Up and coming East Dulwich ??

[85volga]

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-2624224/From-delis-farmers-markets-heres-spot-areas-ripe-investment.html

This was listed 2 days ago, interesting read cup cakes and all:)

[MrBen]

I rate thisismoney for content but this story is a load of lazy old bollocks. AS anyone who's lived here for longe than 3 years knows it gentrified ages ago. Anyone who's lucky enough to own has seen their London home value rise substantially in past 3 years....not because of wide floorboards and exposed brickwork but down to one of the most inflated bubbles since the South Sea crisis. Whilst its not a bad place to buy a home, smugly patting yourself on the back for being some kind of wise investment genius is just naive and stupid.

See all 47 pages on the property thread if you want more. Or just shoot yourself in the head for similar effect.

[Jeremy]

What an awful, awful article. And to think that this Dee person actually makes a living from this sort of "knowledge"...

[85volga]

Indeed a load of old cobblers, but though I would throw it into the forum for local consumption. However in light of the "up and coming" tag East Dulwich is still a cheaper alternative then north, east and west London pricing as unpalatable as that sounds.

Now for a grande extra hot soy with extra foam, split shot with a half squirt of sugar-free vanilla and a half squirt of sugar-free cinnamon, a half packet of splenda, oh and put that in a venti cup with a cup cake....:)

[Otta]

I thought ED was up and coming in 2003/04.

[Jeremy]

85volga Wrote:

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> East Dulwich is still a cheaper alternative then north,

> east and west London pricing as unpalatable as

> that sounds.

Well, there are plenty of areas in N/E/W London which are cheaper than ED. But if you look at areas with comparable shops/bars/restaurants/etc and distance to central London, there isn't much else in the same price range.

[ruffers]

"but I also look at more intangible, less obvious clues such as whether Ocado will deliver or if a Waitrose is opening up nearby.?

Brilliant insight there.

[miga]

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[Jacqui5254]

?I could park freely three years ago and now I find myself circling the streets looking for a space. It won?t be long before the council sets up resident permit parking, at which point the area can proudly declare, ?I?ve arrived?.?

...and at that point, I'm outta here.....

[Siduhe]

I think the clue is in the preceding words, "Dee Gibson, who runs a property consultancy called Velvet Orange and specialises in finding houses for clients in Greater London"...exactly the kind of puffery that allows companies specialising in "property consultancy" to thrive.

[lane lover]

Jacqui5254 Wrote:

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> ?I could park freely three years ago and now I

> find myself circling the streets looking for a

> space. It won?t be long before the council sets up

> resident permit parking, at which point the area

> can proudly declare, ?I?ve arrived?.?

>

>

> ...and at that point, I'm outta here.....

I'm with you. Cant see how there would be such a large increase in cars when most properties cant be converted into additional flats.

Total toff.