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Would this put you off?
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House in question is the last house on a street. It is in a quite residential street and at a junction. So its neighbour is the first house of the next street. The house is semi detached (not attached to the house on the other street but shares a boundary with it).
This means the plot is not a square/rectangle. It is wider at the front and gets narrower as it goes towards the end of the garden. Not bothered by this however the house has a single storey extension. As a result, the extended part means the rooms are not square/rectangular. At the front this is OK as the room alongside the reception is separate. However the back of the house has a kitchen that incorporates the extension. Therefore it is wider at the front than the back. Kitchen is now a fairly large kitchen diner with units on the side angling in and dining table on the other side with island in between.
Would this bother you?
This means the plot is not a square/rectangle. It is wider at the front and gets narrower as it goes towards the end of the garden. Not bothered by this however the house has a single storey extension. As a result, the extended part means the rooms are not square/rectangular. At the front this is OK as the room alongside the reception is separate. However the back of the house has a kitchen that incorporates the extension. Therefore it is wider at the front than the back. Kitchen is now a fairly large kitchen diner with units on the side angling in and dining table on the other side with island in between.
Would this bother you?
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So the house is narrower at the back than the front, meaning the kitchen is slightly triangular shaped?
It wouldn't put me off, as long as the room as still a decent size. it's quirky and would be a good talking point. The only problem I can think of is that it might be difficult to fit kitchen units, but if there are already units there then obviously it's not that much of an obstacle.0 -
It wouldn't put me off if the house was priced correctly. I won't be worth as much as a normal rectangular house would because most people would find it odd.
Howabout posting a link so us nosey sods can see how odd it is?Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.0 -
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-47415409.html
I'll leave you to guess the actual layout!This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
As an agent working in the industry for over ten years I would say one thing. If you walked in and loved the house, it's in the right area for you, Go for it.
Tips, find out how long it's been on the market. What have other un-extended properties sold for in the street and then offer what you think is fair. If it's been on the market over 4 weeks then the price is a little high.0 -
Looking at the floorplan that shape of rooms wouldnt particularly bother me.
I wouldnt have put square tiles on the floor mind, and I may have angled the island/bar or done something different there.A smile enriches those who receive without making poorer those who giveor "It costs nowt to be nice"0 -
I have viewed and the kitchen wasn't the issue. The extension itself is fine because the other area in front is currently a bedroom but could be changed. The issue is that bathroombathroom that appears in the early pics. It is slap bang in the middle of the ground floor. It is to the side of the extension and in front of the kitchen meaning it separates the whole of the first floor.
The house is a lot of space for that price and nice but the layout probably wouldn't work for a few people, particularly those with kids.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
I don't think the layout is THAT bad, but it isn't ideal. If you're getting a decent price for the amount of space then I would go for it. I think you could make a few changes are greatly improve on the layout, but that would cost quite a bit of money. First of all I would square off the kitchen, turn the excess triangular space into a cupboard / storage. Moving the downstairs toilet into the side extension would be the second thing to do.Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.0
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Gooner_1981 wrote: »As an agent working in the industry for over ten years I would say one thing. If you walked in and loved the house, it's in the right area for you, Go for it.
Tips, find out how long it's been on the market. What have other un-extended properties sold for in the street and then offer what you think is fair. If it's been on the market over 4 weeks then the price is a little high.
It's a brave soul who advertises that they're an estate agent on these boards...
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I couldn't live there. It looks horrible from the outside and the wonky rooms would drive me round the bend. There must be better houses for that kind of money. It's not even quirky in an interesting way, it just looks like someone's ruler slipped when they were drawing up the plans.0
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