House advertised a 3 bed but 3rd bedroom (attick room) has no building regs

Tygermoth

Sorry to hijack the thread here...

We went to see a '4bed' the other week - It had an unusual layout being the bottom floor had a kitchen and 'breakfast' area. The breakfast area had two sofas and a coffee table squeezed in - making it the 'lounge'

What looked to be the dining room the had a bed in it and on the next level, what was obviously meant to be the living room was also turned into a bedroom.

So in actuality it was a two bed house being marketed as a four bed.

I noticed Kinger101 comments regarding 'habitable rooms' so i suppose you can do..... this but it seems a bit duplicitous.

AdrianC

One day. people will wake up and stop getting hung up on the number of bedrooms. The UK market is unique in this, and it is not even remotely rational.

Tygermoth

I looked at a '4bed' because i needed 4 bedrooms - not a two bed house with very obvious reception areas made into bedrooms.

So yes, i got hung up on it because it basically was a fib and duplicitous as it was marketed at a 4 bed price. As such it was a waste of my time an energy to view.

I could have a five bed house now without moving if i put a bed in the hall, conservatory and landing......

AdrianC

Tygermoth wrote: »

I looked at a '4bed' because i needed 4 bedrooms - not a two bed house with very obvious reception areas made into bedrooms.

Was the number, size or location of rooms somehow different in reality to the floorplan on the brochure?

Tygermoth

There was no floorplan. the brochure stated - 4 bed house, great locations for schools.... blah blah.. and room sizes (the master bed being quoted as being 'quite large'... well it would be - it was originally the living room!)

The 'lounge' was just a nook off the kitchen (basically where a small kitchen table would have gone). In most cases a four bed house is likely to need slightly larger family area.

AdrianC

Tygermoth wrote: »

There was no floorplan

Which, in itself, is either a sign that the estate agent is incompetent or the layout is so odd that they're trying to hide something.

Tygermoth

Oddly, there are a number of agents round here that don't do them (SE) i always wondered if you had to pay extra to have a floorplan done? (please excuse my obvious ignorance - never bought or sold a house)

It always seems to be the overpriced or older properties that don't have them. If it was an extra that was paid for i could see them skimping on the cost.

Running_Horse

AdrianC wrote: »

One day. people will wake up and stop getting hung up on the number of bedrooms. The UK market is unique in this, and it is not even remotely rational.

It is rational if you have a particular number of family members who need a room. Having looked at property details in France and the USA, they always mention number of bedrooms, so we are not unique.

I have noticed some EA details now mention square footage, so like floorplans, mentioning living space could become the norm.

AdrianC

Running_Horse wrote: »

It is rational if you have a particular number of family members who need a room. Having looked at property details in France and the USA, they always mention number of bedrooms, so we are not unique.

France typically mentions the number of rooms. A room is a room, whatever you use it for.

MataNui

Tygermoth wrote: »

I looked at a '4bed' because i needed 4 bedrooms - not a two bed house with very obvious reception areas made into bedrooms.

So yes, i got hung up on it because it basically was a fib and duplicitous as it was marketed at a 4 bed price. As such it was a waste of my time an energy to view.

I could have a five bed house now without moving if i put a bed in the hall, conservatory and landing......

I have a 2 bed bungalow that we had a dormer loft conversion done to. Although there are 2 rooms downstairs (one now used as an office) that you may describe as 'reception rooms' they are still in fact bedrooms. So i do have a 4 bedroom house (2 bedrooms upstairs now).

With regards to the OPs original post there is an issue with it being described as a 3 bedroom (or may be an issue). Depending on if it does conform to BR or not the mortgage company may not value it as a bedroom. If this one does you may find when you sell it on your buyers mortgage company may not (meaning you may not get the value you are looking for). One of the things that will make a difference is the access. If the access is something like a pull down then there is no chance it will be valued as a bedroom.