Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cost of moving in the United Kingdom


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect to Affordability of housing in the United Kingdom. At first glance this certainly looks like a consensus to delete, but the suggestion of a merge target came up after most of the delete !votes, and anyway, redirects are cheap (and harmless). -- RoySmith (talk) 00:58, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Cost of moving in the United Kingdom

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This appears to be WP:SYNTH. While the cost of moving is a thing, this appears to be a synthesis of concerns about Stamp Duty and other things. It was a contested deletion in 2012. and has had issues about whether it was created and edited largely to make points about Stamp Duty.--Samuel J. Howard (talk) 18:10, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Samuel J. Howard (talk) 18:21, 29 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep As stated above, the article was considered for deletion in 2012 and contested. The article remained and since then has been refined by a number of authors. I can see no reason to delete it. I note that the nomination for deletion was made within minutes of me querying the validity of Chris Pig, by the same person who wishes Chris Pig to remain. Tomintoul (talk) 18:49, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Note that Tomintoul is article creator and principal editor. It was tagged for speedy deletion and that speedy was contested, but it has never been to AFD before. I did tag this after seeing him/her comment on Chris Pig, but that was because I was looking at his/her history trying to figure out why that was posted to BLP Notice Board instead of nominated for deletion or worked on. I did some cleanup and referencing on Chris Pig (which I had never before edited), but actually haven't taken a position on whether it should be deleted. --Samuel J. Howard (talk) 19:45, 29 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete . It is a WP:HOWTO move cheaply. Szzuk (talk) 18:52, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Merge. It is a good fit as mentioned below. Szzuk (talk) 17:01, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: To discuss whether exploring the newly proposed merger is worthwhile.  Sandstein  12:23, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NOTHOWTO. --Rubbish computer (Merry Christmas!: ...And a Happy New Year!) 19:07, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete Agree it was created in order for someone to grind an axe about stamp duty costs and I wish I had AFD'd it rather than spent time making it more neutral. I for one, won't miss this article once it is deleted. Philafrenzy (talk) 20:41, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NOTHOWTO. Useful, but not encyclopedic. There might be some content transferrable into the two 'See alsos'. Aspirex (talk) 06:26, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment I am not sure about this one - it can probably be merged into the two see also and Affordability of housing in the United Kingdom Absolutelypuremilk (talk) 10:07, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment It would sit well within Affordability of housing in the United KingdomTomintoul (talk) 13:52, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   12:23, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Merged. I have merged the appropriate information. Szzuk (talk) 14:41, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment I don't think that's really a merge, it's just the SDLT element that's been added in. Narrative is required explained that a key factor in deteriorating affordability are the huge costs associated with purchase. Tomintoul (talk) 19:37, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment. I think that the 'cost of moving' article content should not be merged in its entirety because it would be moving a WP:HOWTO into the new article. My WP experience is with AFD's and my intention was to prepare this AFD for closure. Szzuk (talk) 22:36, 6 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Affordability of housing in the United Kingdom. Some content from this article has already been merged there (by another user). North America1000 03:31, 7 January 2016 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.