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What is the biggest thing that would put you off a house?

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  • weeg
    weeg Posts: 1,083 Forumite
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    Not enough natural light and lack of privacy. Anything else I can fix or tolerate.
  • Dizzy_Ditzy
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    A school within 1 mile 
    Shared access
    Trampolines here too! 
    Main road
    Cut throughs - no thanks! 
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  • A steep driveway. I wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
  • Marvel1 said:
    Leaseplan 

    Definitely, I don't know how I forgot that one, service charges of any description would put me right off. 

    Also a couple more:
    Too small - which rules out pretty much anything built in the last 30 years
    Storage heaters

    Dodgy/annoying neighbours are a given, obviously you don't know for sure until you you move in but warning signs are:
    Rubbish, garden furniture or toys in front garden
    Barry car on the drive
    Union Jacks or George flags
  • ProDave
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    Attached to another house.
  • daveyjp
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    Any history or risk of flooding,
  • babyblade41
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    Attached, main road, towns, small gardens , new build , no drive or garage , 

    School doesn't bother me where I am as it's a single dead end track  and no cars can park 

    So mine has to be a detached in a rural area , 
  • Never living on a housing estate again. neighbours from hell and living on top of each other with tiny gardens and limited parking!
  • AlexMac
    AlexMac Posts: 3,067 Forumite
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    No roof, or one which needs immediate replacement... no central heating, decent bathroom (or any bathroom?) or litchen

    Oh- hang on; I lied. 

    Now I recall I bought two like that; in 1975 and 1997... And because they were wrecks when I bought, I made a mint in added value when I sold on... (although the one I then bought in 2007 didn't do so well due the the price-collapse oin 2008 , and a mate got similarly burned when he bought at the peak just before the crash in 1987!

    In fact I  also even sold another house whose roof was shot; visible damp on the internal chimney breasts... but as the buyers planned a loft conversion, we just adjusted the price... 

    So what geographic location-related, external, environmental or social factors can't you fix...? ... because you can usually sort the internal material issues!
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