Difference between end of terrace and semi-detached?

phoebe1989seb

DUTR wrote: »

A sign of affluence in an area can be amount of detached properties in the area compared to semi or terraced.

Unless of course you're talking about detached in the context of Jaywick, Essex :D

trailingspouse

Our end of terrace has 4 storeys, and includes a double garage plus a driveway.

DRP

DUTR wrote: »

A sign of affluence in an area can be amount of detached properties in the area compared to semi or terraced.

Ever been to South Kensington? :think:

DUTR

DRP wrote: »

Ever been to South Kensington? :think:

London is an area different to everywhere else, that said street check shows

The area containing Onslow Square, London consists predominantly of flats, which is common in inner cities, student neighbourhoods and poorer suburban settings.

The area containing Glebe Way, Jaywick, Clacton-On-Sea consists predominantly of detached housing, a strong indicator of affluence.

Generally the descriptions outside the capital are quite closish, naturally, Jaywick is a sort of exception as the homes were not built as permanent dwelling , and the descriptions are relative to neighboring areas.
Also note I did put CAN be .

Argghhh

my end of terrace has biggest gardsn, garage and 1400sq ft which compared to new builds these days is a bloody mansion lol

G_M

In terms of the maintenance responsibilties there is no difference.

They are both (presumably) freehold houses, and so you are responsible for maintaining your foundations, walls, roof etc

Where there is a junction (eg your roof meets/joins your neighbour's) you have a duty to ensure no damage occurs to your neighbour'sproperty. So for example if you re-roofed your house, you'd have to make the junction watertight, and avoid damage, or your neighbour could sue you.

Where you do work to a shared wall (eg between 2 semi-detached houses) the Party Wall Act applies.

https://www.gov.uk/party-wall-etc-act-1996-guidance

phoebe1989seb

Our last house was technically an end of terrace - although the EA referred to it (when we bought and sold) as a semi It was spread over three storeys, comprised 2500 sq ft of living space, had a 36' kitchen, a third of an acre garden and ORP for 2-3 cars......definitely not your typical terrace.

It was a period (early 1800s) vilłage house at the end of a terrace of three, all different. The 'attached' neighbouring property was less than a quarter of the size, had no parking and a postage-stamp garden.....

Our buyers are hoping the house next door will at some point collapse - it's been empty nearly four years and has a caved-in thatch - so they'll be detached!