Does anyone own 2 bed house? What's it like?

sterl1ng

Coming from renting a 1 bed ground flat I'm looking at buying 2 bed ground flat but given all are likely going to be leasehold I have thought about the 2 bed cottages/houses but worried on space, as well as getting use to having stairs!!! But I like idea of it being all mine in terms of house being freehold so I wanted to see if 2 bed house better versus a 2 bed fly which potentially be bit more spacious.

sterl1ng

I guess I feel with house I could lose space over having freehold.

bouicca21

a lot depends on the age of the property and the area you are looking at. The more modern you get, the tinier the rooms. A 2 bed flat is unlikely to have a second reception; a 2 bed house might. A house is likely to have a garden; a flat might not. These things may or may not be important to you.

Just go and look at what is on offer in your price bracket.

Errata

A house can be extended outwards and upwards, a flat can't.

krlyr

Another thing you may wish to bear in mind is resell value/demand. I've heard time and time again that a house is easier to sell than a flat.

Our 2 bed house isn't the biggest, but with a 120' garden there is plenty of scope to extend (single storey, double storey, loft extension, front porch, etc.), build living space outside (probably going to have a garage/studio type building in the future) and so on. Come the nice weather, we fling open the double patio doors and the sizing of downstairs is no longer an issue.

ACG

I bought a 2 bed house - purely because it was a really good deal (needed GCH and a rewire and decorating - bought for about £30k under its true value).

If im being honest, if i was a couple with a kid it would be fine. Thankfully no kids on the horizon just yet but i do work from home sometimes so if i had kids it just wouldnt be big enough.

Ive lived in 3 bedroom houses and a massive big pub! and now this - no issues with it. Its the right size for what i need at the minute plenty of space and a garden! Never underestimate having a garden. After living in the pub and not having one i now realise especially with summer on the way how important a garden is.

yorkshire_terrier_owner

I have just moved from a 2 bed house. Where it was, 2bed houses were considerably cheaper than 2 bed flats and without the hassle of leasehold. I lived there for 8 years quite happily. It wasn't the biggest house in the world, but did have an unusually large garden which made up for the size of the house, so my advice would be to go for a house, and try to find one with a good size garden.

I have just moved to a bigger 3 bed semi as I did eventually out grow it (even though I am single with no kids!).

Dovah_diva

bouicca21 wrote: »

a lot depends on the age of the property and the area you are looking at. The more modern you get, the tinier the rooms. A 2 bed flat is unlikely to have a second reception; a 2 bed house might. A house is likely to have a garden; a flat might not. These things may or may not be important to you.

Just go and look at what is on offer in your price bracket.

Have to disagree with you on that one. I have a reasonably new two bed house (built in 2000) and it is actually bigger than the older three bed I moved from. It is far superior in terms of layout and manages to actually include some decent storage space.

Personally, I'd never buy a leasehold property simply because of the service charges. Day to day charges might be OK, but any major works that need doing could cripple you financially.

Wywth

sterl1ng wrote: »

Coming from renting a 1 bed ground flat I'm looking at buying 2 bed ground flat but given all are likely going to be leasehold I have thought about the 2 bed cottages/houses but worried on space, as well as getting use to having stairs!!! But I like idea of it being all mine in terms of house being freehold so I wanted to see if 2 bed house better versus a 2 bed fly which potentially be bit more spacious.

If using stairs could cause problems, why not consider a bungalow?

starsandmoon

I have lived in a modern 2 bed flat which was lovely but too small, no garden and noise issues. I am buying a 2 bed mid terrace. Both bedrooms are doubles, large bathroom, seperate living/dining rooms and a decent sized yard (not a gardening person). Me and my daughter live here and we have plenty of space and thanks to the downstairs rooms being seperate you can shut the doors and keep the heat in better in the winter. Lots of storage too. Got a condensor tumble drier in the cupboard under the stairs.

Desperado99

We're currently in a 2 bed (newish build - 1995) and it's an OK size. In fact it's actually the same size as the other houses in our terrace and they're all 3 bed, so where they have really pokey bedrooms ours are a lovely size. We also have a decent size garden (for the size of the house) and good off street parking. We are on the market though, we've been here 15 years and we are looking to move up the ladder - it'd be nice to have a garage