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Removing fireplace - house value

Will removing the gas fireplace in the living room of a 4 bed modern detached house have any impact on value of the house when we eventually decide to sell it? Would many people be put off by the fact that the house doesn't have a fireplace?

I'm not British, people in the country where I come from don't have fireplaces in their homes and I don't se the point in them - especially in houses with fairly small rooms.

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  • Nosht
    Nosht Posts: 744 Forumite
    It's probably the first remark that viewers will make.
    Yes, people like a fireplace whether or not they use it.

    Regards,

    N. ;)
    Never be afraid to take a profit. ;)
    Keep breathing. :eek:
    Just because I am surrounded by FOOLS does not make me wise. :j
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Can you be specific, are you talking about removing a gas fire? a fireplace? a whole chimney breast?
  • jay7_2
    jay7_2 Posts: 91 Forumite
    There were about 5 replies to this thread earlier this morning - I wonder why they disappeared???

    Anyway, there is no chimney breast, just a flat wall with fireplace surround and ugly gas fire thingy with rocks that look like coal - sorry I'm not familiar with the terminology.
  • jay7_2
    jay7_2 Posts: 91 Forumite
    I see the original thread is here:
    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2286113

    I swear I didn't start the thread twice!
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