What convinced you to move into your current home?

Yalpsmol

Another one for the stripper pole.

phoebe1989seb

Rural location/lack of neighbours.
Proximity of pretty market town/distance from beach.
Age of cottage (400+ years).
Amount of land - potential to create a garden from scratch.
Price - had been reduced by £125k since first advertised

Trina90

It is round the corner from my parents in the town where I grew up, and wanted to stay
It has 3 double bedrooms, which I really wanted
It has a driveway
It was affordable for our first home at 24! Prices are high here so we felt lucky to find what we wanted at a price we could do. 4 years on and we're still happy here for now. Wondering if we may outgrow it at some point though.

Trina90

hazyjo wrote: »

For those replying, Jack starts many threads like this. Not sure he ever returns to them either.

Does this really matter? It creates discussion and is interesting for those of us who do read the responses! :undecided

NaughtiusMaximus

Larger than the average 3 bed house with 3 good size bedrooms (as opposed to the far more common 2 good size rooms plus a box)
Nice area
Large garden
Not overlooked from the rear
Slightly unusual design gives the house character (IMO) - it was built in 1969 but isn't just a bog standard 60s/70s semi

aliby21

Seller said they would leave their dog. I've never had a dog, thought it would be nice. They didn't tell me it was dead and buried in the garden

Slithery

Very cheap rent, 2 minute walk to work

hazyjo

Trina90 wrote: »

Does this really matter? It creates discussion and is interesting for those of us who do read the responses! :undecided

Just pointing it out so people bothering to reply were aware. No need to pull me up on it mate.

ttoli

180 degree Sea view, 5 minute drive to the beach, 20 minute drive to work and only £25k , the pool is an overlooked bonus:) .

DigForVictory

That of all the houses we viewed, this was one where each child (as well as each parent) could see a definite positive.
Things like the parquet floor, across which the baby could be slid like a giggling curling stone.
Like the top floor which was an abandoned work in progress & we have completed turning it into the family room/workshop (has the workbench, lathe, chests of drawers for tools) etc, games room (we have a pool table) computer room and subsidiary kitchen.
Like the uncovered fireplace in our bedroom.
Like the working foreplace in the front room,
Like the passable back garden & the park just over the road
Like being in the catchemnt area for the local grammar (we didn't use it, but it adds to the selling price)
Like having a bus stop outside the next door house along.
Like being 5 miles from a motorway & thus easier to commute to work & to see in-laws (a benefit.)
That it was already handy for a doctor, a dentist, several libraries, some wonderful primary schools we researched.
That the area would grow its own lidl aldi farmfoods & M&S? Unexpected. Plus there's a Jacks at present but that may turn into another supermarket. We'll loose carparking but gain even more consumer choice!