{"id":96669,"date":"2018-08-25T13:59:37","date_gmt":"2018-08-25T06:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/where-to-move-for-value-for-money\/"},"modified":"2018-08-25T14:03:30","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T07:03:30","slug":"where-to-move-for-value-for-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/where-to-move-for-value-for-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to move for\u2026 value for money"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nLloyds Bank\u2019s annual affordability audit this year placed Stirling as the UK\u2019s most affordable placeAs my mother \u2013 a true child of ration books \u2013 used to say when shopping for sausages: value, Tom, not price. Cheap is not the same thing as value for money. Property can be cheap, but if wages are so bad you can\u2019t afford it… Affordability is a more useful gauge, relying as it does on the ratio between property prices and local wages. Related: Where to move for\u2026 avoiding traffic Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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