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Are TV points in bedrooms important?

Sausage11
Sausage11 Posts: 123 Forumite
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Hello,

Coming towards the end of our rebuild. We intend to stay in the property for at least 3 years but then a good chance we will want to move. Although my main focus is to make the house right for us I also have one eye on future resale value.

We're currently wiring the house for freesat. We hardly ever watch 'live' TV (all iplayer etc.) and never watch TV in our bedroom. However, I'm thinking that it makes sense to put TV points in all of the bedrooms whilst I'm at it. (My wife thinks it's a waste of money and doesn't think anyone will be bothered by this.).

Would you be put off by a house without TV points in the bedrooms?
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  • Old_Git
    Old_Git Posts: 4,751 Forumite
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    I have had TV points in the bedroom in the last three houses . Not a deal breaker for buying a house .
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  • pinkshoes
    pinkshoes Posts: 20,670 Forumite
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    I would expect the master bedroom to have a TV point...

    The other rooms i couldn't care less!
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  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,644 Forumite
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    edited 26 September 2014 at 8:53PM
    Wouldnt be a deal breaker for me either.
  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
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    I can't see it making any difference to my decision. It's a trivial thing to install afterwards.
  • dirty_magic
    dirty_magic Posts: 1,145 Forumite
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    I doubt this would be a deal breaker for anyone! It definitely wouldn't put me off, I wouldn't have a TV in the bedroom anyway!
  • littlepinkbiscuits
    littlepinkbiscuits Posts: 111 Forumite
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    It's not important to me either.
  • Sausage11
    Sausage11 Posts: 123 Forumite
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    Oh no - looks like my wife is right!

    Please can we hear from some people who wouldn't consider buying a house without TV points in the bedrooms or it'll be a long time before I hear the last of it!

    :)
  • mustang121
    mustang121 Posts: 329 Forumite
    It would put me off after seeing tv points in bedrooms. I personally think TVs in bedrooms is tacky and trashy.
  • littlepinkbiscuits
    littlepinkbiscuits Posts: 111 Forumite
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    Sausage11 wrote: »
    Oh no - looks like my wife is right!

    Please can we hear from some people who wouldn't consider buying a house without TV points in the bedrooms or it'll be a long time before I hear the last of it!

    :)

    She is right! My OH watches tv in bed, on his tablet :)
  • Paully232000
    Paully232000 Posts: 2,108 Forumite
    when we recently looked at houses this didn't even come to my mind as a consideration, albeit probably because I wouldn't have a tv in the bedroom.
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