Manchester...

[CharleyH]

Due to redundancy it looks like we're moving over to Manchester. I've been offered something pretty central but presume the further you are from the centre, the cheaper it is, with regards to house prices. Any suggestions on areas to avoid/look at?
Signed up with these for now http://www.bridgfords.co.uk/ but if anyone can recommend anyone else that'd be great, had some dodgy experiences with estate agents in the past.

 

[jonnyfishing]

Take a look at Monton, Eccles. There is a Bridgfords branch in Monton.
You may like to look here.... http://www.montonvillage.org.uk/

 

[tony1851]

Any suggestions on areas to avoid?

Certainly; (in alphabetical order)

Abbey Hey,
Alexandra Park,
Ancoats,
Ardwick,
Belle Vue,
Beswick,
Blackley,
Brunswick,
Clayton,
Collyhurst,
Crumpsall,
Failsworth,
Fallowfield,
Gorton,
Harpurhey,
Hulme,
Levenshulme,
Longsight,
Miles Platting,
Moss Side,
Moston,
Newton Heath,
Openshaw,
Rusholme,
Salford (all),
Smedley,
Whalley Range.

 

[JBR]

You missed out Wythenshawe!

 

[JBR]

Due to redundancy it looks like we're moving over to Manchester.

Never mind. One day you might be able to return to civilisation.

I hope to.

 

[tony1851]

You missed out Wythenshawe!

Because the districts there would have taken all afternoon to type in

 

[Dextraneous]

For what it's worth, I concur with Tony's list.

Op - are you looking at buying or renting and if the former, what's a rough estimation of your capital?

 

[leeco]

You missed out Wythenshawe!

you missed out Manchester.

 

[Dextraneous]

You missed out Wythenshawe!

you missed out Manchester.

What's the only good thing to come out of Yorkshire?

 

[tony1851]

What's the only good thing to come out of Yorkshire?

The M62?

a joke from many years ago;

Q: What's the difference between Lancashire and Yorkshire?
A; Yorkshire's full of hills and moors.

 

[Dextraneous]

Yep

 

[leeco]

What's the only good thing to come out of Yorkshire?

The M62?

a joke from many years ago;

Q: What's the difference between Lancashire and Yorkshire?
A; Yorkshire's full of hills and moors.

We do the m62 joke but the other way round.

I have done a bit of boating and travelled the L&L and Lancashire has some nice parts.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/01/10/travel/2014-places-to-go.html?hpw&rref=travel&_r=5

 

[Dextraneous]

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/01/10/travel/2014-places-to-go.html?hpw&rref=travel&_r=5

What's the link to the New York Times about?

 

[leeco]

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/01/10/travel/2014-places-to-go.html?hpw&rref=travel&_r=5

What's the link to the New York Times about?

Read it.

Top 50 places to visit in the world and no 22

22. Yorkshire, England

A photogenic (and historic) ale trail.







The sprawling northern county of Yorkshire is becoming a big destination for beer lovers, thanks to a recently published guidebook called “Great Yorkshire Beer” and a renewed interest in historic breweries like Samuel Smith (founded in 1758) and Timothy Taylor (from 1858). Spend an evening crawling through the Fat Cat, the Kelham Island Tavern and other award-winning pubs in Sheffield — recently called Britain’s best beer city by the connoisseur Adrian Tierney-Jones — then travel to Leeds, whose compact center is home to the Victoria Hotel, the Cross Keys and other public houses that pull pints on traditional hand pumps. A final stay in the photogenic city of York offers a Tudor-style pub at the end of every cobbled lane, as well as modern beer temples like York Tap, Pivni and the House of Trembling Madness. — EVAN RAIL

 

[Whitespirit66]

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/01/10/travel/2014-places-to-go.html?hpw&rref=travel&_r=5

What's the link to the New York Times about?

Thought for a moment it was to compare gun crime and murder levels with Manchester.