{"id":138854,"date":"2023-08-20T12:02:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T05:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/what-could-you-get-for-150000-in-1988\/"},"modified":"2023-08-20T12:08:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T05:08:46","slug":"what-could-you-get-for-150000-in-1988","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/what-could-you-get-for-150000-in-1988\/","title":{"rendered":"What could you get for \u00a3150,000 in 1988?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nHow about a four-bed villa on the C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur?What can you get for \u00a3150,000? In the era of \u20ac1 Italian ruins, a disused London staircase selling for \u00a320,000 and Monte Carlo penthouses and Californian mega-mansions fetching north of \u00a3200m, it\u2019s not a question with an easy answer. Back in 1988, when the Observer investigated the very same question, it was a similarly mixed \u2013 if vastly more encouraging \u2013 picture across the world.UK readers should take a deep breath before reading on. The article explained that \u00a3150,000 was \u2018three times the national average house price\u2019 (it\u2019s currently \u00a3285,000) \u2018and a third more than the average for a home in one of the central London boroughs\u2019. With that budget, you were, regrettably, priced out of Knightsbridge and Belgravia, but \u2018It is still possible to find, for example, a good one-bedroom flat in Chelsea or a three-bedroom maisonette in a modern block in Holland Park, W11.\u2019 For reference, the average house price in Kensington and Chelsea is currently \u00a31,275,716. You could also get a \u201847-acre deer park complete with a five-bedroom house\u2019 or 11 unmodernised two-up, two-downs in Hull. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2023\/aug\/20\/from-the-observer-archive-what-could-you-get-for-150000-pounds-in-1988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What could you get for \u00a3150,000 in 1988?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; How about a four-bed villa on the C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur?What can you get for \u00a3150,000? 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