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

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  • sammyjammy
    sammyjammy Posts: 8,149 Forumite
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    noisy aggressive neighbours and new build
    "You've been reading SOS when it's just your clock reading 5:05 "
  • rachelheels
    rachelheels Posts: 70 Forumite
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    Liverpool fans living within 5 miles 
  • Slithery
    Slithery Posts: 6,046 Forumite
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    ouraggie said:
    No gas supply, so electric hob 😡
    Have you tried a decent modern induction hob?  So much better than gas and 10 times quicker and easier to clean.
    PS - I used to be on your side of the fence until just a few years ago :)
  • SonnyLumiere
    SonnyLumiere Posts: 57 Forumite
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    Smell of napalm in the garden
    Giant Mr Blobby doll in the attic
    Any suggestion of land mines
  • hopeitwill
    hopeitwill Posts: 172 Forumite
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    edited 13 January 2021 at 10:02PM
    Area and neighbours probably. I'd say check the deprivation rate.
  • FTB_Help
    FTB_Help Posts: 336 Forumite
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    Location next to a pub/ club
    With a bus stop directly outside the front door
    AND Too far from public transport (as in more than 15 mins walk to the nearest bus/ tube/ train station)
    Next to a football stadium
    Living next door to white supremacist


  • maas
    maas Posts: 512 Forumite
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    edited 13 January 2021 at 9:46PM
    Overlooked garden
    North/East facing garden
    Near to small shops, bus stop etc, where you will have people congregating outside your house.
    No front at all (your doorbell can be reached from pavement).
  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 11,658 Forumite
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    edited 13 January 2021 at 9:50PM
    ouraggie said:
    Being overlooked in back garden
    No gas supply, so electric hob 😡
    Near a school, bus stop or pub
    Sycamore tree in the road, near to house (got this now. The leaves drive me mad).
    Beige travertine tiles in the bathroom. 
    Stone cladding. 




    You wouldn't like ours. We back onto a pub, there's a sycamore tree opposite out the front(agree with you about leaves and seeds), has beige mock travertine tiles in the shower room (no bath unfortunately, we plan on putting one in and getting rid of the tiles).
    I don't supposed you'd like our 1960s green hanging tiles  across the front of the house either (neither do we!).

    I'm surprised nobody has mentioned underpinning - we've got that too.

    Just goes to show how location can win out.
    Make £2026 in 2026
    Prolific £177.46, TCB £10.90, Everup £27.79, Roadkill £1.17
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    Prolific £1062.50, Octopoints £6.64, TCB £492.05, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £70, Shopmium £53.06, Everup £106.08, Zopa CB £30, Misc survey £10

    Make £2024 in 2024 Total £1410/£2024 70%
    Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023 128.8%






  • RobM99
    RobM99 Posts: 2,824 Forumite
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    High crime / anti social rate.
    Now a gainfully employed bassist again - WooHoo!
  • lozzy81
    lozzy81 Posts: 275 Forumite
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     I would add that anyone having a right of way across my property would be the worst! We used to have a communal garden and hated neighbours walking around in their pants taking out the bins
    Virtual sealed pot 2019 member #6 :j
    £0.00/£200 :)
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