New build overpriced?

charlamine

Unless I am missing something, you can always park one car on your drive in front of garage and one car across your drive if need to, effectively giving you 2 spaces, as in theory no one should be parking across your drive blocking you in.

Unless there are yellow lines, we looked at a development where in the earlier stages they only had 1 parking space per house, and yellow lines all around the estate, apparently it was absolute bedlam, now latter stages all houses are being built with 2 parking spaces

TBeckett100

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Thanks, we are taking both cars later to see how this will fit. The gravel road or track isn't curbed and because each house owns the road directly in front,it won't be possible for randoms to park and given the width of it, it may block access for others.

So I am going to assess it this morning and I'll report back. Realistically though it's going to be two houses using these spaces, next door will have bollards blocking through access so him and his neighbour will have garage and driveway plus they can use the gravel road strip in front of their house for one or two cars

Other houses in other 'pockets' have their own visitor parking. Remember this isn't a sprawling estate of 100 or so houses and a communal parking area for all, it's nearly segregated into groups with individual groups of visitor parking

goodwithsaving

TBeckett100 wrote: »

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Realistically though it's going to be two houses using these spaces, next door will have bollards blocking through access so him and his neighbour will have garage and driveway plus they can use the gravel road strip in front of their house for one or two cars

Give me strength. Again; you are relying on the goodwill or basis that the other neighbours will a) have two cars, b) not wish to use the visitors(!) spaces they are just as entitled to use.

TBeckett100 wrote: »

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plus they can use the gravel road strip in front of their house for one or two cars

I'm sure they will love you telling them where they can and cannot park.

This does not sound like the house for you. If you proceed I suspect we'll come on here next year to a 'how do I resolve a parking dispute?' issue.

MandM90

6feet wrote: »

^^This in spades^^


We have just purchased a 5 bed house in the SE for £462k with room on the drive for 5 cars...6 at a push + a 37ft garage (they had a boat). Our surveyor and broker can't believe we got it that cheap as they said it is worth £500k. Zoopla says £535k. It is a 1970's build and the d!cor is tired and apparently people don't see potential LOL! We maxed our LTV and have 90k to do it up, can't wait!


We looked at a new build like yours and parking, room size, premium price for new build made us say no.


We would never want to be in a position to rely on a neighbours good will...dangerous game....


I hope you find your solutions, best of luck to you

A very close friend of mine owns a small chain of estate agencies. I'm just in the process of buying my first house in the SE and he told me to avoid new builds like the plague and buy the worst house on the best street. He also warned about any links I sent him near schools as traffic/parking will be tricky.

We've gone for a very shabby Victorian on a lovely street which needs work (EA friend and QS uncle say only cosmetic but waiting for full survey) as has been a rental.

The new builds we looked at generally had small garden:house ratios, lacked character, squeezed too many rooms in (tiny weeny en suites plus little bathrooms rather than a decent family bathroom etc), and as they weren't being lived in, though the staged show homes looked flash, when we really thought about it the storage was often lacking compared to similarly priced older properties as the new houses were built to be sold rather than lived in IYSWIM.

If you really love it, and don't mind that you won't have an extra parking space (because you probably won't), then buy it - but it sounds like you aren't that keen!

Chanes

There is one thing that would put me off that very attractive house and that is that it has no fibre broadband! None! That was on my shopping list for houses and theEA knew to check when we went for viewings. Just a thought that a small detail like that can make people averse.

I still think it is a lovely house, but with so many people making the point that you cannot change the things you are concerned about...I guess you have to work out how concerned you really are.

TBeckett100

Unsure where the idea it has no broadband came from. It has FTTP

sidefx

Both houses look lovely, but I'd buy next door and save yourself £90k!! The massive price difference suggests yours is over-priced!

Mickygg

charlamine wrote: »

Unless I am missing something, you can always park one car on your drive in front of garage and one car across your drive if need to, effectively giving you 2 spaces, as in theory no one should be parking across your drive blocking you in.

Unless there are yellow lines, we looked at a development where in the earlier stages they only had 1 parking space per house, and yellow lines all around the estate, apparently it was absolute bedlam, now latter stages all houses are being built with 2 parking spaces

You would think you could pass across your drive. We did this in my old place and had a neighbour saying please don't park there as they struggled to get their car out. I said no and carried on parking. Guess what? They banged into the car when reversing.
The problem with most new builds is lack of space as they cram as many tiny houses in as possible. It's not until all the cars start parking everywhere do you see the real problem.

OP you have been warned by me and many others. Good luck.

Chanes

TBeckett100 wrote: »

Unsure where the idea it has no broadband came from. It has FTTP

From here:

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/broadband-speed-in-my-area.html#OX25_5HD

but it must be wrong!

goodwithsaving

TBeckett100 wrote: »

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Thanks, we are taking both cars later to see how this will fit.

How did it go?