Garden size????????

Waterlily24

The bungalow next door to us is up for sale. It is advertised as having approx .5 of an acre garden! On Wednesday there was a viewing and while the couple were waiting for the estate agent to arrive they started chatting to my hubby. They said to him do you think this is half an acre and he said 'no definitely not, our garden is 1.1 acres and you could get that garden in ours about 4 times'. lol Which is true! These people said that's what they thought as they had a quarter of an acre at the moment and it looked about the same. They were really annoyed because they had come because they wanted a larger garden and had travelled quite a long way to see it.

This bungalow is very cheap because it's non standard construction but it looks OK.

I don't know if they said anything to the agent but it's still being advertised as approx .5 of an acre. A bit naughty I think!!! lol

Better_Days

This is so irritating. I am looking for a property with a good size garden, yet measurements are rarely given. It is so frustrating when the photos and/or description exaggerate the size of the garden.

EA's saying 'approx' probably gives them enough wiggle room, even if it is misleading.

getmore4less

Google/ordinance survey the property and take measuments of the maps.

if boundry not clear get the agent to mark up one of the maps, but beware they actual might get this wrong if they have not checked carefully.

phill99

The agent will not measure the plot. They are relying on what information they receive from the vendors.

The agents can't be held responsible for misquoting, If you wish to onvirm the size, it's up to you.

Wyndham

How does this affect you? It's not your house and you don't want to buy it. If we all got involved every time an estate agent lied, we'd have no time for anything else...

Waterlily24

Wyndham wrote: »

How does this affect you? It's not your house and you don't want to buy it. If we all got involved every time an estate agent lied, we'd have no time for anything else...

How rude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They asked us! It doesn't affect us at all but I know how annoyed I would be if I had travelled 60 miles to view something.

Wyndham

Waterlily24 wrote: »

How rude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They asked us! It doesn't affect us at all but I know how annoyed I would be if I had travelled 60 miles to view something.

But then it's up to them to take it up with the estate agent (or post on a forum), not you.

Waterlily24

I was just posting something that happened OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wasn't asking for advice, it happened end of!!!!!!!!!

I still think it's naughty!

BettiePage

Waterlily24 wrote: »

I was just posting something that happened OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wasn't asking for advice, it happened end of!!!!!!!!!

I still think it's naughty!

Why the high horse stance?

Soot2006

For all your planimeasuring needs:
http://www.gravoplex.com/Planimeter/GMapPlanimeter.html

flora48

Thanks soot2006, the Gravoplex gizmo is great. This just shows that no thread is useless, so well done Waterlilly24 for raising the issue