link detached - if the adjoining garage is converted, is it still a link detached?

cer80

I am looking at buying a link detached house. It currently has the neighbour's adjoining garage to the left of it (attached to my house's living room) and then their house is at the end of the row. I wanted to know whether, if the adjoining garage was converted into a room, would my house still be a link detached and would this affect the future sale and value of my house?

Thanks
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G_M

What's the ex-garage attached to ? Another garage or the next house? If a house, then the two houses are 'attached' (well, semi-detached).

London_Town

I'd avoid a link detached house if I possibly could. This description is often of a detached house, linked only by the garages. They can be quite common on estates from the 1990's in particular, before 3 storey houses became more common.

However, while it may appear to be a cheap way to get a "detached" house there is the constant risk that your neighbour will convert their garage, making your house semi detached and yes, reducing its value accordingly.

There was a thread about this a while back and someone gave a horror story of how their neighbour converted their linked garage into a playroom for the children. The poster said there was insufficient sound proofing and it sounded like next doors kids were in the room with you.

If these risks don't bother you, that's fine as we're all different when it comes to these things. However, to alot of potential buyers, your house would be less attractive if your neighbour had converted the garage that connected you into a room. Therefore, it would probably attract lower offers because of this.

Running_Horse

You might want to read this:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1841499&highlight=link+detached

Fortheloveofmoney

I'm not sure about affecting the value of your house but I wanted to tell about my experience of a link detached house I used to own.

Our link detached house was only linked by next door's garage which was against our living & dining room walls. When we moved in, our next door neighbour used their garage as storage and for parking their car. When they moved out the new neighbour moved in and that's when the trouble started.

The new neighbour was a kick boxer and turned the garage into his home gym complete with a body bag. He used to punch and kick the body bag in the evenings everyday for around 2 hours and on weekends for about 4 hours. Our walls literally used to shake and the noise was unbearable. Due to this, I would never EVER buy a house linked by a garage again. It turned our lovely home into a living nightmare!!

cer80

Thanks for all of your messages - it definitely gives me something to think about

GDB2222

Basically, it's not detached at all, is it? Link-detached is marketing spin for terraced.

LandyAndy

GDB2222 wrote: »

Basically, it's not detached at all, is it? Link-detached is marketing spin for terraced.

:rotfl::rotfl:

Richard_Webster

Builders built "link-detached":

1. To reduce their costs;
2. To make people think they were getting a "detached" house for less than a real Detached house when really it is a terrace and they were charging a lot more than "terrace" prices; and
3. To make it difficult for people to find comparables nearby of similar slightly older properties, so they could then justify a price hike and people would happily pay the extra for the sake of the fancy description.

Sammy85_2

Nevermind if your neighbour converts the garage. What if he's a petrol head or a DIY enthusiast? All you'll hear from your living room is revving engines and hammering noises!

TrickyDicky

GDB2222 wrote: »

Basically, it's not detached at all, is it? Link-detached is marketing spin for terraced.

Yup, link detatched houses come up on houseprices.co.uk as terrace