Single person buying a 2 bedroom house?

dc197

Buy the largest and best you can afford. If you can afford a 2-bed house even if you don't have a need for the second room, go for it.

You want it to be an investment, you want to be able to grow into the house (you might have a baby in 18 months!).

I bought a 3-bed as my first home when I was single. Best decision ever.

moneyistooshorttomention

elsien wrote: »

Laughing now at how many from a previous generation would have gone "Why do you want a study anyway?" - whereas I think most people my generation (Baby Boomer) and younger want a room for [STRIKE]study/home office/hobby room/meditation room [/STRIKE] throw the junk in to get it out the way room, in my case.

That would be the box room then:rotfl: - now usually called the "3rd bedroom".

westernpromise

The advantage of a second bedroom is you can do it out as a torture chamber, or something.

cloo

It might be a waste if you were committed to remaining alone or never having any kids, but it's always worth buying bigger if you can as obviously you have to move less over time and it's almost always better value for money. I bought my first house when I was single, but always planned to have a housemate (even if I hadn't had a mortgage) because London's a big and alienating place to live alone.

You should consider what you want from a second room - potential housemate/child space? Study? Some second bedrooms are little more than cupboards, but that's more often in flats than houses, and that may be all you need, but bear in mind it may make it harder to sell on.

HappyMJ

It's not a waste. Around here 1 bedroom flats are called executive apartments in the marketing of the property and let out for more than 2 bedroom flats. 2 bedroom flats also let out for more than 2 bedroom terraced housing which is of a much lower standard. Despite being larger the layout doesn't provide any more space than a well designed modern flat.

My second bedroom is an ironing/drying room. Window stays open all the time to provide airflow and reduce condensation issues and the door is closed. There's also a few boxes of stuff in there. I must go through the stuff one day and discard most of it.

bellaboo86

I bought my house as a single person. I have 2 bedrooms as well as a loft conversion. When I was buying I wouldn't have considered anything 1 bedroomed. I have a cat and a dog and am a teacher so I need the extra space.

London_Town

I completely agree that striving to afford a two bed home over a one bed is always worth it if you can make the figures work. My first home was a one bed flat and I'm now in a two bed house, ten years later. It's far easier to have guests stay and if I ever wanted to sell, I'd get a better price and probably a quicker sale.

If my budget would stretch, I'd like a third bedroom for a study/hobbies room. Whenever I've done exams and studying for work, I've had to do it on the kitchen table and then clear it away to eat. It would be great to have a small extra room with a desk, that I can close the door on.

Like other posters have said, as a single person, my second bedroom has been for guests, drying clothes , junk and long term will probably be fitted out as the study I want. I can't afford a three or four bed house in my area, so a two bed is the best compromise for me. I admire anyone who can reach middle age and manage to fit all their worldly goods in to a one bed flat.

Aside from a bit more on your mortgage, the other additional cost for a two bed home will probably be going up one council tax bracket. I ended up paying about £8 more a month when I bought the bigger place, which is not a great deal. The good thing about the 25% discount, is as it's a percentage, the more you pay, the more you save.

ManuelG

pathtofreedom wrote: »

but also put a murphy (wall) bed in there so it can be used as a spare room once in a while.

Hermia wrote: »

I also have an air bed for when people stay.

I'm wondering if my full-on double that fills most of the spare room might just be overkill...

Chocolatefund

/waves

I'm currently in the process of purchasing a typical three bed starter terrace.

I plan to use the second bedroom as a guest room. I have family down the road and I know they will want many cocktail nights here. The third single room will be my study, though I may do what someone else has suggested and make it into an ironing/drying room, I can see that being quite handy.

Get a two-bed if you can, you won't regret it.

Deep_In_Debt

I'm a single person in a 2 bed house. I would prefer 3 bedrooms but I live in an expensive part of the country and 2 beds was the max I could afford.

I've space for guests if friends come to stay so it is useful and nice to have the extra room. The cats have made the spare bedroom "their room"!

Also useful if you need extra cash so can take in a lodger.