Cocogor Everyone situation is different. My honest advise is to rent an apartment instead of a house. Understood you may live in an apartment in HK, you are looking for a change. It is too much work to keep up at a house especially landscaping. When you move to an another country, I will suggest to keep it simple. You may a full plate ahead of you. Expect the unexpected. Once you settle down and figure out what kind of life you plan to spend in UK, you may pursue different city, neighborhood and type of residence(detach, duplex, roll house) or apartment. Stay at newer build flat will save you headache on the repair.
I would not live near by a busy street unless you plan to have your windows closed 24/7. If you have little children, I will stay away from it. There is a trade off between convenience and privacy. High rise apartment tends to be more airy and have more natural light(it is a rare treasure in UK especially during the short duration of daylight in the winter time). Natural light affects our body clock and emotion. Smaller space and single floor will save your wallet on heating and cooling. I live in a single storey house. Lov’in it. I don’t have to get down to the kitchen to get a glass of water at night.
For new immigrants from Hong Kong, apartments with decent and clean decor is better for adapting the new life. For Terrance house , you will be unhappy about doing a lot of gardening, cleaning works. And the more serious of living in old age Terrence house is the maintenance work. There are a lot of problem on the old age house like plumbing, drainage, insects.....or even bed bugs. You guys will not like to live in a old Terrence house with a lot of hidden problem and so many extra works on gardening etc
You don’t need a big house for now. You need a decent and clean apartment. May be after you settle down in U.K., buy a lot of land and build a brand new house
Colindale lots of Hong Kees staying there. Few big chinese supermarkets. Must find property with off street parking so that your car insurance will be much cheaper. During winter time, Apartments are warmer than living in landed houses. Thus lesser cost for heating bills.
Coco gor, that's why I said earlier, your doggie, Coco will be super super happy to run at large in the huge grass park. Please bring Coco to UK. For details of procedure to bring dog to UK, pls refer to my previous comments left on your video.
There are many cases reported, some stupid airlines just put the pets in the cargo area, which have no heat. The area could have -100C or lower in these area. Some pet owner paid extra for pets transport and ended up with a dead body. Beware!
@@MeiinUK Thank you May for sharing your knowledge. Hope Cocogor will see your reply and serve as a reminder for him to be sensitive to Margaret's feeling when she grows up. Have a Good Day!
Please check with the apartment management company to see whether you can keep any pet(if your dog will be coming over) because many flats in UK do not allow residents to keep any pet in the apratment
I live in a 100 years old house before. Even have a washing machine operated by burning wood fire. There are really spooky things. Kwai lo live from birth till they die. So they're quite attached to the house.
I born in HK, now live in a house in NL, lived in apartment before for 10 yrs. Apartment advantages : new, modern furnished, with balcony. Disadvanges : pay service costs, less spacious House : spacious, old house suitable only to rent, dont buy, cost a lot to repair/maintance (repair a house enough to buy another house), need so much...... time to maintance gardens (Dutchman fond of garden work,I dont like it ). No service cost, only paint outside wooden window frame every 5 yrs, more privacy, sleep room at garden side is quiet, may hear sound of fly inside.
Everything about the Netherlands is great. Cos you guys accepted Corbusier and more ! Not that we are not catching up in the UK.... :) Just that working sectors need to revitalise itself a bit.
There is one thing hkers need to be aware you guys want to buy apartment within over 18m apartment blocks. Make sure the sure you ask about fire safety as there is a new uk legislation around fire safety towards over 18m which also applies to recently built development. This is based on what happened at Grenfell Tower a few years ago, which is the reason for this laws. Ask the agent about whether the building has had an EWS check? Which is a safety check. If not yet when will they carry out the checks. This legislation came out early this year.
Do you have to pay £2000 ( x3 ) every 6 months to renew your Visas ? Good revenue to finance the failing UK economy . Hong Kongers will need to work much harder in UK to cover the Visa fee .
I lived in Cambridge in the past and did not like it. The centre was full of expensive shops catering for tourists and nothing for ordinary working people. It was also too small and always packed, with lots of tourists and beggars. The university had a chokehold on the city - if they do not like something, then it simply would not happen. I was looking at moving away when my previous employer made me redundant. I got a new job in the silicon roundabout area of London. At the time, I thought: fast train to Kings Cross and 2 stops on the Northern line to Old Street, can't be that difficult right? Big mistake! In reality, door to door was nearly 2h each way. To add to the fun, trains were constantly delayed and standing room only (unless you get to the station 20 minutes early) and the tube was packed, and missing a fast train means a half hour wait for the next one. To stand a chance of actually being able to squeeze into a tube train, I had to get up at 06:00 to get the fast train at 06:45, arriving at 07:40. In the evenings, I would be lucky to get home by 19:30, assuming no train delays, etc. I finally decided to move after 3 months of this routine 5 days a week, and losing 10kg in weight. I know that trains are even more unreliable now, following the Thameslink project in May 2018. Honestly I cannot recommend Cambridge as a commuting town. There is not even enough housing for those working in the local high tech companies, let alone London commuters!
@@andyyu5957 : Well, to be fair. Most people who lives in Cambridge would get off on any of the stations before it reaches London. Esp those who works in the (financial) City. They take the Liverpool St route, and not the King's Cross one. Nobody uses King's Cross. Seriously. For me, I lived on Hill's Road (CB1) to commute to Great Chesterford. When I am done at work, I go down to London either to the theatre, or to meet my sister for a break, dine, then come back home, even before 9pm. 10 min walk, then I am home. There are cheaper shops in Cambridge, you just have to know where to go. i.e. Grafton Centre. And then in the middle of the city centres are your decent Sainsbury's or M&S. Big Tesco near Cherry Hinton. A chinese and a separate Korean supermarket on Mill Road. Plus a kind of Turkish/ Middle Eastern supermarket which stocks all the cheaper condiments which you would find in Malaysia... Yeo's etc. Curry paste. Coconut juice. etc etc. Honestly, Cambridge is very liveable. I say this with a comparative angle. (Just like, Western foreign food is more expensive in HK. Cos a lot is imported in. Swings and roundabouts.) You can eat Italian very cheaply in the UK. Have steaks and vegetables, quite easily. And salmon, or fish. Fish is not too pricey in the UK. You need to find a good fishmonger. On the weekend, the middle town centre is the fruit and veg stalls. The open market. Then you have cheap Fopp. (CD and DVDs). There is a Wetherspoons for cheap meals. A cinema. Buffet places for fixed dining near the cinema. John Lewis' is a bit pricy, but it has your usual bits and bobs which is cheaper. i.e. Buying sewing machine and make your own clothes. lol... Cambridge is the absolute Middle Class lifestyle ! Big Metropolis-esque like HK, it is not. (This place has people leaving their garden's fruits or veg on their front door for passerbys to collect...) This is how country-esque it is. There is also a small farm with a cow there as well. Lol.... Near the riverside. If you are between 21-30, then yes, you may find it boring, but if you want a job, and a semi-settled life, like 25-40, then I think that this is doable. Cos as you say, it is so small... So, for first time parents to do weekend outing with kids, to drop off in all of the above location, is very feasible ? (10 min from house to school. Can you do that in HK ? Honestly ?) To do a full shop, (Food and DIY, and gadgets, and haircut) by walking within a mile radius is kind of rare in the UK. There are lots of parks for kids. So weekend football, or weekend picnic with friends, and let children run around or play games is quite popular ? Very safe. In the summer, they have country fayes. Housing is an issue in Cambridge, but that is why you need to "know people know people". ;) You can live there for around 4-5 years, work your way up a middle-tier ladder, then leave to another location for managerial or director role already. This is why you have to consider what you are asking of yourself. No point letting a house to tie down your career path, no ? Europe is already a high-income country, so it is not like the mainland who is trying to build up to that level. It is going through another cycle already. So, this is why people would mobilise a lot more. Live where there is work etc. Or regeneration etc. The thing with HK is that, people do not downgrade. i.e. Sell and reduce overhead costs. This is a common thing in the UK. Change from big house to small house, and move to a more retirement area etc. Away from schools. Then let other families move closer to those schools etc. This is why housing do not have that big boom and big bust like in HK. (Or, at least, it should not...) UK runs along the economic cycle... businesses would literally relocate to make the figures work. So you do not tie yourself to a location, you chase where the business is.
During pandemic time, choosing independent house may be safer than a flat in a apartment building because you don’t share the entry door & elevators by having a door only you will use.. less risky to share virus
Hi Coco Gor! With a small family like yours it would be more ideal to buy a house rather than a apartment in my opinion. I think it would be much better for Margerot.
I think they should go to Cambridge, to be honest... cos it is green, plus it is small, and there might be jobs for Coco Gor in tech. He said he left MS. And MS has an office there. I like the Golders Green one. Cos that area, is indeed more family-friendly. Commutable to green parks as well, and more family outing events. Plus the schools are nearby. i.e. Within walking distance, if he looks around and check from house-to-school ratios. Can do without an actual babysitter or part-time nanny. More common for kids to walk to school up North. Not easy in London. So this is why people class those areas as family-friendly. It depends on if the council support more houses like that. Most kids come up North for uni, to have a better work-life balance in the end. Easy and walkable.
Cocogor
Everyone situation is different. My honest advise is to rent an apartment instead of a house. Understood you may live in an apartment in HK, you are looking for a change. It is too much work to keep up at a house especially landscaping. When you move to an another country, I will suggest to keep it simple. You may a full plate ahead of you. Expect the unexpected. Once you settle down and figure out what kind of life you plan to spend in UK, you may pursue different city, neighborhood and type of residence(detach, duplex, roll house) or apartment. Stay at newer build flat will save you headache on the repair.
I would not live near by a busy street unless you plan to have your windows closed 24/7. If you have little children, I will stay away from it. There is a trade off between convenience and privacy. High rise apartment tends to be more airy and have more natural light(it is a rare treasure in UK especially during the short duration of daylight in the winter time). Natural light affects our body clock and emotion. Smaller space and single floor will save your wallet on heating and cooling. I live in a single storey house. Lov’in it. I don’t have to get down to the kitchen to get a glass of water at night.
你看的區份是2010年后、倫敦市北部最大型住宅計畫區。而我看到面對有大草坪的應該是西南方向、是好的坐向呀！但是注意如果你長租或; 買房 (flat) 的每年額外費用 (约800多呎計)、Ground rent 約HK$4千多、council tax 约$17,000、service charge 約$40,000。
自住選擇排屋主要省略service charge、但日后如果想租就麻煩些、怕租霸、因為沒有管理處幫忙。
第二間3:50整體唔錯 位置絕對靚..個大草地絕對正..
唔好諗個啲有花園..個啲要打理過先住得人..打理少一陣都煩..唔打理又煩
For new immigrants from Hong Kong, apartments with decent and clean decor is better for adapting the new life. For Terrance house , you will be unhappy about doing a lot of gardening, cleaning works. And the more serious of living in old age Terrence house is the maintenance work. There are a lot of problem on the old age house like plumbing, drainage, insects.....or even bed bugs. You guys will not like to live in a old Terrence house with a lot of hidden problem and so many extra works on gardening etc
Try buying brand new freehold houses not leasehold flat,over 10 to 15 yrs no need any Repairing Hassle!!!
見到你地開心！我都開心埋一份！
我會先租Colindale的apartment, 之後再慢慢睇其他盤。如果買house, 可以睇睇new build, 倫敦周邊都唔少選擇， Surrey, Kent都唔錯。大草地，如果加埋coco就完美了!
以前起屋仲未識偷工減料，連啲做磚物料都好過依家新嘅，啲磚硬好多，所以先至能夠維特過百年。如果搵啱裝修師父，啲內部裝修應該唔會有太多問題。我同意樓上講的舊屋通常係喺啲比較好嘅地區，就好似香港島中環中半山你唔會見到新起嘅納米樓一樣，大部份都係過千呎嘅幾十年前舊豪宅。如果Coco哥先租後買佢係應該租啲新起嘅apartment然後慢慢揀間外圍近倫敦地區嘅屋仔，因為長遠唔駛俾管理費同塊地係永久業權。
第二間合適啲，有埋傢俬唔洗煩，個景有好👍仲有太陽照射間屋，無咁易抑鬱，同埋望著一片綠色嘅草地，小朋友都會開心好多；至於排屋萬一隔離屋有火災，就燒埋過嚟會好危險⚠️
次次睇你嘅片都很開心！🥰🥰🥰👍👍👍
睇完之後好似自己已經移左民
第二間好，唔會太細、又唔會太大空瞭瞭，又較新淨。
For 生活來加拿大，for Margaret 讀書，我想英國好些，多出名大學又近歐洲。但為安全計，還是租住condominium 好些，適應了再慢慢决定住那裏。不喜歡英國又長又窄又斜的樓梯，好恐佈和危險。Good Luck and take care!
香港好多老婆出外工作，用開工人，去到英國要自己打掃煮飯湊女，真係又係另一考驗，做多幾年就習慣，不過好彩Coco哥都肯做。英國d樓雖然大過香港，但好多只得2房，其實寧願有3，4間細房，好過2間大房，CoCo哥生多個就又要搬，亞媽亞爸過嚟瞓邊，有間書房都好。
Margaret 在草地跑, 成個畫面完全感受到自由無價, 呢集好正
作為港太，如果租屋， 我同Yannes一樣鍾意住有裝修嘅Apartment多啲， 連小朋友Margaret 都識咁揀啦😂😂😂
You don’t need a big house for now. You need a decent and clean apartment. May be after you settle down in U.K., buy a lot of land and build a brand new house
Colindale lots of Hong Kees staying there. Few big chinese supermarkets. Must find property with off street parking so that your car insurance will be much cheaper. During winter time, Apartments are warmer than living in landed houses. Thus lesser cost for heating bills.
恭喜矖、Coco哥快200K , 要慶祝一下🙏💪🇺🇸第二間屋太恐怖、不要入住啊！
200k
Jason Cheng thanks !👍
Coco gor, that's why I said earlier, your doggie, Coco will be super super happy to run at large in the huge grass park. Please bring Coco to UK. For details of procedure to bring dog to UK, pls refer to my previous comments left on your video.
@J. H. probably the man appeared is the agent
There are many cases reported, some stupid airlines just put the pets in the cargo area, which have no heat. The area could have -100C or lower in these area. Some pet owner paid extra for pets transport and ended up with a dead body. Beware!
Some parks allow walking dogs, but owners have to carry bags to pickup the gold afterward.
well you cannot just leave it there, that would be littering.
你仲紅過劉德華，全世界既華人都認得你
填海華既終結
距個樣真係好好認，哈哈哈哈😄
填海華收皮啦
我們看着Margaret 長大，不知她會否感到壓力，就像謝霆鋒，小心她的感受。
@@MeiinUK Thank you May for sharing your knowledge. Hope Cocogor will see your reply and serve as a reminder for him to be sensitive to Margaret's feeling when she grows up. Have a Good Day!
包傢私那間好，開揚。
Please check with the apartment management company to see whether you can keep any pet(if your dog will be coming over) because many flats in UK do not allow residents to keep any pet in the apratment
反正有大把時間去揀，慢慢揀一間心水樓好過將來後悔。
最緊要舒服同安全仲要近校網。
By the way, 睇屋真係要帶小朋友，或者佢都睇唔到但佢肯定SENSE到有D野唔妥。
第一間 Apartment 好些，有傢俬提供👍
我會叫多人訂閱你RUclips. Good luck brother
對面有大草地那間超正👍👍👍
個草地仲要打理得好好
@@FutureKnight 英國天氣好適合種草，唔使點打理已經係咁靚
大草地，又有太陽光入， 好舒服。 裝修四正又新，人都開心啲。
小朋友話想出去好可能係見到...👻👻👻（9:01）
Yes, probably behind or near that curtain
😰😰
对！细路真係好敏感，我细个时候都係，依稀都仲有D记忆。
住屋好重要，要家電齊，有商場，近鐵路，就個女学校，加油👍住屋好重要直接影響心情，我都是第一代港媽😊
最緊要細路中意👍👍
什麼是「第一代港媽」？
Live in an apartment is much better choice and safe. 因為我都喺住喺apartment。😆 容易適應好多，倫敦交通又方便。Colindale 出 Central London都好快㗎。都唔少香港人住嗰度㗎。
Coco 哥，移居外地，有能力的話，應該住獨立屋（detached house)，在港已住慣Apartment 應該轉換環景，空間大些，前後花園，夏天可種菜，就算同太太有意見，一個在樓上，另一個在下層，可以冷靜下。我在90年代移民多倫多，初期都是租Apartment ，後來買了獨立屋住到現時，地方不大，兩層不計地庫祇得約2仟呎，屋與樓真是不様呀！
第二間望開揚大草地感覺最好，第四間應該有污糟野，所以Margaret話要走
我都覺第二間露台對正草地好正
Margaret急急腳要走個間屋~系埋見到(阿烏婆)👻啊？！(⊙o⊙)"
睇屋最後一定要問吓小朋友~鍾唔鍾意啊！(好靈㗎✌)
有D嘢真係唔好唔信，阿女好驚。
搵屋要小心~因為系英國啊！~~(>_
驚到全程要爸爸抱
哎呀～離開間屋,希望Margaret冇事啦！🙏
係喔， 英國的屋好舊嘎，
CoCo, 講吓你的有關稅務安排和MPF 安排..
我以前公司個accountant, 住係Surrey 16年，嗰區都幾好治安，估唔到五年前有賊入屋喺後門踢爆道門入，將佢20幾年儲返嚟啲金器手袋值錢嘅所有嘢全部偷晒... 損失慘重
下次可否分享香港資產， 賣晒定keep? 有咩去準備面對英國稅， 謝謝
租住先 自己住落個feel舒服 好緊要 唔OK就撤～ 當係短期vacation 邊住邊睇樓 壓力少 適應下過渡時期～be brave while explore and be thorough when plan would help you grow.
每次睇完你既片，心情都會輕鬆D，可能見到你地一家三口👨👩👧成日笑既關係。我鍾意第二間屋。
睇屋睇下個boiler , 有無vent ，窗新唔新。呢幾樣令到間屋夠暖，話晒英國又濕又大風，啱啱搬里最好揀有間apartment 有management staff 幫手，有事可以搵佢地幫手。
最後嗰間屋、Margaret 要抱要走、可能有些嘢令佢不安！唔好𢵧嗰間
有鬼
英國人睇樓無理會鬼怪，係香港至會咁！
I live in a 100 years old house before. Even have a washing machine operated by burning wood fire. There are really spooky things. Kwai lo live from birth till they die. So they're quite attached to the house.
之前唔係話買左屋嗎 點解以家仲要睇樓既🤣
想問今次搵agent睇樓難唔難 係咪又要俾bank statement 先睬你
Apartment連傢私很好，適合香港人暫居，適應後才買屋。
高高哥，我都係咁話第2間最正，對正個球場
會否多賽事，好嘈?
Coco哥放多D英國片等我哋了解多D,唔該曬😚
I born in HK, now live in a house in NL, lived in apartment before for 10 yrs.
Apartment advantages : new, modern furnished, with balcony. Disadvanges : pay service costs, less spacious
House : spacious, old house suitable only to rent, dont buy, cost a lot to repair/maintance (repair a house enough to buy another house), need so much...... time to maintance gardens (Dutchman fond of garden work,I dont like it ). No service cost, only paint outside wooden window frame every 5 yrs, more privacy, sleep room at garden side is quiet, may hear sound of fly inside.
Everything about the Netherlands is great. Cos you guys accepted Corbusier and more ! Not that we are not catching up in the UK.... :) Just that working sectors need to revitalise itself a bit.
Coco哥
想請問一下31/3前在英國買樓是免印花稅嗎？
倫敦中心太逼夾，去到 Zone 4/5/6 先至有D 舒適嘅感覺。如果冇特別實際嘅需要，都唔想住倫敦！
Coco哥朋友Vincent and krissy話zone4有好多華人超市呢～
有無同yannes睇過?
都唔係啊 St. John’s wood 啲屋仔幾大個花園
Colindate已經糸Vincent 介紹的zone4 樓盤
There is one thing hkers need to be aware you guys want to buy apartment within over 18m apartment blocks. Make sure the sure you ask about fire safety as there is a new uk legislation around fire safety towards over 18m which also applies to recently built development. This is based on what happened at Grenfell Tower a few years ago, which is the reason for this laws. Ask the agent about whether the building has had an EWS check? Which is a safety check. If not yet when will they carry out the checks. This legislation came out early this year.
Coco哥，第一間向大草地是那一區地段呀？
之前睇過有影片講，如果附近有河邊或者大水道，可能有水浸問題
如在英國打工，靠打工收入應該要有幾錢月薪才有能力租2萬蚊樓？因收入越高扣稅越多。
差唔多係情侣兩人各搵£3000（如果一人搵錢，就要£6000），以前part time過地產一排，credit check 時租金同人工既比例至少要1/3先會批（唔合格既可能要一次過比足半年至一年既租）
小朋友話要走就走，内裹有些異样有問題
Coco哥，where is it? In my opinion, 1st one is better. 唔好住排屋，隔音，夜晚隔離早睡，自己遲睡，怕嘈到人。隔離屋有火，煙火會蔓延
@@Kakumei007 how much for 1st apartment?
第二間的廰向大草地、好光猛，好舒服呀！
個女拉你走即係間屋有古怪，陰氣重，有d唔乾淨嘅野，不住唯妙
係，小朋友「感應」好靈的！
小朋友會睇到d野。。間屋陰陰地，唔建議租呢間。
如果你租响倫敦附近住, 下次由 NY 過來、可以約你見見面、 見見 margert.
我覺得看第二間屋，個露台可以看見一大片草地，好舒服，看多d綠色對Margaret眼睛都好d更靚
藍天綠草，俊朗風度翩翩既地產AA，成個畫面好夢幻下。
Coco哥保重身體健康和加油呀
真心建議：第二間開陽.入住舒服，身心都會健康、愉快
Apartment適合香港人多D，第二間Serenity House 個view對住個大草地好正，向西南，仲睇到 Wembley Stadium
多謝CoCo哥分享,哥哥你好紅,所以去邊到,都有識得,你第一屋,個區的屋環境不錯,👍👍Margaret跑得好開心,睇屋完左之後,問小朋友喜不喜歡,住在這OK,才去决定。
多謝Coco要上次介紹整牙個牙醫 ，真係電檔。
可以再講係邊位牙醫。唔該
@@candyyeung8323 鄧幹耀牙科醫生。九龍彌敦道688號，旺角中心第一期19樓1916室。旺角地鐵站a出口。電話23856881.
謝謝
@@天在看人在做-p4n 他唔係做箍牙？
@@amyamy3430 全科
千五磅那間幾好. 唔太貴, 1個廁所唔洗清潔得咁辛苦. 呢到無賓賓, 所有家務要自己做
佢地好似請埋個工人來英國。
Coco gor , 我哋其實好掛住你㗎
睇完你D片好想即刻飛去探你地😄
Do you have to pay £2000 ( x3 ) every 6 months to renew your Visas ? Good revenue to finance the failing UK economy . Hong Kongers will need to work much harder in UK to cover the Visa fee .
先租Apartment待你們適應環境才住House，若House隔離鄰居有小朋友才會令Margaret喜歡，這House花園完全沒有打理，住House人多才好，有寵物同Margaret住才好。
Don't use waitrose as comparison! - they are always more expensive, other place for the sesame oil. at most £2
唔知而家租屋嘅practice係點，租金係咪包差管(council tax)？十幾年前租過一個one-bedroom apartment, 月租£675，council tax為£150左右(仲要係鎊對港紙@15嘅年代)，由租客負責，council tax相對租金比例比香港的高。
一般租成個單位既係唔會包council tax。由於council既洗費係由council內既人口分擔，所以倫敦或大城市既council tax好多時會比小鎮平，因為人口比輕密集。我london兩房都係£110一個月，朋友住woking兩房要交成£280。
@@keeyip319 原來如此，仲以為council tax 好似差餉咁，以應課稅租值的某個百份比計算。多謝你解答了我的疑團🙏！
十幾年前在Manchester市中心一幢全新樓租了一個高層單位，到租約完結後agent hold住我嘅按金先知有council tax這回事。昨日好奇上網查過，當年租過的小單位council tax已升至£2,1xx一年。
@@ezzysime9726 噢，你其實都岩，council tax 係跟物業值分band, 由A至H，一般細或平既單位都係A或B，物業越貴（大）會比越多council tax ，但呢個係同council下既分佈。唔同council但同係band C有時可以差成個double，所以好多時睇樓會先問左地產間屋咩band，上council查左價錢先租。
@@keeyip319 那個小單位的確係band C。你好熟悉行程，一講council tax 銀碼就知物業屬於那個band。👍
@@ezzysime9726 以前咩都唔識，脫歐後英磅跌到一對十，香港既家人突然福至心靈，集體覺得係投資英國既好時機，媽咪，舅父，亞姨一齊過，我呢個小輩帶住幾位老佛爺周圍睇樓買樓投資，學左唔少。
哈，不過齊上齊落，而家一家仆直了，估唔到脫歐後再來個肺炎，而家樓價低處未算低。😅
最重要治安好. 安全好緊要
開心🥳！
開心真係可以好簡單
第2,3都好靚。
排屋咪搞，咁多功夫要除蟲剪草
Think outside of London like Cambridge. It's super for family life. Both apartments and houses sizes are super.
I agree. They look like they fit Cambridge. Small town, and commutable to London. Some people think it is too far, but it is fine...
I lived in Cambridge in the past and did not like it. The centre was full of expensive shops catering for tourists and nothing for ordinary working people. It was also too small and always packed, with lots of tourists and beggars. The university had a chokehold on the city - if they do not like something, then it simply would not happen. I was looking at moving away when my previous employer made me redundant. I got a new job in the silicon roundabout area of London. At the time, I thought: fast train to Kings Cross and 2 stops on the Northern line to Old Street, can't be that difficult right? Big mistake! In reality, door to door was nearly 2h each way. To add to the fun, trains were constantly delayed and standing room only (unless you get to the station 20 minutes early) and the tube was packed, and missing a fast train means a half hour wait for the next one. To stand a chance of actually being able to squeeze into a tube train, I had to get up at 06:00 to get the fast train at 06:45, arriving at 07:40. In the evenings, I would be lucky to get home by 19:30, assuming no train delays, etc. I finally decided to move after 3 months of this routine 5 days a week, and losing 10kg in weight. I know that trains are even more unreliable now, following the Thameslink project in May 2018. Honestly I cannot recommend Cambridge as a commuting town. There is not even enough housing for those working in the local high tech companies, let alone London commuters!
@@andyyu5957 : Well, to be fair. Most people who lives in Cambridge would get off on any of the stations before it reaches London. Esp those who works in the (financial) City. They take the Liverpool St route, and not the King's Cross one. Nobody uses King's Cross. Seriously. For me, I lived on Hill's Road (CB1) to commute to Great Chesterford. When I am done at work, I go down to London either to the theatre, or to meet my sister for a break, dine, then come back home, even before 9pm. 10 min walk, then I am home.
There are cheaper shops in Cambridge, you just have to know where to go. i.e. Grafton Centre. And then in the middle of the city centres are your decent Sainsbury's or M&S. Big Tesco near Cherry Hinton. A chinese and a separate Korean supermarket on Mill Road. Plus a kind of Turkish/ Middle Eastern supermarket which stocks all the cheaper condiments which you would find in Malaysia... Yeo's etc. Curry paste. Coconut juice. etc etc. Honestly, Cambridge is very liveable. I say this with a comparative angle. (Just like, Western foreign food is more expensive in HK. Cos a lot is imported in. Swings and roundabouts.) You can eat Italian very cheaply in the UK. Have steaks and vegetables, quite easily. And salmon, or fish. Fish is not too pricey in the UK. You need to find a good fishmonger.
On the weekend, the middle town centre is the fruit and veg stalls. The open market. Then you have cheap Fopp. (CD and DVDs). There is a Wetherspoons for cheap meals. A cinema. Buffet places for fixed dining near the cinema. John Lewis' is a bit pricy, but it has your usual bits and bobs which is cheaper. i.e. Buying sewing machine and make your own clothes. lol... Cambridge is the absolute Middle Class lifestyle ! Big Metropolis-esque like HK, it is not. (This place has people leaving their garden's fruits or veg on their front door for passerbys to collect...) This is how country-esque it is. There is also a small farm with a cow there as well. Lol.... Near the riverside.
If you are between 21-30, then yes, you may find it boring, but if you want a job, and a semi-settled life, like 25-40, then I think that this is doable. Cos as you say, it is so small... So, for first time parents to do weekend outing with kids, to drop off in all of the above location, is very feasible ? (10 min from house to school. Can you do that in HK ? Honestly ?) To do a full shop, (Food and DIY, and gadgets, and haircut) by walking within a mile radius is kind of rare in the UK. There are lots of parks for kids. So weekend football, or weekend picnic with friends, and let children run around or play games is quite popular ? Very safe. In the summer, they have country fayes. Housing is an issue in Cambridge, but that is why you need to "know people know people". ;) You can live there for around 4-5 years, work your way up a middle-tier ladder, then leave to another location for managerial or director role already. This is why you have to consider what you are asking of yourself. No point letting a house to tie down your career path, no ?
Europe is already a high-income country, so it is not like the mainland who is trying to build up to that level. It is going through another cycle already. So, this is why people would mobilise a lot more. Live where there is work etc. Or regeneration etc. The thing with HK is that, people do not downgrade. i.e. Sell and reduce overhead costs. This is a common thing in the UK. Change from big house to small house, and move to a more retirement area etc. Away from schools. Then let other families move closer to those schools etc. This is why housing do not have that big boom and big bust like in HK. (Or, at least, it should not...) UK runs along the economic cycle... businesses would literally relocate to make the figures work. So you do not tie yourself to a location, you chase where the business is.
倫敦啲樓真係勁,係其地區供屋既2,3倍.不過香港人鍾意倫敦鍾意apartment. 認同初到埗先租,不過之後買屋抵好多.
coco gor May i know would you look at Dartford area in Kent that is outskirt of London? Apparently, grammar school is quite good over there .
During pandemic time, choosing independent house may be safer than a flat in a apartment building because you don’t share the entry door & elevators by having a door only you will use.. less risky to share virus
好掛住你們，願天父祝福你們找到適合的房屋
你個靚靚老婆，見到第2間屋，開心晒，係個樣話你知呀，高高哥
2萬，用當地份糧計都係一個好高比重，但係性價比係高過香港既 (但全球大份城市都高過香港...)。
賣廣告都好好笑呀！coco哥好有heart😍
過左20萬訂閱啦🤩🤩🤩
07:03 阿爾巴尼亞雙頭鷹！利物浦沙基利！！
第二間新裝修冇得輸，😎英國天氣凍，有個太陽照住，好溫暖感覺，風水都贏曬
叫走真係唔好住，對大草地嗰間最好，同埋安全啲，排屋好多人爆
請問搵邊間地產經紀公司呀？
第一間好正
有兩萬租屋梗係好㗎,有錢去到任何地方都好啦
新介绍會所設施泰吾士河美境區Woolwich . cocogor n Yannas 定like👍👍👍
Hi Coco Gor! With a small family like yours it would be more ideal to buy a house rather than a apartment in my opinion. I think it would be much better for Margerot.
I think they should go to Cambridge, to be honest... cos it is green, plus it is small, and there might be jobs for Coco Gor in tech. He said he left MS. And MS has an office there. I like the Golders Green one. Cos that area, is indeed more family-friendly. Commutable to green parks as well, and more family outing events. Plus the schools are nearby. i.e. Within walking distance, if he looks around and check from house-to-school ratios. Can do without an actual babysitter or part-time nanny. More common for kids to walk to school up North. Not easy in London. So this is why people class those areas as family-friendly. It depends on if the council support more houses like that. Most kids come up North for uni, to have a better work-life balance in the end. Easy and walkable.
租住apartment，一定也要鎖定車位，否則後悔
Heath Parade 那個apartment 也不錯，近圖書館
間apartment個地係石屎定木做? 我以前住過倫敦既apartment都係木做. 行快D都好似拍門咁大聲
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Many best wishes in your new life in the UK.
Coco哥，我都係住係個度20年啦，好多好學校㗎，上返Southgate有24小時大型Asda，屋附近有個大公園，主要是house,apartments就遠小小。
11:25 現代很多年青人（包括西方人）都喜歡高樓大廈。
多謝你的貼士 祝生活愉快
that house is very old style, too congested inside, esp. kitchen. worth only 1,000 pounds
Co Co遲的你就會明白柏文有它的好處，鎮屋也有它好處，買柏文管理费很贵租就無所謂。
可唔可以介紹下萬3,4蚊租到D咩? 冇父幹又冇樓, afford唔到