Property News · December 29, 2017

Let’s move to Romford, east London: ‘They know how to have a good time’


‘Historic market town’ is stretching the point, but this is a great place to partyWhat’s going for it? Not, you’d think, the most obvious place in which to see in the new year. (Though with the year we’ve had, who cares?) But you’d be wrong. Romford, as anyone who has been there on a Friday night knows, has the capital’s largest night-time economy outside central London. They know how to have a good time, and I’m sure they’ll be having one tomorrow night. The centre is comprised of 33% Jägerbombs, 20% tequila slammers, 17% swaying vigorously to Dancing Queen, 15% “I love you, mate” and 15% regrets. The rest is bricks and mortar. Not very beautiful bricks and mortar, but, like much of life, better-looking at 11pm with four pints inside you. In the cruel light of morning, though, Romford has much to comfort a hangover: a fabulous market, great property (oh, Gidea Park!) and a bright future at one end of the Elizabeth line.The case against The sign says “historic market town”, but that’s stretching the definition. Not the most diverse part of London: solidly Conservative, it saw one of the country’s highest leave votes. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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