How many people actually need to move

gooner63_2

How many of you actually need to move...and if so, why ...is it because of....job...location....schools ....space.....or just trying to make a few quid.....:o

MegaMiniMouse

gooner63 wrote: »

How many of you actually need to move...and if so, why ...is it because of....job...location....schools ....space.....or just trying to make a few quid.....:o

Make a few quid? When did that last happen?

You make a very good point!

The property market has changed much faster than people's attitudes

In times when you are unlikely to get more than a handful of viewings in a period of many months, why do people continue to refer to a property's 'value', and feel hard done by when they don't have a queue of people waiting to hand over the dosh?

MMM

Jimmy_31

Hopefully anybody who doesnt really need to move at the moment will not buy a home yet, clearly the market is falling and could possibly experience a large crash just like in ireland so the longer (those who can) peole hold off buying the better chance we all have in buying a home at a reasonable price.

rilou81

Me I do!!! I need to move!!

So much so our house has today gone up to let! We are re-locating for work, the husband has already moved back in Feb so its urgent now. IF we didn't need to move we would 100% not have been trying to sell!

hazyjo

Me too! Although others would disagree. Bought my house on my own. I'm a hoarder. Met hubby - another hoarder who had a flat with a garage. We have tonnes of books between us and are currently trying to fit the contents of a garage under my stairs (we had to clear it out today - OMG what a horrible job). We have tonnes of stuff in a storage unit too. We just can't both fit in this house and it's no longer practical for the two of us - one open space downstairs which doesn't suit us at all.

We're in a position now to double up on what I had on my own, so are going for it... will get a 'forever house' (hate that, but it's never felt so apt lol) - well, at least until we're old(er) and grey(er) and can't manage the stairs.

Now can't bear the thought of staying here forever... I've loved this house and feel extremely lucky to have owned it, but am soooooo looking forward to moving (on Thursday!).

Jx

JQ.

We looked at moving last year. Purely to get a bigger house as we've got 2 kids. Having looked around our local area, nothing really grabbed our attention and it looked like it was going to cost an extra £100k just to get 1 extra bedroom and move from a semi to detached. So we're doing the MSE thing and extending our current house, which will cost us significantly less and will actually add value to the house more than the cost of the works.

Jimmy_31

JQ. wrote: »

We looked at moving last year. Purely to get a bigger house as we've got 2 kids. Having looked around our local area, nothing really grabbed our attention and it looked like it was going to cost an extra £100k just to get 1 extra bedroom and move from a semi to detached. So we're doing the MSE thing and extending our current house, which will cost us significantly less and will actually add value to the house more than the cost of the works.

A very sensible thing to do considering the state of the housing market over the last few years. at least when you come to sell your property the person buying it will know that the extra money it will cost to buy your home is money well spent due to it being extended and actually justifying the higher price tag.

Ive been keeping my eye on the market for the last 18 months due to wanting to purchase my first home and at times am completely baffled when two houses in the same street can have the same price tag but one of the houses is obviously a lot less value for money due to not having an extension.

I can see me having some fun times with sellers once im able to start making offers:rotfl:

Jonesya

Jimmy_31 wrote: »

... am completely baffled when two houses in the same street can have the same price tag but one of the houses is obviously a lot less value for money due to not having an extension.

But if you are extending then I think it's worth doing a proper job and making the effort to get the brick work to match. I've seen a couple of houses that would be great but for some bad decisions during the extension that would now cost a lot to fix.

Jimmy_31

Jonesya wrote: »

But if you are extending then I think it's worth doing a proper job and making the effort to get the brick work to match. I've seen a couple of houses that would be great but for some bad decisions during the extension that would now cost a lot to fix.

Yes ive come across plenty of houses that fit that description, its understandable that some types of brick are not available anymore or the mismatch is due to weathering but some of the houses ive seen have had terrible extensions put on them (even seen some with different coloured upvc windows to that of the house itself) and if i chose that kind of property to purchase id be looking for a larger than normal discount to enable me to correct the work done.

JQ.

The extensions that truly put us off are the 2 storey side extensions with a flat roof, attached to a house with a pitched tiled roof. They just look terrible and give the impression corners have been cut.

John_Pierpoint

JQ. wrote: »

The extensions that truly put us off are the 2 storey side extensions with a flat roof, attached to a house with a pitched tiled roof. They just look terrible and give the impression corners have been cut.

That could have been caused by the planning system.
Most houses when built, or in 1947 if earlier, automatically have a "permitted development right", typically to add an extra 10 or 15% of habitable space (these rules have recently changed), without the hassles and costs and delays of asking for planning permission. However the "wasted" space inside the loft of a pitched roof extension counts in calculating the (say) 15%.
In some areas the local council have a tendency to say "NO" and are left grinding their teeth when the house owner exercises his right to build the "permitted development right" changes, so the basic rules have now been changed to the home owner can extend out the back into the garden, single story, by 3 or 4 meters AND go up into an existing loft. So there will be fewer flat roofed side extensions in the future.