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Houses you can't park at the front.
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I really like a house, it is perfect inside for my families needs but the parking and garage are at the back. There is no road outside it is communal land. For visitors, deliveries etc they need to park in the road nearest and walk along a path to get to your front door. I'm not keen on the idea of not being able to park at my front door but mostly that others will find it difficult to find us and a pain to get to when they do. Otherwise the house is pretty much perfect for my family how important do you think this issue is?
Anyone live in a house like this and have personal experience?
Anyone else not bought a house for this reason?
If the house was cheaper I would go for it anyway but it it priced at top wack for housetype and I'm worried that because it's a sellers market I will make a compromise too many.
Glad for all opinions.:)
Anyone live in a house like this and have personal experience?
Anyone else not bought a house for this reason?
If the house was cheaper I would go for it anyway but it it priced at top wack for housetype and I'm worried that because it's a sellers market I will make a compromise too many.
Glad for all opinions.:)
:j Trytryagain FLYLADY - SAYE £700 each month Premium Bonds £713 Mortgage Was £100,000@20/6/08 now zilch 21/4/15:beer: WTL - 52 (I'll do it 4 MUM)
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How far exactly would the walk from car to door be..?0
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For me, very. I want to be able to park directly outside my house or on the drive.Don't trust a forum for advice. Get proper paid advice. Any advice given should always be checked0
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I live in a maisonette and have on street parking at front but a space at the back. Given the choice, with young children especially, I want my own driveway in the next place, no compromise!0
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martin2345uk wrote: »How far exactly would the walk from car to door be..?
Thanks for quick response. For us we would park at the end of our garden and walk up the garden average newbuild garden.
But for visitors the closest they can park is a house away but the walk is the full length of that house and it's garden and then half of this house to front door OH reckons about 15 to 20 m, I think it is a bit more.:j Trytryagain FLYLADY - SAYE £700 each month Premium Bonds £713 Mortgage Was £100,000@20/6/08 now zilch 21/4/15:beer: WTL - 52 (I'll do it 4 MUM)0 -
shop-to-drop wrote: »Thanks for quick response. For us we would park at the end of our garden and walk up the garden average newbuild garden.
But for visitors the closest they can park is a house away but the walk is the full length of that house and it's garden and then half of this house to front door OH reckons about 15 to 20 m, I think it is a bit more.
Is that all? From your fist post it sounded as though it was much further.
I suspect most people will be happy to walk 20 metres, it's really not that far.0 -
shop-to-drop wrote: »Thanks for quick response. For us we would park at the end of our garden and walk up the garden average newbuild garden.
But for visitors the closest they can park is a house away but the walk is the full length of that house and it's garden and then half of this house to front door OH reckons about 15 to 20 m, I think it is a bit more.
Interesting. We have a communal car park at the back of our house but without allocated spaces so sometimes I have to park on the far side of it which is probably a good 30 meters from the front door. It doesn't bother me at all, but if you think such a walk would start to grate after a while maybe you should think twice about the house? Personally I don't think it sounds that far though :-)0 -
My first flat had parking at the rear which was great - secure, easy to get to and it didn't cause any problems for deliveries. We recently lived in an old servants cottage on a country estate, where you had to ring us on the intercom down a 200 yard drive. You just have to advise delivery drivers -= they are far more worried about narrow lanes and low barrier gateways.0
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Doesn't sound like an issue at all to me, plenty of people don't have any parking and would kill to be able to park that close.0
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I'm not bothered too much about having to park at back myself I am more concerned about visitors and deliveries not being about to find us and winging about carrying parcels so far. It is one house away but it is the full length of that house and full length of it's garden away. My OH isn't worried about that but he isn't home as much as me and doesn't deal with the visitors. I guess the tesco delivery man can learn where the back entrance is and we could put a bell there.
OH is more concerned about a piece of land that is at the front that we don't know what will be built on.:j Trytryagain FLYLADY - SAYE £700 each month Premium Bonds £713 Mortgage Was £100,000@20/6/08 now zilch 21/4/15:beer: WTL - 52 (I'll do it 4 MUM)0 -
In case it matters this is a five bedroom detached property built a year ago and already back on the market.:j Trytryagain FLYLADY - SAYE £700 each month Premium Bonds £713 Mortgage Was £100,000@20/6/08 now zilch 21/4/15:beer: WTL - 52 (I'll do it 4 MUM)0
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