{"id":1755,"date":"2015-07-31T22:30:07","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T15:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-barnet-north-west-london\/"},"modified":"2016-01-17T00:40:29","modified_gmt":"2016-01-16T17:40:29","slug":"lets-move-to-barnet-north-west-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-barnet-north-west-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s move to Barnet, north-west London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nHouse prices are outrageous, council services have been slashed, the centre\u2019s full of chain stores \u2013 but the views are lovelyWhat\u2019s going for it? If you want to see the future, certainly for the next five years, come to Barnet. This, of\u00a0course, 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\u2019t been that easy for some. There have been squats in closed libraries, and a fair amount of hullabaloo on the streets. Let\u2019s just say we\u2019re in Ultra Tory Land here. I\u2019m 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\u2019s on a hill! Lovely views! Only the house prices are outrageous, even for London, so you won\u2019t be able to stay for long. Super parks, too \u2013 they\u2019re still free. For now.The case against Downtown Barnet is terrifically humdrum, all chainy, with Specsavers, Superdrugs and takeaway curry houses. I\u2019m guessing the posh stay behind their electric gates. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2015\/jul\/31\/lets-move-to-barnet-london-property\" target=\"_blank\">Let\u2019s move to Barnet, north-west London<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; House prices are outrageous, council services have been slashed, the centre\u2019s full of chain stores&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-sj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10590,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/countryside-properties-says-its-selling-prices-are-up-50-in-six-months\/","url_meta":{"origin":1755,"position":0},"title":"Countryside Properties says its selling prices are up 50% in six months","date":"April 13, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Housebuilder that focuses on area around London is cashing in on people moving out of capital\u2019s centreThe housebuilder Countryside Properties, which recently floated on the stock market, has seen a near-50% increase in its selling prices in the last six months, as it cashed in on people moving out\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":103388,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-house-is-a-home-not-an-income-stream-letters\/","url_meta":{"origin":1755,"position":1},"title":"A house is a home, not an income stream | Letters","date":"January 27, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The scandal of homelessness and sky-high property prices will only be solved through increases in taxesIt is no coincidence that the housing disaster started under the Tory government led by Margaret Thatcher. 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