We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING: Hello Forumites! In order to help keep the Forum a useful, safe and friendly place for our users, discussions around non-MoneySaving matters are not permitted per the Forum rules. While we understand that mentioning house prices may sometimes be relevant to a user's specific MoneySaving situation, we ask that you please avoid veering into broad, general debates about the market, the economy and politics, as these can unfortunately lead to abusive or hateful behaviour. Threads that are found to have derailed into wider discussions may be removed. Users who repeatedly disregard this may have their Forum account banned. Please also avoid posting personally identifiable information, including links to your own online property listing which may reveal your address. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
En Suite or Parking?
Comments
-
I'd say parking unless there's going to be more than 4 of you living in a flat. If you have or plan to have kids, you will be glad of always having an available adjacent parking space. We don't have one, and we have two young kids, so it's a right pain not having guaranteed parking outside.0
-
I'd go for parking over an en suite.
Until I moved house earlier this year I've only owned properties which didn't have their own parking, and while in each case I was living on a quiet street where it was always possible to find a space, is was inconvenient at times and did seem to cause problems as some people were very territorial about the bit of road in front of their house. When I moved, parking was on my 'must have' list.
I think the only situation where en-suite *might* trump parking would be if you were expecting to sell / rent the flat as a flat share to 2 (or more) individuals, rather than to a couple or family, AND the flat is close to good public transport links - if there's a liklihood that occupants won't have/need a car then the en-suite *might* be more attractive.All posts are my personal opinion, not formal advice Always get proper, professional advice (particularly about anything legal!)0 -
Parking. Who wants to hear their partner poop.0
-
PARKING!
As above, different in a 4 bed house, but a flat... with all those other residents (presumably!)... parking for sure!
Jx2024 wins: *must start comping again!*0 -
Parking > en-suite, if I can only choose one.0
-
In a 2 bed flat parking would be all I would be interested in.
We are in a 3 bed house and have 3 bathrooms (1 downstairs loo, 1 main bathroom and 1 ensuite)
We viewed a 4 bed house and it only had 1 bathroom and we do think we would struggle as we have 2 kids too. 2 toddlers and they are in and out of the downstairs loo every 15 mins so I hate the thought of having to go up and downstairs every 15 mins to the only bathroom.0 -
How many bedrooms are there? Parking over the ensuiteStart Feb 2013 £148,900
Initial MFD Feb 2043 --- Target Feb 2035
Current balance [STRIKE]Jan 2014 £146,652[/STRIKE], Nov 2014 £143,509
:beer:Current MFD Oct 2042 (5 Months Early) :beer:
2013 OP: £255 / 2014 OP: £8150 -
If you don't get parking, where would you park?
If you don't have an en-suite, where do you poo/shower/whatever?
Which sounds the most inconvenient to you?
Ensuite is nice to have, lack of parking is a right royal pain in most areas.0 -
Parking.
En suite ain't romantic when sharing a bedroom.
Too much audio and olfactory stimulation.
Spoils the magic for me.0 -
If selecting only one then Parking over ensuite every time0
This discussion has been closed.
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 352.1K Banking & Borrowing
- 253.6K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 454.2K Spending & Discounts
- 245.1K Work, Benefits & Business
- 600.8K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 177.5K Life & Family
- 258.9K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.6K Read-Only Boards