Would you buy this?

epoman

ABN wrote:

New build ... builder moving abroad.

Hmmz what happens about the guarantee should the house start falling apart in a year or so?

Would the NSBC guarantee not cover this?

lynzpower

No, take surveyors advice

is the builder NHBC registered??

pawpurrs

Yes at between £310-£320k

I think if you think its worth 350k then others will too. You say that the devloper is not from the area, that makes a huge difference, and a valuation is only an opinion after all. You know the area and if you think its worth 350k, you like the house and can get it for much less than this ie 310k, I would personally go for it!
There will allways be someone else that likes the house.
I live in a period property that is not as easy to sell perhaps as a modern box in a cul de sac, but would i change that just so that it may be easier to sell, no, you have to like where you live.
HTHxxxxxxxxxx

epoman

lynzpower wrote:

With respect, I dont think any Moneysavingexpert is ever going to believe its a good idea to pay over the odds.

Yeah, you're probably right. I just thought that a £10k premium could be justified on the basis that I would be getting all new white goods, kitchen, carpets etc and because I think the house is worth more. It's less than 3.5% of the overall value so it should catch up within a year with current HPI.

epoman

lynzpower wrote:

is the builder NHBC registered??

It does come with a guarantee, but I better get my conveyancer to check the position. thanks.

dougk_2

pawpurrs wrote:

I live in a period property that is not as easy to sell perhaps as a modern box in a cul de sac, but would i change that just so that it may be easier to sell, no, you have to like where you live.
HTHxxxxxxxxxx

Well I would be more likely to buy your house than a modern one in a cul-de-sac. Modern houses and cul-de-sacs do not impress me and I am sure I am not alone. I want a house that looks like a house not a box and not the same as every other house crammed in a small area with no garden and in the middle of an "Estate" ( I class all large scale, eg 25 houses+ developments as estates)

epoman

This one in not on an estate thankfully. Vendor bought a small bungalow, knocked it down and built this house on the land.

epoman

Just been given a deadline of today to decide!

silvercar

Yes at between £310-£320k

It is possible to turn houses round internally so that the front door is at the front.

You like it, do you have quirky tastes or do you think others will like it when you come to sell?

whambamboo

epoman wrote:

Just been given a deadline of today to decide!

Ignore it.

What are they going to do if you don't?

It's just a tactic by a desperate seller who wants the cash.