Want a cheap house? Get out of London
Looking at house prices in and around the rest of Britain makes you realise just how expensive London really is.
If you want a cheap house, you might remember that the main part of housing costs is not the house but the land and head as far away from London as you can. Dowle Smith Rutherfordhas a charmer of a cottage for sale in Shetland.
It isn't very big (just the one room) and it hasn't much in the way of services (none). Or an access road for that matter. But it is very pretty, it comes with stunning views, it's a house in the UK and it will set you back a mere £12,000. That's around a tenth of the cost of a London garage.
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