Your 'must not have' list for a house
Discussion
J1JPE said:
Would you buy near to an Army base?
Pros
- ready sales / rental market from relocating forces families
- security patrols around the perimeter
- occasional visits from awesome helicopter troop carriers
- annual community open day
- phone number published online so you can call the CO with any questions
Cons
- they like shooting practice once or twice a week inc Saturday mornings
- Some schools get lower ratings due to transient pupils
50/50
- some 'interesting' characters in the local pub, supermarket
Personally, no. Only because of your second 'con', though. I was an army brat, with the emphasis on the 'brat'. It's a difficult place to be, I'd suggest.Pros
- ready sales / rental market from relocating forces families
- security patrols around the perimeter
- occasional visits from awesome helicopter troop carriers
- annual community open day
- phone number published online so you can call the CO with any questions
Cons
- they like shooting practice once or twice a week inc Saturday mornings
- Some schools get lower ratings due to transient pupils
50/50
- some 'interesting' characters in the local pub, supermarket
That said, if the house is really cheap, it may be worth it!
Busa mav said:
Never buy with a shared drive / access.
Looking at a house now and the only major concern for me is the share drive. Starts single road width then opens up into a wide space in front of the two houses.
Each house can easily park 4 cars in front of it with each having unobstructed access to the road - seen it like this as I drove past the other night.
Problem is the drive needs resurfacing but I don't think the neighbours would be interested - their house needs a lot of TLC.
Otherwise the house is spot on....I'm thinking that i might be prepared to pay to have more than my share of the drive resurfaced just to get my bit done...am i insane?
arfur sleep said:
Otherwise the house is spot on....I'm thinking that i might be prepared to pay to have more than my share of the drive resurfaced just to get my bit done...am i insane?
moe than insane, move along.It WILL be a problem , people just take the pi$$ when it comes to "just blocking the drive for a few moments".
I moved house 5 years ago, the shared drive and early morning plane noise over Wokingham were the 2 main reasons.
Oh and the constant traffic jams in the town.
Following the pain of moving from house number 1 to house number 2, where people in the houses we had offers (yes twice) accepted decided not to move after all, our must have became :
1) Owner must be either Dead, or no longer living there. (i.e a repossession, a massive lottery win or moved in with new partner)
which added to the others
2) No more than a mile from the in laws, but no less than half a mile
3) Smallest bedroom, bigger than 6'6'' x 7'2'
4) Space for a garage.
5) Height for Loft Conversion
Everything else was acceptable if the price was acceptable.
Unfortunately I should have added
6) No shared drive
7) Space for a barn sized garage.
and for the wife
8) a Kitchen bigger than 8 x 6 (a lot bigger)
because we bought a house with a single garage which is next to next doors single garage and approached via a single shared drive.
There IS space for a tripple garage, but then there would be NO rear garden. There is space for a kitchen extension, but that would use the remaining 8 foot of garden before my massive garage which I'm not allowed and wouldn't get planning for.
1) Owner must be either Dead, or no longer living there. (i.e a repossession, a massive lottery win or moved in with new partner)
which added to the others
2) No more than a mile from the in laws, but no less than half a mile
3) Smallest bedroom, bigger than 6'6'' x 7'2'
4) Space for a garage.
5) Height for Loft Conversion
Everything else was acceptable if the price was acceptable.
Unfortunately I should have added
6) No shared drive
7) Space for a barn sized garage.
and for the wife
8) a Kitchen bigger than 8 x 6 (a lot bigger)
because we bought a house with a single garage which is next to next doors single garage and approached via a single shared drive.
There IS space for a tripple garage, but then there would be NO rear garden. There is space for a kitchen extension, but that would use the remaining 8 foot of garden before my massive garage which I'm not allowed and wouldn't get planning for.
TTmonkey said:
My list, based on current house:
Long narrow drive way to garage - car shuffle boring
Downstairs bathroom - not a problem for me but potential sticking problem with resale
Huge garden - sick to death of maintenance
No front garden, opens direct onto road
on main road - again resale problem, and lack of 'neighbourliness'....
Listed building - puts buyers off. Not a major issue to live with bu people scare easily.
Thatched - people think they spontaneously combust every few years - they dont.
Its a lovely house, but I dont think I'll ever be able to sell....
Are you planning on selling? I would like some of those points and could live with the others.Long narrow drive way to garage - car shuffle boring
Downstairs bathroom - not a problem for me but potential sticking problem with resale
Huge garden - sick to death of maintenance
No front garden, opens direct onto road
on main road - again resale problem, and lack of 'neighbourliness'....
Listed building - puts buyers off. Not a major issue to live with bu people scare easily.
Thatched - people think they spontaneously combust every few years - they dont.
Its a lovely house, but I dont think I'll ever be able to sell....
Must not have neighbours above or below, ie not a flat.
Be on any sort of 'estate' be it council or new build.
Be on a flood plain.
Be more than a mile from a train station, this is planning ahead, rail commuting is on the rise, no matter how bad it might seem, it is the only thing moving in rush hour.
Oil heating, bloody expensive.
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