The price of new quality furniture has also gone down a lot IMO. I bought a solid oak 8 people dinning table recently, beautifully made for £800 -- It's likely

The price of new quality furniture has also gone down a lot IMO. I bought a solid oak 8 people dinning table recently, beautifully made for £800 -- It's likely to have been made in China etc, but it is very well made, and will last a long time; it's also of a 'modern' style and not the 'brown/mahogany' you would get with an antique. Of course there are ranges that are very very expensive, but not all are.