Advice on this property please!!

cherry76

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-21498943.html?locationIdentifier=STATION^4289&minPrice=270000&maxPrice=400000&radius=1.0&includeSSTC=true&_includeSSTC=on&pageNumber=8&backToListURL=%2Fproperty-for-sale%2Ffind.html%3FlocationIdentifier%3DSTATION%255E4289%26minPrice%3D270000%26maxPrice%3D400000%26radius%3D1.0%26includeSSTC%3Dtrue%26_includeSSTC%3Don%26index%3D70

I quite like the location of this property. The problem is, it is a 2 beds semi and I am looking for a 3 beds. Also there is an ensuite with the main room which is a problem as there is no family bathroom. Please can somebody give me some advice whether it might be possible to covert the loft into a bedroom and a family bathroom? Will welcome asny suggestion as to add extra room and a main bathroom. Will that be worth doing or should I look elsewhere? Thanks

Pssst

Strange..it looks like quite a substantial property and yet no main bathroom?

How is it for price? Is it cheap/average or expensive?

If its cheap or can be made cheaper,you really need to see if modifying it is feasible and not too costly.

My initial reaction is to leave it and look elsewhere.

cherry76

I do not think it is cheap for a 2 beds, but it is in Harrow!! I have been looking for sometime now and am getting desperate, it is the location that appeals to me.

Doozergirl

There are roof lights next door which indicates that they've done it already.

And if you haven't noticed there is a whapping great space next to the house for a side extension! You can grow into that house. It's the sort of thing I'd buy as it has 'potential' and afeature that is going to put other people off.

The two bedrooms look large enough to take a slice off for a corridor down to turn the ensuite into a main bathroom for the moment - not as if it isn't big enough to be a main bathroom!

cattie

There's not much point in settling for something that needs a lot of work, hassle & money to make it just what you need for your family.

Ok, so it may take a little longer, but something more suited to your needs will turn up. All you need to do it wait & keep looking.

If you buy a 3 bed, which is what you say you're looking for really, you'll always have the option to extend it to 4 beds with a loft conversion should you need a larger property in the future.

If I were you I'd sit tight for now.

socrates

It all depends on your budget and ability to live with major works being done. Plus location, schools etc etc.

The above 2 posts give the best arguments for both sides...

The_Plush_Doormat

On the same website they have this 3 bedroom house. £15k more, but it has the required amount of bedrooms, and you wouldn't have to faff about with a loft extension. I must admit, I do like the house that you have picked, but it depends on your circumstances. Do you want to move in and take it easy for a few years, or do you want to start extending to get your required 3rd bedroom, living in a perpetual building site for a while.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-12270435.html?locationIdentifier=STATION%5E4289&minBedrooms=2&maxBedrooms=3&minPrice=250000&maxPrice=325000&displayPropertyType=houses&radius=1.0&oldDisplayPropertyType=houses&pageNumber=1&backToListURL=%2Fproperty-for-sale%2Ffind.html%3FlocationIdentifier%3DSTATION%255E4289%26minBedrooms%3D2%26maxBedrooms%3D3%26minPrice%3D250000%26maxPrice%3D325000%26displayPropertyType%3Dhouses%26radius%3D1.0%26oldDisplayPropertyType%3Dhouses

zone

It maybe possible to convert the loft into another bedroom but will depend on the headroom in there and if planning permission is granted. But as mentioned, if next door has done it already, chances are it would be granted. The work might cost a fair bit though, maybe £15-25k depending on the spec. The space to the side could be a huge bonus if you wanted to extend in future. Although the property does seem way overpriced for a 2 bed semi.

socrates

zone wrote: »

It maybe possible to convert the loft into another bedroom but will depend on the headroom in there and if planning permission is granted. But as mentioned, if next door has done it already, chances are it would be granted. The work might cost a fair bit though, maybe £15-25k depending on the spec. The space to the side could be a huge bonus if you wanted to extend in future. Although the property does seem way overpriced for a 2 bed semi.

I would imagine they are factoring in the potential of the 'side' extension which could increase the total space by 25% or so

Georgie4

cherry76 wrote: »

I do not think it is cheap for a 2 beds, but it is in Harrow!! I have been looking for sometime now and am getting desperate, it is the location that appeals to me.

You need to take a step back if you feel you are getting desperate as you will end up buying something you will later regret. You need to think about how much on top it will cost to do all the work involved on top of the asking price which you think is quite high to start with

PasturesNew

It's a shame there's no details of sizes and no layout plan ... estate agents are very lazy sometimes.

If you know the layout/sizes it might be possible to slip a bathroom in somewhere.