What's your must have/nice to have/won't touch list

TBagpuss

Last time I moved, my must haves were

Off road parking
Decent sized rooms
Enough of a front garden that the house wasn't directly on the street
outside space
Kitchen not open plan
Upstairs bathroom
cornershop within walking distance
not on a main road
detached or semi detached

Good to haves

reasonable standard of decor
3 double bedrooms
some character features
village location
en suite

No Way

Downstairs bathroom
Bathroom too small for a bath
shared access or row across my property
flood risk

Since I couldn't afford a detached property, I also specifically looked for properties where the main bedroom had no shared walls with the neighbours.

Bonniepurple

Our list was
3/4 beds
Bathroom with bath and shower
Ready to move into (no doer uppers)
Parking for at least 2 car
Walking distance to school
Semi or at the very least end terrace (been mid terrace before)
Near enough but not too near parents
A spare room so we could host family events.

We got most of the list. Price meant that we ended up with a house that will be perfect once we have done an extension. Until then, the decor is dodgy, we have one bathroom and no spare room. We do, however, have an extended garage/workshop which keeps DH happy.

YoungBlueEyes

I dislike open plan for two reasons really. I don't like kitchen smells to be wafting around, and smaller defined rooms (i.e. lounge+dining room+kitchen) are easier to heat

They're the same reasons I would never buy somewhere with an open staircase actually.

happypie

i am ftb and for me.
must have -
1. shouldn't be refurbished for sale
2. shouldn't have "low maintenance" garden
3. near outstanding/good primary school catchment area
4. should have at least 3 bed
5. bathroom on 1st floor
6. off street parking preferably, if not then on street parking visible from house
7. should not be on main/busy road

nice to have -
8. wc/shower room on ground floor
9. good if not already extended, gives us chance to extend it as per our need
10. park nearby
11. train station nearby

LittleLu33

Mine would be:

Must have:
-Quiet enough surroundings (no busy roads, nightclubs school with screaming kids etc.)
-Garden (preferably a small one that gets the sun but doesn't require too much work to upkeep)
-Bath
-EPC D or higher
-Not a fixer upper (must at least have fully working bathroom and kitchen.)
-Lots of light

Preferable

-Upstairs bathroom
-Driveway
-Local transport/Amenities (20-25 minute walk away max)
-Limited DIY needed.

No way:

-Artificial lawn
-Small bathroom with no window
-Flats or maisonettes
-No garden
-Busy road
-Mold/damp/subsidence/serious construction work
-large gardens/lands
-very large rooms (I like cosy!)
-ex murder house
-ex drug den