In message , Jonn Elledge
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"Ian Jelf" wrote in message
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I know that I occupy a rather odd position on this newsgroup, living 130
miles from London but working there a lot but the situation really does
seem to suit me. There *are* places where I could live in London,
given the financial means but Hampstead isn't one of them. (The City
or Bankside certainly are, as are some riverside properties between Kew
and Hampton Court or one of those fabulous 1930s mansions just north of
Stanmore Station.)

Flats in Borough and Bankside are pretty cheap as central London goes,
But not when trading up from a three bedroom semi with largish garden
here in the West Midlands. :-)
--
Ian Jelf, MITG, Birmingham, UK
Registered "Blue Badge" Tourist Guide for
London & the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk