What things would seriously put you off buying a property?

Clara2141

I'm looking for our first house now and have the following...

Double glazed - or if not doesn't need a new kitchen and bathroom
Preferably upstairs bathroom - however for the right house I'll let it slide
Not too near a council estate
Needs an enclosed garden (we have cats)

The non negotiables....

Structural work
Door that opens from the living room to the road, again due to the cats. We need a hall
Near the University - I will not chance living near students.

breadlinebetty

Clara2141 wrote: »

I'm looking for our first house now and have the following...

Double glazed - or if not doesn't need a new kitchen and bathroom
Preferably upstairs bathroom - however for the right house I'll let it slide
Not too near a council estate
Needs an enclosed garden (we have cats)

The non negotiables....

Structural work
Door that opens from the living room to the road, again due to the cats. We need a hall
Near the University - I will not chance living near students.

I know someone who had a front door leading straight into the lounge (it was a beautiful Victorian cottage terrace) and they had a porch fitted with an outer door. Worked a treat and also saved on heating bills:)

breadlinebetty

Another big NO NO for me would be electricity pylons nearby. Besides looking ugly they're a major health risk........

toffee'n'tom

Great thread. House sale going through at the moment and looking to buy.

I've lived through two renovation projects and although it has been worthwhile financially I wouldn't do it again. This is all very subjective depending on where you are in life. I'm now a single mother of two teenagers and have just sold a bungalow on a very large plot, large gardens surrounded by miles of hedges, extrememly private and totally isolated from all roads, neighbours etc but also very lonely when you're on your own.

On my avoid list now:

Big garden
Miles of hedges
Old properties with high running/maintenance costs
Downstairs bathroom only
Small bedrooms
Small kitchen
New estates where you can't get a wheelbarrow down the side of the house
Neighbours with unkempt gardens and house
Evidence of loads of dogs in neighbourhood.
Properties near large council estates
Anywhere that encourages youths to be hanging around late at night

The first thing on my list is location.

Keep posting - seen issues I hadn't thought of

phill99

1) Human excrement smeared up the walls
2) Blood splattering on furniture that CIS would class as 'Consistent with a blow to the back of the head with a large blunt instrument'
3) The vendor coming to the door in a Gimp mask and a thong
4) Anywhere that Fred West had 'done a little work on'
5) Neighbours that keep ferrets
6) Anywhere that smells of cannabis
7) Any part of the country where having relations with blood relatives is classed as socially acceptable.

playaz

phill99 wrote: »

1) Human excrement smeared up the walls
2) Blood splattering on furniture that CIS would class as 'Consistent with a blow to the back of the head with a large blunt instrument'
3) The vendor coming to the door in a Gimp mask and a thong
4) Anywhere that Fred West had 'done a little work on'
5) Neighbours that keep ferrets
6) Anywhere that smells of cannabis
7) Any part of the country where having relations with blood relatives is classed as socially acceptable.

Ha! Can't say I've come across 1&2&3 much on my house viewings

playaz

breadlinebetty wrote: »

Another big NO NO for me would be electricity pylons nearby. Besides looking ugly they're a major health risk........

I actually viewed a property the other day next to some pylons - worst eye-sore ever!! Pylons & homes do not go well together!

jamespir

if the neighbour had big dogs
if it was a known trouble hotspot
and busy roads

smileytiger

Mmmm - have read through this thread with interest mainly as my house goes on the market shortly & after reading i've started to think it's unsellable as it has a few of the 'offending' features:D namely;

partially shared driveway
smallish bedrooms
no ensuite
no downstairs loo
no lawn
electric night storage heating
needs a new kitchen
doesn't have a white bathroom suite
neighbour has 4 dogs - one of which is a St Bernard (admittedly only 7 weeks old at the mo so still at the cute stage)
oh and there's an electricity pylon in the field at the back - although not directly behind our house:rotfl:

not really selling it am i??

It does have many good points - it's on a corner plot with a huge open aspect (the land behind it is not allowed to be built on and there's a friendly herd of fresians that regularly come to the bottom of the garden fence to say hello)and stunning views over the fields and you can see & hear the Sea too.

will have to let you all know how i get on!

breadlinebetty

smileytiger wrote: »

Mmmm - have read through this thread with interest mainly as my house goes on the market shortly & after reading i've started to think it's unsellable as it has a few of the 'offending' features:D namely;

partially shared driveway
smallish bedrooms
no ensuite
no downstairs loo
no lawn
electric night storage heating
needs a new kitchen
doesn't have a white bathroom suite
neighbour has 4 dogs - one of which is a St Bernard (admittedly only 7 weeks old at the mo so still at the cute stage)
oh and there's an electricity pylon in the field at the back - although not directly behind our house:rotfl:

not really selling it am i??

It does have many good points - it's on a corner plot with a huge open aspect (the land behind it is not allowed to be built on and there's a friendly herd of fresians that regularly come to the bottom of the garden fence to say hello)and stunning views over the fields and you can see & hear the Sea too.

will have to let you all know how i get on!

Did you manage to sell it?