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Character or size. Whats more important?

Queen_of_the_Hive
Queen_of_the_Hive Posts: 1,239 Forumite
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Dilema - size or character

Character = 2 bed & smaller garden
Size but 1930's style = 3 decent size bedroom & garden

Confused!
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  • lucylucky
    lucylucky Posts: 4,908 Forumite
    Which is more important to you?

    Character is great but you can't sleep in the non existent bedroom
  • Amanita_2
    Amanita_2 Posts: 1,299 Forumite
    I'd say neither - keep looking.
  • SG27
    SG27 Posts: 2,773 Forumite
    We looked at a few character places but from what I can tell there are two many issues with them compared to new properties. Is it listed? If is it can cost a fortune to do essential repairs. What are the running costs? Older houses have little or no insulation and can be very costly to heat. (most we looked had no central heating or gas) and as you say they cost more for less space. How can you realistically stay if it's small? We can get 3 bed and a massive garden for less than a two be character cottage we liked. After considering it the more modern properties win every time for us.
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    It's not how many bedrooms there are that matter, it's how you use them.
  • missile
    missile Posts: 11,812 Forumite
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    G_M wrote: »
    It's not how many bedrooms there are that matter, it's how you use them.

    Hold on there big boy, too much information :rotfl:
    "A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    What do you mean by "character"?
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • missile
    missile Posts: 11,812 Forumite
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    clarissa62 wrote: »
    Dilema - size or character

    Character = 2 bed & smaller garden
    Size but 1930's style = 3 decent size bedroom & garden

    Confused!

    I would suggest the old cliche: LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION
    "A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
    Ride hard or stay home :iloveyou:
  • Jenniefour
    Jenniefour Posts: 1,396 Forumite
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    G_M wrote: »
    It's not how many bedrooms there are that matter, it's how you use them.

    Just nearly fallen off my chair laughing.:rotfl:
  • jenhug
    jenhug Posts: 2,277 Forumite
    edited 19 April 2011 at 12:15AM
    you can probably add character more easily than you can size.
  • Running_Horse
    Running_Horse Posts: 11,809 Forumite
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    missile wrote: »
    Hold on there big boy, too much information :rotfl:
    I must have a smutty mind. My mind was racing down that track when reading the thread title.
    Been away for a while.
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