>>13661617I should have added that larger ex-council 60s flats in Newcastle are £55,000 for the 120 year leasehold. Which means council tennants usually purchase it after 10 years for £35,000 an entirely reasonable amount of money given how centrally placed they tend to be. Anyone employed can afford a £35K mortgage, and thus these commieblocks serve their purpose of housing the workers who are not having kids, 'cos kids and dogs are banned from them.
Fuck London. It exists to launder money from Qatar these days.
