[Will.]

£250,000 can get you this.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/overseas-...-50677210.html

£400,00 can get you this.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/overseas-...-49448212.html

£600,000 can get you this.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/overseas-...-50444890.html

etc.

To have a house like the first one in most parts of UK, you'd probably have to have about at least 500k.

To have a house like the third in North london you'd probably have to have about £8Million.

[LukeB]

That's not cheap

[Will.]

Originally Posted by LukeB

That's not cheap

In comparison to UK prices I mean.

[Dollface]

Originally Posted by LukeB

That's not cheap

600 for that third house is well cheap

[Cherie]

You are not comparing like for like though Will, you need to compare London to New York

[Will.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

You are not comparing like for like though Will, you need to compare London to New York

I'll do that now.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Will1999

Comparing it to general UK.

You could buy half of Wales for 50p

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Will1999

I'll do that now.

No idea what New York prices are like so should be interesting, I think Connetticut would be like living in Suffolk

[Dollface]

I like the third house

[Will.]

London is more expensive than NY according to articles.

[Will.]

Housing is also more expensive in London. According to Global Property Guide, London ranks number two (Monaco is number one) in terms of the world's most expensive cities to rent and buy. It costs $34,531 per square meter to buy in London. It costs $18,499 in New York City.

Article from May 2015

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Will1999

Housing is also more expensive in London. According to Global Property Guide, London ranks number two (Monaco is number one) in terms of the world's most expensive cities to rent and buy. It costs $34,531 per square meter to buy in London. It costs $18,499 in New York City.

Article from May 2015

Wow that's interesting, prices in London are steep feel sorry for anyone trying to get on the property ladder at the moment. We bought our first flat In Walthamstow 20 years ago for 40,000, the same flat recently sold for 300,000

[Will.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Wow that's interesting, prices in London are steep feel sorry for anyone trying to get on the property ladder at the moment. We bought our first flat In Walthamstow 20 years ago for 40,000, the same flat recently sold for 300,000

yeah it's ridiculous, I was looking at old newspaper the other day in the house and the house next door (Winchmore Hill area) was bought for £140K in 1990's and now worth in the region of £600-800k.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Will1999

yeah it's ridiculous, I was looking at old newspaper the other day in the house and the house next door (Winchmore Hill area) was bought for £140K in 1990's and now worth in the region of £600-800k.

If you go on Zoopla it will show you what your neighbours paid

[Will.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

If you go on Zoopla it will show you what your neighbours paid

I know, imma look now.

[RichardG]

I suppose there could be other factors, they have more land to build bigger average houses and £250,000 in the USA might not be equivalent to the same in the UK. There could be differences in wages and they gotta pay for health care and guns and stuff. Those wooden walls probably cost less to build than bricks too. London prices are silly though not just for houses but for everything!!

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

We bought our first flat In Walthamstow 20 years ago for 40,000, the same flat recently sold for 300,000

get money bitch

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

get money bitch

[Marsh.]

London is not "general UK".

[Will.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

London is not "general UK".

I've not compared it too London.

[BBfanUSA]

340,000 is not cheap in America. You can't even get that in a year at a straight out of university job here.

Which is also why I haven't moved out of my parents place. Apartments are a bit expensive too.

[Samuel.]

Originally Posted by BBfanUSA

340,000 is not cheap in America. You can't even get that in a year at a straight out of university job here.

Which is also why I haven't moved out of my parents place. Apartments are a bit expensive too.

The fact you're highlighting that as if it's shocking I think says a lot about the differences in prices To save the 220k equivalent in the UK it'd take about a decade without any spending on the type of job you're talking about.

I'm very envious of you Americans when it comes to house prices.

[Will.]

Number 4 bought their house for 160k in 1995, now worth £872,000.

my mum bought our house for £620,000 in 2013 and now worth £842,000.

number 6 bought their house for £290,000 in 2000, and now worth 800k.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Will1999

Number 4 bought their house for 160k in 1995, now worth £872,000.

my mum bought our house for £620,000 in 2013 and now worth £842,000.

number 6 bought their house for £290,000 in 2000, and now worth 800k.

I love how you assume we're interested in your neighbours.

[Will.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I love how you assume we're interested in your neighbours.

I find the comparison quite shocking.