The "have a look at this!" thread II

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fionajbanana wrote: »

I mentioned this in a previous post - because of the house prices are high, parents aged 55+ still have adult children living with them. Hence why many are up for sale chain free. I suspect the previous owner was in their 70s and 80s and died. I moved out when my parents were 61 and 59. I did move out seven years prior to this but moved back when I split up with my ex.

My friend is 62 and DH is 70. They have their 26 year old DS living with them. They enjoy it when he is on holiday or staying o/n at his girlfriend's. Also they want to go away when he is away. I say he will learn more and gain more home skills like cooking when they go away at a different time. Plus makes the house more secure as there is at least someone at home during the evenings.

You've certainly raised an issue that never crossed my mind.

With the way people often have their children later these days, coupled with the fact it's harder for those children to move out at the appropriate age (ie early 20s) because of things like lower housing benefit payable to under 35s if they become unemployed then it might impact on the parents themselves (ie my generation).

If I had had children - then it would have been in my 30s (rather than in their 20s - as my own parents did). I would have expected those children to go off to university and then never move back home. My own personal plans could well have been "At 55-60 I'll move to a retirement flat" - only to find that my "children" hadn't moved on to set themselves up in their own place (despite the fact they would be in their 20s) or had done so but the Government had forced them to move back in by refusing to pay out the full rent money they needed if they were unemployed and they'd just been made redundant.

End result = me not able to get on with my own life and continue with my own plans to get retirement accommodation and a "normal family size" piece of accommodation not available for other households - because I myself was still living there. Knock-on result = less family houses available for other people.

So, I can see that there might be some "family houses" that havent been freed-up for their next owners that might otherwise have been and some "retirement accommodation" might be lingering because the would-be owner hadnt been able to get on with their own life and move into them when they planned to.

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Gingernutty wrote: »

Try this.

"unique interior design" :rotfl:

Love the England flag at half mast outside. Classy!

Great find grasii!

Yes - that's brilliant.

zipbuttons

A bit of ivy can enhance the quaintness quota, but this must surely be damaging the fabric of the building.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-35390608.html

It seems to have been cut back a bit since this June 2009 streetview was taken, maybe they can get a telly picture now.

Davesnave

zipbuttons wrote: »

A bit of ivy can enhance the quaintness quota, but this must surely be damaging the fabric of the building.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-35390608.html

It seems to have been cut back a bit since this June 2009 streetview was taken, maybe they can get a telly picture now.

Hmmmm, I'd want to know exactly what I was buying.

A bride in a burka comes to mind.....

GDB2222

zipbuttons wrote: »

A bit of ivy can enhance the quaintness quota, but this must surely be damaging the fabric of the building.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-35390608.html

It seems to have been cut back a bit since this June 2009 streetview was taken, maybe they can get a telly picture now.

As it's Mundesley, it's a toss-up whether the ivy brings the house down before the whole lot collapses into the sea.

jimpix12

Have they accidentally added an extra zero?

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-40823411.html

(YES it is the one you think it is!)

olias

No its not, its the huge converted stable block. The small lodge at the front of the pic is an additional lodge/studio in the garden.....

Olias

ash28

fionajbanana wrote: »

You have retirement properties which are only for 55+ year olds. They are taking ages to sell as many people aged 55+ that had kids still have them living at home as the kids cannot afford to buy their own place!

They often take ages to sell - OH and I are in that age group and although we don't have children at home we have a large house.....our children have 4 soon to be 6 children between them and who come and stay with us during holidays and over Xmas and New Year. Plus other other friends and relatives who come and stay.

We have a double garage that is OH's workshop. When the grandchildren are grown up and stop coming to visit for as long or as often and OH has given up his hobbies then maybe we might think about a retirement property - just maybe.

Have you seen the service charges on some of the properties - not housing association property but private ones.

This is one where we used to live.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-37568356.html

council tax £1350
ground rent £450
service charge £1700

So living there isn't cheap to start with.

LandyAndy

ash28 wrote: »

They often take ages to sell - OH and I are in that age group and although we don't have children at home we have a large house.....our children have 4 soon to be 6 children between them and who come and stay with us during holidays and over Xmas and New Year. Plus other other friends and relatives who come and stay.

We have a double garage that is OH's workshop. When the grandchildren are grown up and stop coming to visit for as long or as often and OH has given up his hobbies then maybe we might think about a retirement property - just maybe.

Have you seen the service charges on some of the properties - not housing association property but private ones.

This is one where we used to live.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-37568356.html

council tax £1350
ground rent £450
service charge £1700

So living there isn't cheap to start with.

Quite a variation in price round here.

These two are both within 5 minutes walk of my house,

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-26034426.html

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-25912740.html

LandyAndy

This is near us.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-25522263.html

Pic 6. For that money I'd have wanted a wall around my en suite bath.