In message , simon beer
writes

Because a basic 4 bed house in the village is knocking on the door of
£300,000 and I can't quite make that. More fancy one off builds are going
for near the £500K. I don't know how people manage it, but then there is not
one local person in any of these!!


My solution was to marry a wife with 3-4 times the earning capacity of
me...........
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Chris French, Leeds