Difficult to sell bungalows?

*Robin*

GoldenShadow wrote: »

Bungalows are very sought after everywhere that I know of. Where I am now, we keep getting notes through the door saying Mr and Mrs X are very keen to purchase a bungalow on your road, if you would consider selling please contact Mr Y. And we get estate agent cards through the doors ALL the time too, but the people across the road in the houses don't get them.

Our changing demographic is an increasing amount of elderly and therefore I would think the popularity of bungalows will only go up.

Same here; private notes through the door, regular mailings from local EAs [unsolicited] and pointed questions from neighbours, people in local shop or pub.

Unluckily for all of 'em, I have no intention of selling; a bungalow just has too many advantages and I hope to grow old in mine.

hazyjo

I've got several bungalows near my house (two opposite, one behind, and others in the road) and they are all occupied by very elderly people. I also have a couple of young(ish!) friends who live in bungalows, but they have been converted (loft, so first floor accommodation).

They do have this 'stigma' (not sure that's really the right word) of being for old people, but I have seen that attitude change over the last decade or two.

Sometimes there's high demand for them, other times they sit on the market for ages. Really can't say, it's dependent on so many things. Some in my area have been snapped up, others have hung around for months and months.

If that's what you like - go for it

Jx
PS they don't appeal to me cos of security - I feel safer sleeping on a first floor in summer with a window open. Also not sure I'd like bedrooms at the front on ground floor level, and it seems a waste putting them at the back when you'd really want your living space there. Also like the idea of 'going upstairs to bed' - which you will hear people say a lot.

PasturesNew

I am househunting at the moment and, from what I see, I can get a lot more house for my money. I would consider a bungalow, but a 2 bed bungalow is often £30k more than a 3 bed house ..... and they tend to have peculiar layouts. Any extra plot size, which may/may not exist, isn't always useful to everybody.

I think it's the layout that's often most awkward..... and then I look at the price (I can't afford) and go back to looking at the hundreds of houses available by comparison.