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Omg really sad to think some people live like that.sofieellis said:You might need a couple of bottles of bleach if you buy this one:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/119249894#/?channel=RES_BUY2 -
Bloody hell! That's actually made me feel quite queasysofieellis said:You might need a couple of bottles of bleach if you buy this one:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/119249894#/?channel=RES_BUY
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So we should accept cramped, rubbish houses that are sold with profit being the main aim, at the sacrifice of someone's wellbeing? If you think that's okay, well okay then.lincroft1710 said:
Because that is a "brownfield" site and far better to use brownfield sites first, instead of destroying our countryside. Land is scarce and to accommodate the quantity of housing apparently required, developers have to build to a higher density. Decent size gardens in speculative suburban developments were at their peak from the 1930s to the1950s. Those days are long, long past.anotheruser said:
Why does it "cry out" for squeezed in houses that won't really be fit for 2+ cars each after a few years?lincroft1710 said:
Can't see that bungalow being extended or modernised. Whole site cries out to be redeveloped with a least 2 new housesRS2OOO said:
It could be a fantastic plot as it is for someone.
A bungalow near me has sold their garden and a company is building three houses in it. Access is stupidly tight, the houses look squashed in... almost like they wern't supposed to be there / obvious the developer is looking to cash in rather than produce quality homes.
Remember, there is far more countryside than building in our country. I'm not a fan of building on countryside but there are plenty of places you can build nice homes with medium gardens instead of the postage stamp many people seem to settle for these days. Especially when more people will start working from home, having somewhere to be able to go out and relax in is more important than it's been in recent years.
Invitation is firmly there to message me to discuss further instead of clogging up this thread.2 -
Too much of what? Too much concrete on what used to be ancient woodland?[Deleted User] said:There's too much of it, and we can build nice sustainable houses on small parts of it that don't disrupt nature too much.
Or we can just defend every inch of it and watch as houses get even less affordable.2 -
Nice MK1 Focus on the drivesofieellis said:You might need a couple of bottles of bleach if you buy this one:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/119249894#/?channel=RES_BUY0 -
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anotheruser said:
So we should accept cramped, rubbish houses that are sold with profit being the main aim, at the sacrifice of someone's wellbeing? If you think that's okay, well okay then.lincroft1710 said:
Because that is a "brownfield" site and far better to use brownfield sites first, instead of destroying our countryside. Land is scarce and to accommodate the quantity of housing apparently required, developers have to build to a higher density. Decent size gardens in speculative suburban developments were at their peak from the 1930s to the1950s. Those days are long, long past.anotheruser said:
Why does it "cry out" for squeezed in houses that won't really be fit for 2+ cars each after a few years?lincroft1710 said:
Can't see that bungalow being extended or modernised. Whole site cries out to be redeveloped with a least 2 new housesRS2OOO said:
It could be a fantastic plot as it is for someone.
A bungalow near me has sold their garden and a company is building three houses in it. Access is stupidly tight, the houses look squashed in... almost like they wern't supposed to be there / obvious the developer is looking to cash in rather than produce quality homes.
Remember, there is far more countryside than building in our country. I'm not a fan of building on countryside but there are plenty of places you can build nice homes with medium gardens instead of the postage stamp many people seem to settle for these days. Especially when more people will start working from home, having somewhere to be able to go out and relax in is more important than it's been in recent years.All those arguments were what persuaded us 19 years ago to leave the over crowded, over priced, over restricted south east of England, and move to the Highlands, where we were able to buy a readily available cheap building plot and build our own house. 19 years later we have just completed building or second self build house that stands on 1/3 acre plot in the countryside, a plot you would die for in SE England.It was the vicious circle of needing a well paid job to pay the big mortgage on a small house that kept me there for so long before I saw the light.
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How's this for gorgeous!It's bound to go for much more than the OO price.Another one, but not my style at all. Much prefer the first one.
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Gers said:
Yes it looks typical of a developer squeezing 1 more house in what would have been better as a green open space.
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