{"id":60340,"date":"2011-09-03T04:59:29","date_gmt":"2011-09-02T21:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-retford-nottinghamshire\/"},"modified":"2017-07-11T04:59:05","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T21:59:05","slug":"lets-move-to-retford-nottinghamshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-retford-nottinghamshire\/","title":{"rendered":"Let's move to: Retford, Nottinghamshire"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA pleasant market town with great rail linksWhat’s going for it? Retford saved me. Or rather “Retford’s splendid rail links saved me”. I am about to move nearby for a few months (long story), while Mrs D tos and fros to London for work. Our love shall be suspended across the East Coast main line. Retford station shall be the set for our re-enactments of Brief Encounter; sweet nothings over rubbery croissants in the station caff. This is not a peculiar tale. I have met many a commuter to London on its platform. There are marriages stretched thinly along train lines all over the country, wherever (comparatively) fleet service causes couples to think the unthinkable: “90-minute commute? No problem.” Incredible what high property prices and job scarcity will do. Property prices are so alluring in Retford, and it is really rather pleasant: a market town from central casting, with a bricky old centre, a nice enough market square, the Peak District and the Dukeries a\u00a0short drive away, and a rather energetic young mayor in his early 20s. Plus the bus station was “highly commended” in the UK Bus Awards in 2008. Am I getting desperate?The case against “A singularly unattractive town,” wrote Nikolaus Pevsner. But what did he know about architecture? Train links have let the town put on weight; bulked out with suburbs filled with commuters. Continue reading…
\n
\nSource : theguardian.com
\nRead more…Let’s move to: Retford, Nottinghamshire<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A pleasant market town with great rail linksWhat’s going for it? Retford saved me. Or...<\/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-60340","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-fHe","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":114335,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/will-hs2-affect-property-prices-in-the-midlands-and-north\/","url_meta":{"origin":60340,"position":0},"title":"Will HS2 affect property prices in the Midlands and north?","date":"February 17, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r I\u2019m wondering if prices will become high like the south-east once the high-speed rail link opensQ I would like some advice. How much will HS2 affect property prices in the Midlands and the north? Will they become expensive like the south-east? Also, why are property prices in the south-east\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":114654,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-cant-afford-a-flat-in-london-even-though-ive-saved-a-deposit\/","url_meta":{"origin":60340,"position":1},"title":"I can't afford a flat in London even though I've saved a deposit","date":"March 2, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r I\u2019ve lived in Wanstead all my life and my hopes were raised by an \u2018affordable\u2019 developmentQ Since graduation from art college in 2009, I\u2019ve been able to live at home rent free so despite being on a lowish salary of \u00a320,000 as a trainee teaching assistant, I have managed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":41224,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/what-the-distance-from-the-station-does-to-the-price-of-your-house\/","url_meta":{"origin":60340,"position":2},"title":"What the distance from the station does to the price of your house","date":"August 20, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Survey by Nationwide of London, Manchester and Glasgow puts numbers on the value of living close to public transportA nearby tube station adds \u00a342,000 to the price of a London house, a Manchester Metrolink stop adds \u00a312,000, while proximity to a Glasgow rail station is worth \u00a39,400, according to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":34550,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hs2-and-house-prices-what-the-high-speed-rail-link-means-to-you\/","url_meta":{"origin":60340,"position":3},"title":"HS2 and house prices: what the high-speed rail link means to you","date":"January 10, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"\r More than 65% of the responses to HS2 consultation mentioned property. Here's what the go-ahead could mean for your houseThe HS2 scheme, which has now got the go-ahead from the government, will have a huge impact on homeowners in the areas surrounding the proposed line.The high-speed rail link will\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":24663,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/whats-it-like-being-a-rail-commuter-in-the-uk\/","url_meta":{"origin":60340,"position":4},"title":"What's it like being a rail commuter in the UK?","date":"September 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r If you live in the UK and commute by rail, we\u2019d like to find out about your journeys. Share your experiences with us The government has unveiled a \u00a320m fund and a new review board to improve Southern rail services and restore confidence in the franchise following a summer\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":123409,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/mount-pleasant-hdb-flats-to-attract-robust-demand\/","url_meta":{"origin":60340,"position":5},"title":"Mount Pleasant HDB flats to attract robust demand","date":"November 24, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\r About 5,000 new homes will be built at the future Mount Pleasant site, which is expected to see strong demand. Source: HDB Property analysts expect the upcoming Housing and Development Board flats at the future Mount Pleasant estate to attract robust demand, due to the abundance of surrounding amenities\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hdb-mount-pleasant-bto.jpg?fit=770%2C433&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60340"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60340\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}