What things would seriously put you off buying a property?

rrtt

Lou67 wrote: »

HAVE to ask........ why are so many people against a north facing garden?

errm - no sun except in high summer/middle of day (unless garden is large enough to be able to get away from the shadow of the building). And that's just for people (+ maybe dogs/cats). If you're a gardener, the absence of sunshine would be extremely limiting on the range of plants you could grow.

katejo

Lou67 wrote: »

HAVE to ask........ why are so many people against a north facing garden?

Think it is to do with not getting enough sunlight in the garden. My front window is north facing and the room can be quite dark on dull grey days. My kitchen and garden are south facing and don't suffer in this way.
If I sell my place in the future, i must do it during the summer!

sharnad

Shared drive
Shared garden
No front garden
Being to close to a cemetery
Being too close to a school
On a busy road
Kids hanging around at night
Messy area
No public transport
Bathroom too small

Davesnave

Lou67 wrote: »

HAVE to ask........ why are so many people against a north facing garden?

It's shorthand for a problem that sometimes doesn't exist. Whether it is, depends on a few other factors.

For example, my front garden is north facing, and yet the bulk of it is stocked with plants which love sun. That's because I live in a bungalow and the front garden is long and pretty much unshaded. I have problems finding enough places for my shade loving plants!

Before, when I lived in the city, my neighbour across the road had a north facing back garden, but this was 100' long and terminated at a 10' high wall, so that was an incredible place to plant fruit.

However, it really isn't good if a house is low on a north facing slope, especially if backed by tall trees or buildings. In that situation, winter days can be very dull and depressing and the house will not benefit from solar gain. Definitely one to avoid.

Cissi

Lou67 wrote: »

HAVE to ask........ why are so many people against a north facing garden?

If it's small and overlooked then it's almost impossible to get anything to grow, including a proper lawn - all you'll end up with is moss! But it depends on the overall layout. Our front garden is South facing - but we have to keep the trees and bushes that shield us from the road in check, or the lawn gets all taken over by moss. Our back garden on the other hand is North facing, but as we have a corner plot we get plenty of sun all through the afternoon, even on our patio which gets lovely evening sun too. And as someone else said, it means that we can have an amazing fig tree against the wall at the very bottom of our garden (the side wall of the first house in the road leading off ours, which was built on what used to be the end of the garden belonging to our house, if that makes sense).

Lou67

Oh right thanks folks!!! I never thought about the garden being in darkness most of the year LOL. I guess it would be awful if your garden was shorter than the height of your house. I know in our last house, the garden 'was' south facing, but was only about 30 feet long, and in the winter, we got NO sun; not a scrap. So I get it now. Thank you.

moreofthegoodstuff

On a council estate
Near a cemetery/church
Near a motorway or on a main road
In a historical building like an old mill or a chapel/something creepy
In the middle of nowhere
Somewhere with Japanese knotweed growing in the garden!
Houses with stairs that don't have banisters annoy me
With not much of a hall way
Old bathrooms/kitchens
Not keen on brand new houses
Also not keen on really ugly fireplaces, ours is pretty ugly and two weeks in to living here we are getting someone to sort it!!

gazter

breadlinebetty wrote: »

What things would put you off buying a property more than anything else?

I know we can never find the perfect property that ticks all the boxes, but there are some things that are definite turn offs. So I'm just wondering what yours are?:money:

I'll list mine later, but to try and get it started here's a list of things that I'm sure some people would find unappealing, and in no particular order:


Location: Dodgy area, on a busy road/High Street, ugly views, long way from public transport, remote area, built-up area etc


Parking problems

No garden, being overlooked, garden too big/small, decking, no lawn, north facing garden etc

Property too small/big, number of bedrooms, upstairs/downstairs loo, ensuites, number of loos/bathrooms, original features, fireplaces, size of rooms and cupboard space/ wardrobes fitted or unfitted, decor,

Kitchen traditional/modern, integrated appliances, worktops, seating area etc

Bathroom, bath size, shower, loo/bidet,

Noise, area, neighbours etc......


All a bit huggledy-piggeldy but you get the picture........

What things would seriously put you OFF buying a place?

Slow broadband.

ikeby

Great thread.

I've just moved out of a house with small kitchen, hardly any work surface and no space for tumble drier or dishwasher. Also north facing back garden, could never sit out in afternoon as far too chilly, yet neighbour backing onto my garden are having bbq and sunbathing!

So the opposite was top of my wish list.

However, just moved temporarily into friends flat, my absolute priority is parking outside my house! I have to fight for a space with other flat owners and general public and lug shopping up three flights of stairs, after numerous trips back and fro to car. On the plus side, it's keeping me fit! :rotfl:

iB1

Out of interest, what do people not like about being close to a cemetery? Is it the thought of lots of dead bodies? The eerie-ness?