Property News · July 31, 2015

Let’s move to Barnet, north-west London


House prices are outrageous, council services have been slashed, the centre’s full of chain stores – but the views are lovelyWhat’s going for it? If you want to see the future, certainly for the next five years, come to Barnet. This, of course, is home to what used to be nicknamed easyCouncil, a Tory experiment in extreme outsourcing and self-flagellation, with the council embarking on the kind of drastic weight-loss diet usually reserved for cover stars on Take A Break. It hasn’t been that easy for some. There have been squats in closed libraries, and a fair amount of hullabaloo on the streets. Let’s just say we’re in Ultra Tory Land here. I’m clutching at the end of both straws and tethers to find things to recommend to you, should you fancy a jaunt up the Great North Road. It’s on a hill! Lovely views! Only the house prices are outrageous, even for London, so you won’t be able to stay for long. Super parks, too – they’re still free. For now.The case against Downtown Barnet is terrifically humdrum, all chainy, with Specsavers, Superdrugs and takeaway curry houses. I’m guessing the posh stay behind their electric gates. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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