Bus drivers in Greater Manchester have been stripping off to produce not one but two cheeky calendars for 2024.
04.01.2024 - 06:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A road in Greater Manchester has been named as one of the 'best streets to live on' in Britain. Exclusive research from the Telegraph found 50 sought-after addresses where househunters desire to live, each of which unsurprisingly come with hefty price tags.
Houses on each of these high in-demand roads hold their value even when property prices are falling, according to experts, who say that most homes on these streets are sold privately without the need to be listed on the market on the likes of Rightmove.
“These homes don’t go anywhere near Rightmove. Our clients specify the house, I approach the owners discretely and they ask for a laughable price," says Bramwell, boss of The Buying Solution, told the Telegraph, "This why NDAs [non-disclosure agreements] are becoming more commonplace – the purchaser does not want to be known as the person who paid the record amount on the street."
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For some, buying the worst house on the best street is the only way in. "It’s still a shrewd move. You can gain access to a desirable area packed with the characteristics and amenities that keep buyers coming back (and prices going up) but you can upgrade the home over time," says Chris Druce, research director at Knight Frank.
The study by the Telegraph took the top slice of the deprivation index to identify the best places to live by region - based on crime levels, employment opportunities, quality of the public realm and proximity to schools and transport, before honing in on the highest value LSOAs.
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Bus drivers in Greater Manchester have been stripping off to produce not one but two cheeky calendars for 2024.
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