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I dont get it, all homes are second hand aren't they?
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Bluemeanie wrote: »I don't bash new build homes! I love them! I have found a lovely one that I want! Unfortunately it is £50k above what similar properties sell for in the area! So that what puts me off! I accept paying a premium for a new build but this is a bit much!
and have you gone in and tried to find out what they would take for it, chances are you could get that £50k knocked off.0 -
and have you gone in and tried to find out what they would take for it, chances are you could get that £50k knocked off.
I did half heartedly try but they say they had already knocked £30k odd off it. I'll post a link. You can get a four bed in Aylestone (Leicester) with garage for £200k.
http://bloorhomes.com/developments/otters-bank/plot/22/I'm never offended by debate & opinions. As a wise man called Voltaire once said, "I disagree with what you say, but will defend until death your right to say it."
Mortgage is my only debt - Original mortgage - January 2008 = £88,400, March 2014 = £47,000 Chipping away slowly! Now saving to move.0 -
One thing that people often don't factor in with 'older' houses is how much you then spend getting it the way you like it. When I bought my house it had carpets and a kitchen etc but it was all very dated so after purchasing the house I got new carpets, tiles in the bathrooms and replaced the entire kitchen. Granted things like a new kitchen aren't applicable to everybody but my friends get to move straight in for that price and not worry about it.
It depends on exactly how old your house is when you buy it.
I have friends' and a brother who became the second owners of housing i.e. when it was 5-7 years old.
They didn't have to pay for new kitchens, bathrooms and carpets. Instead those with gardens spend their money doing up the garden first.
In the case of my brother he has lived in his property for nearly 14 years and due to the size of the plot it's on has had building work done and replaced things like carpets but not the bathroom and kitchen yet.
They did buy their properties cheaper than the older equivalents in the wider area. The only properties that were cheaper in the wider area when they were buying where properties that needed a lot of modernisation.I'm not cynical I'm realistic
(If a link I give opens pop ups I won't know I don't use windows)0
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