
It's not £6 million nice. And I'd really want off street parking for that price.
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2024 5:34 pm
by Jobbo
Love photo 18 - you just feel there must be a neatly folded turtleneck in each of the drawers on the left:
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2024 7:26 pm
by DeskJockey
Mito Man wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 5:19 pm
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.
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2024 7:36 pm
by Beany
Well, someone is a Douglas Adams fan, looking at those pictures.
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2024 8:12 pm
by DeskJockey
Beany wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 7:36 pm
Well, someone is a Douglas Adams fan, looking at those pictures.
Aren't all sensible and intelligent people?
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2024 9:48 pm
by Jimexpl
Gavster wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 4:09 pm
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!
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2024 7:33 am
by Jimmy Choo
For £6m, I'd want to be much, much further away from people in general.
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2024 7:56 am
by dinny_g
DeskJockey wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 8:12 pm
Beany wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 7:36 pm
Well, someone is a Douglas Adams fan, looking at those pictures.
Aren't all sensible and intelligent people?
Yes.. yes we are
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2024 9:16 am
by Marv
Gavster wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 4:09 pm
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!
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 8:36 pm
by Jimexpl
Interesting bath position in an apartment that we’re about to start in.
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 8:43 pm
by Jobbo
Did the owner really like the way that bath was displayed in the showroom?
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 9:33 pm
by DeskJockey
I been spending all my life livin' in an exhibitionist's paradise... To paraphrase.
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 9:49 pm
by 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.
Re: The Property Thread
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 10:26 pm
by Jimexpl
Mito Man wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2024 9:49 pm
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.
