Son looking at house but I'm not sure its a good buy.

getmore4less

councils with map access to their planning is a godsend for research
https://publicaccess.wellingborough.gov.uk/online-applications/

(zoom in on the map enable filters and click property you get a black dot to link to any aplications for a property.


you can find the history of stuff quite easily and where they have uploaded all the info like plans and objections... you get a pocket full of info to work with.



[off topic]
I found some private off road parking in my town with no restrictions(it has double yellows and looks like adopted road so people avoided) so could park for free, its gets busy now but had it to just a few of us for over a year.

ProDave

The EPC rating F would seriously bother me. You are going to have to pour money into it to keep it warm. (I am biased, I am building a new house I fully expect to get an EPC rating of A)

One day people are going to wake up to the EPC ratings of houses and I am convinced the poor ones like this will become worth less to reflect their high running costs. Already you can't let a property this poor, so you won't sell it to a landlord (not that a landlord would want this) but that illustrates how demand for poor EPC properties is already falling.

And no you won't get PP to create a parking space, not enough visibility and nothing you can do to alter that.

Adereterial

It’s a cute little house and if I’d been looking to buy on my own I’d have definitely considered something like that. It’s got character. I’m pretty happy to take on a project though.

Consider it this way - he’ll either learn some valuable lessons about what he actually needs and wants from a property if it does turn out that you’re right, or he’ll learn valuable lessons about how to maintain a house he’ll get lots of use out of in the future.

He’s an adult though - you have to let him make his own choices. Time to cut the apron strings.

TamsinC

I think it is lovely - the EPC is probably an F because it's very difficult to get anything else on an old house because of the way the system works - we are buying an old house EPC F - because it has solid stone walls etc - it has been insulated in the roof but because it cant be seen it's all assumed as nothing - it's more like and EPC D in reality just the system doesn't allow it to be recognised as such as it set up for new builds.

Our first house also had a ROW across the back for access - it wasn't an issue and no designated parking, again not an issue.

I agree with some of the others in that it is his mistake to make, you can advise but at the end of the day unless you are funding it . . .

PasturesNew

For the record... that right of way across the garden is of no concern to me whatsoever... it's far enough away that people won't be passing right by the window - and it's easily "fenced" on both sides with small bushes or a decorative fence if ever required.

The house has a nice enough little garden up to the path - and another decent bit with the outbuilding the other side of the path.

The trouble comes when somebody's got a path right under/past their window and "get looked in at" ... or they want to be able to have kids/dogs running riot across the whole garden area and neighbours don't shut the gates.

Grenage

House preferences vary wildly, so all you can really do is state your downsides and let him get on with it.


I'm sure my house is horribly draughty and old for many, where as it's exactly the sort of place for which I was searching.

POPPYOSCAR

I share your reservations.

Presumably it will not be his forever home and he might have the same problem when he comes to sell it on.

shortcrust

I’d be fuming if one of my parents started a thread like this and included a link to a house I was planning to buy.

Mgman1965

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

I share your reservations.

Presumably it will not be his forever home and he might have the same problem when he comes to sell it on.

This is my worry, but as said, its his money.


I will advise as he asked, but if he wants it its up to him.

Mgman1965

shortcrust wrote: »

I’d be fuming if one of my parents started a thread like this and included a link to a house I was planning to buy.

He's fine with it, in fact happy to get as many opinions as possible to consider.