Nice to haves

Loopy28

It is just my husband and I looking and our must haves are

Large lounge
Modern kitchen-size not important but must have room for both washing machine and dishwasher and at least some worktop space
3 bedrooms-1 for us, 1 for guests, 1 as a utility room/office
Garden that gets the sun all day in at least part of it-preferably private
A door suitable for a cat flap
Not near a main road (noise reasons and cat safety)
Off road parking-ideally a driveway for two cars
Fibre broadband area
Chain free would be nice but not a 'must'

Solsol

Haven't read all replies but for us we've focused on making sure the house we're buying is big enough and has everything we need for the short term but has the potential to extend if we ever want to.

The things we looked for as necessities were driveway (or potential to create one) as our current road is terrible for parking, a bigger garden and at least three bedrooms. Our new house also has potential to extend either over the garage, or. Above an existing extension at the back of the house or even loft conversion should we need an extra room in the future. It does have a fourth bedroom but it is downstairs so will make a perfect playroom for my two year old!

115K

Brallaqueen wrote: »

Can't afford my must haves!

Same here, it's depressing as we need to be within 20 minutes walk of a train station because of my husband's job so that really puts a spanner in the works for anything else we want.:mad:

I would like a downstairs loo and a separate utility room if possible but it may not be.:D

GwylimT

Either a bungalow or a house that has a suitable area to fit a wheelchair lift.
No steps in/out.
Ideally we would be able to walk to a local shop, park, chippy and primary school.
Three bedrooms
Two toilets
Apart from that we are happy with a standard living room etc.

gazfocus

We went through this at the beginning of the year. We have never had more than one Christmas in a house yet (thanks to renting) so we decided it was time to find our forever home and stop moving.

It was difficult to be realistic within the budget our wish list was as follows:

Must Haves
- Good Broadband Connection (Crucial as a web designer).
- Detached House.
- 4 bedrooms (at least 2 double).
- Kitchen big enough to have an island.
- Decent size garden big enough for lawn/patio and 4 dogs.
- Good size hallway with space for sideboard and coat rack.
- Bay window (for showing off the Christmas Tree).
- Off road parking for two cars.
- At least one extra room downstairs to use as an office.
- Downstairs toilet.
- Ensuite Bathroom for the Master Bedroom.
- Conservatory

Nice To Haves
- Garage / Workshop
- Upstairs Utility Room
- Good size landing upstairs for dog beds, etc.
- Potential for extending.

We ended up buying a house that, which it was live-in-able, it needed a lot of work to get it the way we wanted. There was no hallway (you walk in through the front door and take two steps to get to the living room) and the kitchen was small, but we spent about £10k making alterations within the first three months and now have a big hallway, a nice kitchen that's open plan into the conservatory and the we now have everything on our 'Must Have' list (although it all now needs decorating).

The great thing is that with some alteration to the internet layout further down the line, we could achieve our 'Nice To Haves' as well and we are planning on getting a garden office at some point in the next year to take care of the first one on the list.

Prothet_of_Doom

When we bought our last house, the must haves were :


1) Near my wife's family
2) At least 3 beds
3) Upstairs bathroom
4) Space for garage and space for a loft conversion.


There were 3 houses for sale which were in our budget. We bought the one that was already empty.

car0line123

must have for me: utility room
or at worst 2 sinks. Using the same sink for washing up and cleaning the floor? Yuk

Some kind of mud room (or a big enough back entrance): a place for kids coming home covered in mud to leave their muddy boots/ sport equipment etc..

Somewhere to dry the laundry out of the way (second bathroom, utility room, anything)

Storage. Storage. Storage. (luggage, laundry, blankets, spare duvets, out of season clothes: need to be stored in a decent area where they can't get mouldy)

A place big enough to hide the multiple rubbish bins (waste/ recycle/food ...) indoors and outdoors

That would be a good start for me

nubbins

I think this property contains most of my nice to haves although the kitchen could do with being just a tincy bit bigger

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/new-homes-for-sale/property-32456853.html

Bennifred

nubbins wrote: »

I think this property contains most of my nice to haves although the kitchen could do with being just a tincy bit bigger

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/new-homes-for-sale/property-32456853.html

S'ok, I suppose. Bit bland.........:cool:

phoebe1989seb

nubbins wrote: »

I think this property contains most of my nice to haves although the kitchen could do with being just a tincy bit bigger

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/new-homes-for-sale/property-32456853.html

Mmm, lovely location, great space inside and out but even if I had a spare £24.5 million that wouldn't be my choice as imho it's too new and lacking in character

We've already done the large family *forever* home thing which we sold when DS went to uni. Now in our late 40s, it's just me and DH but our *must haves* and *nice to haves* lists are no shorter......

Must haves -

Period house with character features (although these can be put back)
Detached
Not isolated
Within walking distance of good local shops (I don't drive)
Good size garden that isn't overlooked
Four beds minimum (one potentially an office)
Fibre broadband (we run an online business)
Kitchen large enough for island & sofa (or potential to knock through)
No requirement to extend (done that, never again!)
Utility room
No shared access
Garage/ORP
Two receptions minimum
Proper hallway (last period house didn't have this)
Not on an A-road (been there!)
Downstairs loo
Working open fireplace(s)

Nice to haves -

Arts & Crafts period features
Verandah
Balcony
Fireplace in hallway
Views
A feeing of being undiscovered - a hidden gem if you like
Attractive house

Our new (1850s) house that we moved into last month has all of the above, with the exception of being - on the face of it at least - an attractive house. Reason being when it was originally built it was accessed from the garden front which is the *pretty* elevation with multiple windows taking advantage of the views. However, it is now accessed from a lane and on the new front elevation only three tiny windows look out from a sea of grey roughcast......most people that visit are taken by surprise when they see the true front of the building