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En Suite or Parking?

peachschnapps
peachschnapps Posts: 25 Forumite
Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
in House buying, renting & selling
Hi There,

I need help. I am in processing of buying a flat. I have a few choices and am not sure which would help me sell the flat in the future.

My flat faces a beautiful park and there is free parking - this can get busy on peak however.

The choices are:
1. Standard Flat no parking no ensuite - £185,000
2. With Ensuite - £189,000
3. With Parking/No Ensuite - £192,000
4. With Parking and Ensuite - £196,000

I would be grateful to know if I had to sacrifice one, which one would it be? Ensuite or parking? or both?

Many thanks for your help!
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  • RAS
    RAS Posts: 36,136 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Where? That affects the value of parking.
    If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing
  • Willowpop
    Willowpop Posts: 856 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Personally I wouldn't consider a property if it didn't have parking, so of the 2 I would choose parking over an en suite. En suite is nice, but not essential in my eyes, parking is a deal breaker for me.
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  • wiogs
    wiogs Posts: 2,744 Forumite
    Never understood the attraction of en suite.

    Parking would be my choice
  • Pixie5740
    Pixie5740 Posts: 14,515 Forumite
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    I'd choose parking too. I like knowing that I have a space to come back to when I'm out rather than having an extra toilet to clean.
  • scottishblondie
    scottishblondie Posts: 2,495 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Whilst an ensuite is nice, I would never buy anywhere without parking again.
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Only you know whether one or both are worth the money TO YOU.

    Is the en-suite worth £4,000 to you? Is the parking worth £7,000 to you?
  • Argghhh
    Argghhh Posts: 352 Forumite
    both or parking whatever u can afford
  • jjlandlord
    jjlandlord Posts: 5,099 Forumite
    The fancy new thing to have is en suite parking.
  • mouthscradle
    mouthscradle Posts: 1,007 Forumite
    Whether or not an en suite is worth anything depends on how many bedrooms the place has and how many other people will be living there. If it's just one or two of you in one bedroom then it's pointless, if there'll be 6 of you I would see an en suite as a bonus rather than a cleaning chore.
    Mother, wife, scientist, analyst.
  • Mrs_Soup
    Mrs_Soup Posts: 1,154 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Depends how many people will live there and how many bedrooms. If only a two bed or a single/couple then why would you need an ensuite. Once you get to 4 bed property or more than 4 people living in it then an ensuite becomes very useful. I would probably choose parking over ensuite in most instances. But I am not averse to street parking if it is plentiful.
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