Where to retire in the UK

[LetsTryAgain]

velocemitch said:

Mark Benson said:

monkfish1 said:

Escort3500 said:

The housing market in rural parts of N Yorks do seem to be very buoyant at the moment

The rural housing market seems to be pretty bouyant most places.

Having had an eye on moving sooner rather than later, it strikes me, ive left it a bit late. Stuff i was looking at £500k is now 600 or more. It madness. As every day passes, it looks less viable. Dont know if it will drop back a bit when the stamp duty holiday ends?

On a Zoom call on Friday night with some old mates from school - one's an estate agent in rural N. Yorks for his sins and he's seeing a lot of interest from people who've realised that home working is viable for a lot of what they do, which then prompts the questions "If I didn't have to live here for work, where would I want to live...."

We are looking to buy our 'retirement' property in rural north Yorkshire too, I've seen a lot of properties come on the market and sel quickly in the past few months. I just wish our own would... !!

I think it might not be too long before house prices slow down and perhaps even drop.
I really can't see how the economic consequences of the poor financial decisions taken on our behalf can be delayed much longer.

[monkfish1]

ARHarh said:

monkfish1 said:

worsy said:

ARHarh said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/77253574#/

Try this only just in Wales, and plenty of outside space.

53 acres though

But an agricultural tie, so basically no use to anyone

Buy some sheep and pay someone to look after them, you will then be a farmer. I didn't see the agricultural tie to be honest, but with that sort of land it would be easy to get round.

Its not as easy as that. You have to earn your primary income from agriculture. Thats never going to be achievable. Just buying some sheep and chickens is not how its done. If it was that easy id have already done it. Plenty of ag tied property available for buttons.

[monkfish1]

LetsTryAgain said:

velocemitch said:

Mark Benson said:

monkfish1 said:

Escort3500 said:

The housing market in rural parts of N Yorks do seem to be very buoyant at the moment

The rural housing market seems to be pretty bouyant most places.

Having had an eye on moving sooner rather than later, it strikes me, ive left it a bit late. Stuff i was looking at £500k is now 600 or more. It madness. As every day passes, it looks less viable. Dont know if it will drop back a bit when the stamp duty holiday ends?

On a Zoom call on Friday night with some old mates from school - one's an estate agent in rural N. Yorks for his sins and he's seeing a lot of interest from people who've realised that home working is viable for a lot of what they do, which then prompts the questions "If I didn't have to live here for work, where would I want to live...."

We are looking to buy our 'retirement' property in rural north Yorkshire too, I've seen a lot of properties come on the market and sel quickly in the past few months. I just wish our own would... !!

I think it might not be too long before house prices slow down and perhaps even drop.
I really can't see how the economic consequences of the poor financial decisions taken on our behalf can be delayed much longer.

They xant. But house prices will be exempt. Look what they have done already. Its surpercharged house prices. Then throw in 95% mortgages. Only one thing can happen and house prices dropping isnt one of them. They never do and they never will. HMG will see to that.

[mikeiow]

To those here looking to retire to the middle of nowhere with acres of space....do you have small social lives, or are you bored with friends?
Okay, provocatively worded, but the question is valid: if we upped sticks and moved 100 miles away, both our social lives would be massively halted. Even throughout pandemic times, I’ve made a point of taking cycle exercise past mates houses so we have a conversation on their doorstep: kept me sane!

I get that zoom has proven many to be able to work from anywhere with half-decent broadband....but zoom is an utterly rubbish replacement for a few pals in a pub. Side conversations are impossible, and if one person has a loud laugh, it dominates, instead of being background atmosphere.

Just curious. Maybe I’ll feel different in 5 or 10 years and want to get away from it all....

[Clifford Chambers]

mikeiow said:

To those here looking to retire to the middle of nowhere with acres of space....do you have small social lives, or are you bored with friends?
Okay, provocatively worded, but the question is valid: if we upped sticks and moved 100 miles away, both our social lives would be massively halted. Even throughout pandemic times, I’ve made a point of taking cycle exercise past mates houses so we have a conversation on their doorstep: kept me sane!

I get that zoom has proven many to be able to work from anywhere with half-decent broadband....but zoom is an utterly rubbish replacement for a few pals in a pub. Side conversations are impossible, and if one person has a loud laugh, it dominates, instead of being background atmosphere.

Just curious. Maybe I’ll feel different in 5 or 10 years and want to get away from it all....

We're not the most gregarious people, but yes I agree, we want people about. Edge of small town or medium to large village. Shop, pub(s) village hall, public transport are important.

[monkfish1]

mikeiow said:

To those here looking to retire to the middle of nowhere with acres of space....do you have small social lives, or are you bored with friends?
Okay, provocatively worded, but the question is valid: if we upped sticks and moved 100 miles away, both our social lives would be massively halted. Even throughout pandemic times, I’ve made a point of taking cycle exercise past mates houses so we have a conversation on their doorstep: kept me sane!

I get that zoom has proven many to be able to work from anywhere with half-decent broadband....but zoom is an utterly rubbish replacement for a few pals in a pub. Side conversations are impossible, and if one person has a loud laugh, it dominates, instead of being background atmosphere.

Just curious. Maybe I’ll feel different in 5 or 10 years and want to get away from it all....

I probably fall into the "small" category. No family and few freinds actually live local to me anyway. (i only live here because work brought me here back in the day) So moving to whereever, wont actually make that much difference in that regard.

Ive got no interest in socialising with neighbours. Most of them, were they not neighbours, i wouldnt choose to know.

The driver for me was to get a property with a big barn/shed, and to cash in from living in the south east. Sadly, in the last 12 months what im looking at has gone up circa £150k + meaning it probably now cant be done

[Taylor James]

Clifford Chambers said:

mikeiow said:

To those here looking to retire to the middle of nowhere with acres of space....do you have small social lives, or are you bored with friends?
Okay, provocatively worded, but the question is valid: if we upped sticks and moved 100 miles away, both our social lives would be massively halted. Even throughout pandemic times, I’ve made a point of taking cycle exercise past mates houses so we have a conversation on their doorstep: kept me sane!

I get that zoom has proven many to be able to work from anywhere with half-decent broadband....but zoom is an utterly rubbish replacement for a few pals in a pub. Side conversations are impossible, and if one person has a loud laugh, it dominates, instead of being background atmosphere.

Just curious. Maybe I’ll feel different in 5 or 10 years and want to get away from it all....

We're not the most gregarious people, but yes I agree, we want people about. Edge of small town or medium to large village. Shop, pub(s) village hall, public transport are important.

I think generally speaking that you want more space as your career develops. Not so much need because you can have a big family in a not particularly large house. However, unless you are a frustrated smallholder, land becomes a problem as you get older. Just staying on top of the growth can be a full time job. So there's expense and hassle and with the remoteness comes the increased prospect of burglary. Not trying to put a downer on anyone who still considers themselves on an upward trajectory but the thread is based around retirement and there's a lot of what about that as well as where.

[worsy]

monkfish1 said:

mikeiow said:

To those here looking to retire to the middle of nowhere with acres of space....do you have small social lives, or are you bored with friends?
Okay, provocatively worded, but the question is valid: if we upped sticks and moved 100 miles away, both our social lives would be massively halted. Even throughout pandemic times, I’ve made a point of taking cycle exercise past mates houses so we have a conversation on their doorstep: kept me sane!

I get that zoom has proven many to be able to work from anywhere with half-decent broadband....but zoom is an utterly rubbish replacement for a few pals in a pub. Side conversations are impossible, and if one person has a loud laugh, it dominates, instead of being background atmosphere.

Just curious. Maybe I’ll feel different in 5 or 10 years and want to get away from it all....

I probably fall into the "small" category. No family and few freinds actually live local to me anyway. (i only live here because work brought me here back in the day) So moving to whereever, wont actually make that much difference in that regard.

Ive got no interest in socialising with neighbours. Most of them, were they not neighbours, i wouldnt choose to know.

The driver for me was to get a property with a big barn/shed, and to cash in from living in the south east. Sadly, in the last 12 months what im looking at has gone up circa £150k + meaning it probably now cant be done

What are you after monkfish1, something like this?

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/81273337#/

Edited - Scrap that it looks like it has 1 neighbour

Something like this....https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/88339588#/

Edited by worsy on Tuesday 9th March 08:22

[monkfish1]

worsy said:

monkfish1 said:

mikeiow said:

To those here looking to retire to the middle of nowhere with acres of space....do you have small social lives, or are you bored with friends?
Okay, provocatively worded, but the question is valid: if we upped sticks and moved 100 miles away, both our social lives would be massively halted. Even throughout pandemic times, I’ve made a point of taking cycle exercise past mates houses so we have a conversation on their doorstep: kept me sane!

I get that zoom has proven many to be able to work from anywhere with half-decent broadband....but zoom is an utterly rubbish replacement for a few pals in a pub. Side conversations are impossible, and if one person has a loud laugh, it dominates, instead of being background atmosphere.

Just curious. Maybe I’ll feel different in 5 or 10 years and want to get away from it all....

I probably fall into the "small" category. No family and few freinds actually live local to me anyway. (i only live here because work brought me here back in the day) So moving to whereever, wont actually make that much difference in that regard.

Ive got no interest in socialising with neighbours. Most of them, were they not neighbours, i wouldnt choose to know.

The driver for me was to get a property with a big barn/shed, and to cash in from living in the south east. Sadly, in the last 12 months what im looking at has gone up circa £150k + meaning it probably now cant be done

What are you after monkfish1, something like this?

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/81273337#/

Edited - Scrap that it looks like it has 1 neighbour

Something like this....https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/88339588#/

Edited by worsy on Tuesday 9th March 08:22

Nice. But wales

But no barn/shed. I need something circa 2000 sq/ft give or take a bit.

Problem now, is any barn that size can now be converted to a house under Q class. And so is valued as such

[oblio]

mikeiow said:

To those here looking to retire to the middle of nowhere with acres of space....do you have small social lives, or are you bored with friends?
Okay, provocatively worded, but the question is valid: if we upped sticks and moved 100 miles away, both our social lives would be massively halted. Even throughout pandemic times, I’ve made a point of taking cycle exercise past mates houses so we have a conversation on their doorstep: kept me sane!

I get that zoom has proven many to be able to work from anywhere with half-decent broadband....but zoom is an utterly rubbish replacement for a few pals in a pub. Side conversations are impossible, and if one person has a loud laugh, it dominates, instead of being background atmosphere.

Just curious. Maybe I’ll feel different in 5 or 10 years and want to get away from it all....

All our friends have visited us (in normal times) and as we have a motorhome, we travel around and see them. It's worked for us nicely tbh. We have also made new friends in the village so much so that my wife will sometimes pop into the pub on her own of an afternoon for a cup of tea with the landlady or arrange to meet friends from the village for the same. (All in normal times obviously).

[Happy 38]

Yorkshire.

[worsy]

monkfish1 said:

Nice. But wales

But no barn/shed. I need something circa 2000 sq/ft give or take a bit.

Problem now, is any barn that size can now be converted to a house under Q class. And so is valued as such

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/97088132#/

Too much @625k?

[cayman-black]

I don't like that at all, needs work and to near the road.

[paulguitar]

worsy said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/81273337#/

I'd love to live there...

[rlw]

Happy 38 said:

Yorkshire.

I keep saying York but no-one listens

[rlw]

paulguitar said:

I'd love to live there...

And where's the ambulance coming from when you have your heart attack?

About five years ago, I fked up big time and wrote off my car against the front of a milk tanker in Knightsmill in Cornwall, right on the A39, and not exactly the middle of nowhere.

The ambulance came from Plymouth and took an hour.......................

To add to that, we then had a puncture and had to wait for another one to arrive. Time from accident to arriving in hospital was three hours and, no, it was too dark and wooded for the air ambulance - we did ask.

I know it's not the sort of thing most people, me included, don't plan for but getting older focuses the mind a bit more on the what ifs..

[paulguitar]

rlw said:

paulguitar said:

I'd love to live there...

And where's the ambulance coming from when you have your heart attack?

About five years ago, I fked up big time and wrote off my car against the front of a milk tanker in Knightsmill in Cornwall, right on the A39, and not exactly the middle of nowhere.

The ambulance came from Plymouth and took an hour.......................

To add to that, we then had a puncture and had to wait for another one to arrive. Time from accident to arriving in hospital was three hours and, no, it was too dark and wooded for the air ambulance - we did ask.

I know it's not the sort of thing most people, me included, don't plan for but getting older focuses the mind a bit more on the what ifs..

I was probably forgetting the 'retirement part.

[velocemitch]

rlw said:

Happy 38 said:

Yorkshire.

I keep saying York but no-one listens

Yorkshire has it all to be fair, though the prices are higher than Wales or Scotland for instance. Vibrant towns like York, Leeds, Harrogate, shy retiring places like Ilkley, dumps like... er I'd better not say. Plus of course The Dales, the NY Moors, Wolds, South Pennines, Black Peak, plain of York etc etc

Gods country.

[ARHarh]

rlw said:

paulguitar said:

I'd love to live there...

And where's the ambulance coming from when you have your heart attack?

About five years ago, I fked up big time and wrote off my car against the front of a milk tanker in Knightsmill in Cornwall, right on the A39, and not exactly the middle of nowhere.

The ambulance came from Plymouth and took an hour.......................

To add to that, we then had a puncture and had to wait for another one to arrive. Time from accident to arriving in hospital was three hours and, no, it was too dark and wooded for the air ambulance - we did ask.

I know it's not the sort of thing most people, me included, don't plan for but getting older focuses the mind a bit more on the what ifs..

You'd p[probably find with traffic levels it wont take too long to get there, and they do have ambiwlans's in remote places. May take a while to get to Wrexham hospital though. And most towns have first responders. or Just have your heart attack in daylight so the red helicopter can help out.

[LetsTryAgain]

monkfish1 said:

They never do and they never will. HMG will see to that.

Do you understand that even the all powerful state has its limits of capability?