Moderators Carlos Posted February 13, 2019 Moderators Share Posted February 13, 2019 Bolton isn't booming. End of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySanchez Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Except Horwich of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter fatolive Posted February 13, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted February 13, 2019 This looks good, but, lost count of the number of “ artist impressions” I’ve seen over the years. https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/17427510.revealed-45m-plans-for-20-storey-tower-to-transform-boltons-skyline/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 8 hours ago, DirtySanchez said: Except Horwich of course H is due to get a bottle bar/craft ale pub on Chorley New Road. To quote some councillor in the evening news a few years back it's 'the new didsbury'. I'm goin Vegan and growing a beard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted February 14, 2019 Members Share Posted February 14, 2019 2 hours ago, stevieb said: I'm goin Vegan and growing a beard. Fuck me! Not In Crawley 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyldesley_white Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 18 hours ago, fatolive said: This looks good, but, lost count of the number of “ artist impressions” I’ve seen over the years. https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/17427510.revealed-45m-plans-for-20-storey-tower-to-transform-boltons-skyline/ 45 M seems cheap for a 20 storey building Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 41 minutes ago, tyldesley_white said: 45 M seems cheap for a 20 storey building It's a pile of shipping containers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Horwich Posted February 20, 2019 Moderators Share Posted February 20, 2019 Just seen the plans for some new appartmenyd near bank street. why would anyone want to live near Bolton town centre? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted February 20, 2019 Members Share Posted February 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, Horwich said: Just seen the plans for some new appartmenyd near bank street. why would anyone want to live near Bolton town centre? Why would anyone want to live in an appartmenyd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royal white Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Cost and location? Easy links into Manchester (when the trains and trams get sorted) Probably the only reason I can think of, unless they’re gambling/pastie shop addicts who like to dress in second hand clothes, if thats the case then there’s no where more appealing than town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted February 20, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted February 20, 2019 If the area is done up well over time, it could well be quite an attractive place to live. Got to start somewhere, and do it right and it could provide a boost to the town centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted February 20, 2019 Members Share Posted February 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: If the area is done up well over time, it could well be quite an attractive place to live. Got to start somewhere, and do it right and it could provide a boost to the town centre. The lad speaks sense. Perth city centre was a ghost town ten years ago. Since they decided to encourage city centre living, bars, restaurants, convenience stores etc. have popped up all over the place. Used to be almost deserted with a few sparsely populated and grubby pubs open (owt decent was more aimed at the CBD workers at lunch times). Huge selection now including one of my favourites, The Spaniard https://www.thespaniard.com.au/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 15 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: If the area is done up well over time, it could well be quite an attractive place to live. Got to start somewhere, and do it right and it could provide a boost to the town centre. With the Church Warf development at the other end of Bradshawgate it needs something doing to the rest of it to perk it up. The big investment jobs are hard to get once they are in the smaller places in between soon pick up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted February 20, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted February 20, 2019 A lot of these new apartments are sold on a shared ownership deal. Half belongs to a housing association and half self-owned. Mate of mine had one of the ones at the old Lido cinema overlooking the Balmoral junction. Once he got married and had kids he needed to sell up and buy a house. That's when his problems started. He knew what he needed from his 50% of the sale to be put forwards into the next property. Unfortunately, the housing assoc. wouldn't let him sell. they wanted to maximise their profit and sell for more than the market value. They pretty much had him by the bollocks as they made his half unsellable.Eventually, he found a way around their stubbornness but he lost a couple of potential houses on the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamiwhite Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 10 hours ago, MickyD said: A lot of these new apartments are sold on a shared ownership deal. Half belongs to a housing association and half self-owned. Mate of mine had one of the ones at the old Lido cinema overlooking the Balmoral junction. Once he got married and had kids he needed to sell up and buy a house. That's when his problems started. He knew what he needed from his 50% of the sale to be put forwards into the next property. Unfortunately, the housing assoc. wouldn't let him sell. they wanted to maximise their profit and sell for more than the market value. They pretty much had him by the bollocks as they made his half unsellable.Eventually, he found a way around their stubbornness but he lost a couple of potential houses on the way. Isn’t one on the market there for £20k ? Sound investment to rent out to the students,etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjayoghani Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I bought shared ownership, I became eligible to buy the remainder after 1 year. Had to get a valuation done. Piece of piss. In effect that sale above had 2 vendors and is not ideal. For that reason alone, worth buying the remainder if you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Horwich Posted February 21, 2019 Moderators Share Posted February 21, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47307865 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted February 21, 2019 Moderators Share Posted February 21, 2019 On 20/02/2019 at 08:40, MickyD said: A lot of these new apartments are sold on a shared ownership deal. Half belongs to a housing association and half self-owned. Mate of mine had one of the ones at the old Lido cinema overlooking the Balmoral junction. Once he got married and had kids he needed to sell up and buy a house. That's when his problems started. He knew what he needed from his 50% of the sale to be put forwards into the next property. Unfortunately, the housing assoc. wouldn't let him sell. they wanted to maximise their profit and sell for more than the market value. They pretty much had him by the bollocks as they made his half unsellable.Eventually, he found a way around their stubbornness but he lost a couple of potential houses on the way. I suppose it depends on what he was trying to sell for and how soon it was after he'd originally bought the property how did he get round it in the end? the housing association do shared ownership to help people get on the market, and generally want to sell their share asap and get it off their books and have a tick in the box of another person fully on the housing ladder - never known them not to take market value (everyone in my block was shared ownership and either sold as shared ownership, or bought out the other share) it's generally a good way to get on the ladder (so long as you buy as much of it as you can), but seen some in london where you only get to buy 10% and pay rent on 90% - mental Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted February 21, 2019 Moderators Share Posted February 21, 2019 Those apartments in Bolton, with the gym and cinema. Roflcopter. They'll be bought by greedy cunts and rented out to dossers, thus rendered worthless like Marsden House. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deane koontz Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 24 minutes ago, Carlos said: Those apartments in Bolton, with the gym and cinema. Roflcopter. They'll be bought by greedy cunts and rented out to dossers, thus rendered worthless like Marsden House. Pretty much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc505 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Baltic Cellar has gone in Vaults, they're blaming high rent, a dead building and poor management. Really doesn't bode well for the Vaults as a whole that, I'd be really sad to see it die a death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjhb Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Perhaps, but it is the third time they've had to move/packed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted April 25, 2019 Moderators Share Posted April 25, 2019 I like it, but haven't been in for 18 months I guess that's the problem I do find it eerily quiet at night Shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted May 20, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 20, 2019 See in the BN a 12 year old shot in the leg in town centre. An air rifle apparently, but ridiculous nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Saw that in the MEN. Dear oh dear that’s just horrendous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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