Guest idol_wild Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Hello.I have a room to rent in my flat on Schoolhill.The room is a good size and is furnished with a single bed, a wardrobe, chest of drawers and a bedside cabinet. The flat itself contains all mod-cons, has a newish kitchen and an elegant bathroom. The living room is sizable and my intention is to get Sky installed (work in progress).The block of buildings also features a lovely enclosed garden to the rear (a city centre garden!).I would prefer mature professionals but will consider students. Messy and untidy people need not apply.375 pcm, due on the 1st of each month + one month as a deposit. This excludes the price of bills and council tax.The room will be available from the 1st November.So if you know of anyone, throw me a PM and I'll dish out my contact details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanette Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Is that what flats are costing in Aberdeen these days?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Is that what flats are costing in Aberdeen these days?!?!By and large, yeah. I think it's about average.Aberdeen is very pricey to live in these days. Makes me wonder why the fuck I am still here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanette Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Eeek. That's a lot!Yeah, Aberdeen does appear to be more pricey that I thought and I lived there for 4 years. Could be worse... I believe Edinburgh is more horrendous!Good luck finding a flatmate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Eeek. That's a lot!Yeah, Aberdeen does appear to be more pricey that I thought and I lived there for 4 years. Could be worse... I believe Edinburgh is more horrendous!Good luck finding a flatmate! Everyone I know in Edinburgh pays much less than I do for bigger spaces...Glasgow isn't too expensive either. But there's a reason for that: Glasgow is rubbish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Glasgow is about 500 times better than Edinburgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 I may know someone interested, but they wouldn't be free to move in until the beginning of December. It would also probably be relatively short-term... say until March? Would that pose problems?[EDIT= Mong grammar.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 I may know someone interested, but they wouldn't be free to move in until the beginning of December. It would also probably be relatively short-term... say until March? Would that pose problems?[EDIT= Mong grammar.]Cheers for that, but I'd want someone to commit to longer than, just to save having to refind someone as soon as March really. I have the lease for a year so it makes sense to sublet it for that length too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 No worries. If you're still having trouble in a month or two, and change your mind, then let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanette Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Glasgow isn't too expensive either. But there's a reason for that: Glasgow is rubbish Glasgow isn't rubbish!! And it's pretty cheap actually. My flat is 525 pcm for two of us. Two double bedrooms, a big living room and the council tax is peanuts compared to Aberdeen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooms Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 agreed.aberdeen is WAAAY expensive.outside of the London and the South East it has some of the most expensive living in the UK. And yeah that rent looks about right. ESPECIALLY as it includes council tax and bills i'd say it was borderline cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 agreed.aberdeen is WAAAY expensive.outside of the London and the South East it has some of the most expensive living in the UK. And yeah that rent looks about right. ESPECIALLY as it includes council tax and bills i'd say it was borderline cheap.Errr, it says that it excludes bills/council tax etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 not to take the thread further off-topic, but does anyone know why Aberdeen is so expensive, exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 not to take the thread further off-topic, but does anyone know why Aberdeen is so expensive, exactly?Because there are a lot of well off people happy to spend ridiculous amounts of money on property thus driving the prices up for the rest of us. Cunts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Because there are a lot of well off people happy to spend ridiculous amounts of money on property thus driving the prices up for the rest of us. Cunts.You commie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 You commie!Hahaha That's the first time i've ever been called a Communist. I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Yeah but why is Aberdeen particularly bad? As people have said it's one of the most expensive places in the UK, certainly Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Yeah but why is Aberdeen particularly bad? As people have said it's one of the most expensive places in the UK, certainly Scotland.Are you aware of the oil industry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Are you aware of the oil industry?Why exactly does the oil industry drive up rents/house prices to the point where they're more expensive than say Edinburgh and Glasgow? Considering that Aberdeen is a tiny provincial shithole 8-) Serious question, sorry if it seems totally clueless; do feel free to explain I did once read a theory that temporary oil workers were responsible for the high rents, dunno if there was anything in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Why exactly does the oil industry drive up rents/house prices to the point where they're more expensive than say Edinburgh and Glasgow? Considering that Aberdeen is a tiny provincial shithole 8-) Serious question, sorry if it seems totally clueless; do feel free to explain I did once read a theory that temporary oil workers were responsible for the high rents, dunno if there was anything in that.Eh........Oil Industry....lots of money.....into local economy....house prices go up...There is a shortage of places for rent....students from two universities and oil industry workers...means....more demand than supply....prices go up....Maybe if you think Aberdeen is a tiny provincial shithole you should either move or try and improve it?MORE OR IMPROVE MOVE OR IMPROVE MOVE OR IMPROVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Eh........Maybe if you think Aberdeen is a tiny provincial shithole you should either move or try and improve it?There's nothing worse than people from Aberdeen moaning about how shit it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Why exactly does the oil industry drive up rents/house prices to the point where they're more expensive than say Edinburgh and Glasgow?Supply and demand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia*heads off Cloud at the pass* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 I was just being facetious (let's try this smiley instead: ). I just find it surprising that it's more expensive than the capital and a city a few times it's size (with more than two universities) and surely not everyone is getting rich off the back of the oil industry. As it happens, I'm not from Aberdeen and I have just moved away. I'm just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Supply and demand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia*heads off Cloud at the pass*Yes, as I said, I'm just surprised the demand is so high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Well the only flats that get built are executive flats, so if you couple a lack of affordable housing and a city with high employment, high student numbers and lots of young professionals that means flat prices go through the roof. Or supply (i.e. there's hardly any available flats) and demand (fuckloads of people want a flat) as everyone else has said. It's not that complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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