I like Leeds. It's alright.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:22, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Is it not just all northern
With feral children and an Asda for every 50 people?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:25, Reply)

No.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:26, Reply)

Unlikely I'll pursue it to be honest
But out of interest, and because I'm in the pub and not close to a laptop, what are the nice bits area wise, what are the transport links like and is rental property cheap?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:28, Reply)

The transport links are excellent.
I'm not sufficiently up on the place outside the city centre, though.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:29, Reply)

ANDREW MARR

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:31, Reply)

Rental property is cheap.
I don't know about areas outside the city centre, but near my building (which is about 5 minutes from the station), a one bed flat in a new building is about £400 a month.

Transport links are excellent too. It's the largest legal and financial centre outside London, it needs to have good transport links.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:30, Reply)

Christ, that is cheap.
How do the owners of these places make any money?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:32, Reply)

The cost of living is reasonable in the north, so it's all relative.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:33, Reply)

The purchase price wouldn't be that much cheaper than the south surely.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:34, Reply)

My mate's been looking at a move to :Leeds, he's a freelance graphic designer.
His mortgage is almost paid off, and if he sold his 1.5 bedroom house in York he could byu a 2 bed semi in a nice part of Leeds.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:35, Reply)

So Leeds is half a bedroom more shit than York.
Understood.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:39, Reply)

got it in one yer

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:40, Reply)

The half-bedroom logic doesn't really work though.
There are some proper dives in the capital, and they probably want silly money.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:51, Reply)

You'd be surprised.
Our flat (2 bedroomed, good room sizes) would probably cost double in the south to what it would cost here. Probably more so depending on the area.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:35, Reply)

I'm surprised.
It isn't the 1970s anymore, I thought money and jobs (outside London) were more equal.

Maybe 'the North' is the next big thing.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:38, Reply)

Leeds and York have great property markets.
York's really expensive though.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:40, Reply)

The north east is the only region in England
where exporting goods has increased rather than dipped, fact-fans.

Most of that is down to Nissan, mind, but it's nice to see us bucking the national trend.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:40, Reply)

Woo! Go the North East.
Amazing what can be achieved when people aren't focused 100% on ship building!
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:49, Reply)

This is true.
Round my way it's not uncommon for flats and small houses to go for well under £100,000.

Where I used to work in Bradford they could go for as little as £50,000. That said, it was right by the ring road and sandwiched in between two rough estates.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:49, Reply)

When I was a lad, we lived on a rough estate.
There were fights and stabbings all the time.

The only sensible way of getting home was via the supermarket......

Well, it was a Safeway.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:50, Reply)

Fuck's sake Jeff.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:52, Reply)

You'd miss this.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:55, Reply)

There are some properties where I live
that are up for sale for around £25k. They are in proper RAF places though.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:57, Reply)

FFS, even Chompy could get a mortgage for that.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 21:01, Reply)

Yeah, but he wouldn't want to live there...
The first place I bought back in 1991 cost me £27k; same flat would now be worth about £120k. And it was in a really nice town.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 25 Apr 2013, 21:03, Reply)

Blimey! Aircraft hangers for 25k.
Maybe I could set up a go-karting business!
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 21:03, Reply)

To be fair this was a 1 bedroomed shoebox in a grotty area.
Also: Rough As Fuck.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 25 Apr 2013, 21:03, Reply)

fuck knows

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:33, Reply)

Capital growth perhaps
A dangerous game.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:34, Reply)

alright Davverz
Good beer in Leeds.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:26, Reply)

Indeed.
I had some very nice ones last time I was there to see the Sisters of Mercy.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:27, Reply)

The Leeds Brewery and Ossett Brewery ones are top notch. There's also a Brewdog gaff up by the Corn Exchange.
Leeds and Ossett are opening ale pubs in York soon too.

IT'S ALL GO!
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:28, Reply)

There is a Brew Dog here. I've never been to it, the one we have seems to be more punchy than most other bars.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:30, Reply)

I'm still fond of the Scarborough.
Being right next to the station is a boon as well. Handy watering hole before catching the train home.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:30, Reply)

I like the Brewery Tap.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:31, Reply)

At Dewsbury and Huddersfield they have boozers which actually have an entrance on the platform.
They're good boozers too, though the one at Huddersfield is a bit steep.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:45, Reply)

That's generally the problem with pubs located in the station.
The Centurion Bar at Newcastle Central is a magnificent place to behold, but by Christ it's steep.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:49, Reply)

The York tap is excellent and not particularly pricey.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:51, Reply)