Opinions on this house please

Panda78

Hi everyone,

I'm due to see this house at the weekend and unfortunately my partner is away, so i will be missing his much more critical eye!

Grateful for any opinions/comments on the property. Not really looking for help with the price, as i know the area well and what to expect with offers etc.

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/18416218?search_identifier=e27d434c469474d0f5df738c60d15974

Thank you.

warehouse

One thing jumps out at me...storage. Where are the cupboards?

BitterAndTwisted

Downstairs bathroom: minus.

Downstairs bathroom accessed via the kitchen: minus.

Concreted-over front and back gardens: big minus.


The kitchen and bathroom looks like an extension: does it have a flat roof?

Panda78

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Downstairs bathroom: minus.

Downstairs bathroom accessed via the kitchen: minus.

Concreted-over front and back gardens: big minus.


The kitchen and bathroom looks like an extension: does it have a flat roof?

Thanks, agree with the downstairs bathroom comment, not my ideal and kitchen access does make it worse.

There has been a ground floor extention, but i'm not sure of the dimensions. What impact does the flat roof have?

Panda78

warehouse wrote: »

One thing jumps out at me...storage. Where are the cupboards?

A very small cupboard by the look of things! Will just about get OH's trainer's in there! Thanks for pointing that out, i am terrible at analysing properties, as i'm so desperate to move.

BitterAndTwisted

Panda78 wrote: »

There has been a ground floor extension, but I'm not sure of the dimensions.

I suspect the ground-floor extension may have been the whole of the kitchen/bathroom from a glance at the floor-plan.


What impact does the flat roof have?

Maintenance and/or replacement costs.

What also puzzles me is that the bathroom photo gives no indication of whether there's a bath, shower or both and here's nothing in the description either.


Still, the room dimensions seem quite generous.

Panda78

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Maintenance and/or replacement costs.

What also puzzles me is that the bathroom photo gives no indication of whether there's a bath, shower or both and here's nothing in the description either.


Still, the room dimensions seem quite generous.

Great advice, thank you. After i booked the viewing, it also occured to me that the lack of description ie bath or shower, was odd. I hope there is a bath, having extended, it would be silly not to have one, but the positioning of the door makes me wonder if it's a shower room inside.

jackieb

You might have storage under the stairs, and maybe there's room to fit a cupboard at the end of the lobby. If I had no small children the garden would be more of a plus as I don't like gardening, but love to have colourful pots. I'm not keen on the bathroom off the kitchen but you'd most likely get used to it.

Better_Days

Which way does the back yard face? May have been paved as nothing would grow.

Back yard looks very overshadowed in the photo

Steps down to the kitchen - is this an issue for you?

Also while you are there have a look along the back of the houses in the street to see what other development has been permitted to increase the size.

Agree there is no storage. Vendors appear to have a baby and house is bursting at the seams!

picklepick

All the radiators (except the bathroom) seem very small for rooms that size.
Especially as it's an old building with high ceilings.

My house is a victorian terrace and I have large double radiators in most rooms and large single ones in others.

Unless there are others hidden that you can't see from the piccies, I'd be concerned about how effective they'll be in the winter.

A warm home is really important to me though with a baby on the way. I understand it's not as important to others.
Something to think about though.

Mistral001

The parapet walls between neigbouring houses at roof level can be a source of dampness if brickwork and flashings not well maintained - look for signs of dampness in roofspace at party walls just below the rafters. Also flat roof over front bay window needs to be well maintained so check for dampness in the walls/ceiling underneath.