Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
House prices
Sorry to mention the elephant in the room but something scary is happening to house prices in the local area. I'm talking about some places rising by over 10% in the last week. Nearly 40 % in the last two years.
Speak to the estate agents, something unprecedented it's happening with the cost of home ownership, especially between wood green tube and ally pally.
It's possible this government may become known as seeing through the largest distribution of wealth from the poor to the rich ever ....
Speak to the estate agents, something unprecedented it's happening with the cost of home ownership, especially between wood green tube and ally pally.
It's possible this government may become known as seeing through the largest distribution of wealth from the poor to the rich ever ....
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Permalink Reply by JJ B on
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I agree that Heygate's location closer to the central London's more pricey neighbourhoods does mean that there is a more immediate attraction for higher priced homes.
But you forget that the railway line through to Enfield and Cheshunt is due to pass to TFL and the psychological effect of appearing on the tube map, the consequent expected improvement in frequencies and level of services, as with the East London line extension and mere pressure for home availability will make the area more 'attractive'. I am surprised that you too lack confidence in the area! I agree though that thesituation is also down to leadership and vision and just new shiny blocks is not enough. Spurs has blighted the area with its plans more so than the riots, by first buying up and closing down and then knocking down the traditional street frontages! Now the high rd there is being taken over by fast food outlets and bars/ off licences that feed the football crowd. It is not a 'healthy' high street.
I don't know what you mean by 'regeneration' . It is such a vague catch all phrase. And everyone is calling out for it. LBOH has named its Grainger demolition plans as the "regenaration of Seven Sisters" when all they are doing is destroying a community and its assets and displacing the people to make way for a redevelopment scheme that will replace tired buildings with bland generic ones. The people will be moved elsewhere. In some cases it will create hardship.
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As long as enough houses are not being built and that property taxes (based on value and ownership, including for overseas investors) are not introduced, this situation will continue until the bubble bursts.
And Tottenham is only catching up with the rest of London as the prices here were relatively very, very, low given the transport links to the area.
I'll never forget that when I lived off Clapham High St some years ago people would tell me it was a "sh** hole" and just look at it now.
Housing is going to be pushed up the political agenda and we will see whether Miliband's Labour has more than sticking plaster solutions!
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Permalink Reply by Finsbury Park Ranger on
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Labour have pledged to build 100,000 homes if they get in but on January the 1st the Romanians will be able to move and work to the UK so possibly already sticking plaster solutions already pledged.
I think the truth is that the economy is shit, we sell lots less than we make, it's getting worse and a keysian funded housing boom is the only solution both Labour and the Tories have any clue of kick starting us out of this fix.
Housing is planned to increase in value, it's the game plan from both sides from what I can tell. All labour will do is to try to make the house price rises more sustainable so they can keep going up on a more constant and long term basis albeit possibly slightly slower and more controlled.
The gap between the rich and poor is only going to get much much worse from what I can tell and the best way to ensure you are not in the later camp is to buy property to stop your family being seriously exploited by an increasing powerful feudal style landlord because we are entering the final throws of a nasty phase of capitalism and it's going to be a dark place for those that only own their own children for a while.
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@ Tris....."but the area feels neglected and run down, held back by the lack of a proper centre. It's in desperate need of regeneration."
Have you seen what Wood Green high rd looks like? It was " regenerated several decades ago. Go further up the High Road to Edmonton and you will see the results of " regeneration"!
What do you mean by 'a proper centre'? Are you pushing for a shopping mall? Unfortunately small shopping malls are no longer successful. The Wood Green mall has gone through a downward spiral over the last decade! The trend is towards large destination type Westfields and so High rds need to make themselves relevant and distinctive to attract both local and outside footfall. West Green rd is a very busy shopping street used by many locals for their supplies. It area could do with a wider variety of eating establishments. For this to happen it has to be encouraged by improving the PUBLIC REALM and enforcing planning policy on shop fronts so that it will be more attractive. If you want grander shopping hop on the tube and in 15 minutes you can be in John Lewis at Oxford Circus...really!
Be careful what you ask for. As Pam says a heritage-led restoration and renovation for Wards Corner would be far more of an asset to the West Green rd part of Tottenham. Although I am not a fan of multiples, you can see what effect the renovation of existing store fronts has had with Costa coffee and Sainsbury's moving in. These did NOT involve demolition.
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Wood green could be transformed if the traffic was routed round the back and the high street was turned into pedestrian a garden oasis ...
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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Yeah, where people live and children used to play in the streets outside their houses.
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Used to ...
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Permalink Reply by Edel B on
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Children still play out on the street in Noel Park, off Wood Green High Road - particularly where traffic calming measures have reduced the level of rat-run traffic.
I can't see Shopping City becoming a Swallows and Amazons paradise in the near future - not till the betting shops and payday loan shops are radically curtailed.
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re betting shops curtailed..Ladbrokes said that "some councils are now placing whatever obstacles they can in the way of our ability to obtain planning permission" for betting shops". In response, the planning minister Nick Boles wrote back to Ladbrokes saying: "I do recognise that this can be a significant problem and we are taking action to tackle it." http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/nov/10/planning-law-changes...
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yes FPR, used to. Before drivers bullied them off of the streets without so much as a by your leave.
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I am actually going from historical photographs on this website. I am from New Zealand and played in the street. It was amazing, tarmac and flat. Great for football and cricket.
If only drivers were prosecuted for what they did all those years ago they would not be driving around with umpunity now. If you want to kill someone, do it with a car.
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