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

FreeBear

AlexMac said: No roof, or one which needs immediate replacement...

A roof that has had spray foam insulation - Nasty stuff that should be banned....

Any signs of "damp proof treatments" - Just as bad as spray foam, and like the foam, a piggin' nightmare to get rid of.

lookstraightahead

MovingForwards said:

The only things I wouldn't compromise on when buying was being on an 'estate', wanting a garden and ideally mountain / water views.

Aside from that most of you would hate my home 😁 main road out the front, railway line out the back, no on-site parking, middle floor end flat but my goodness the views are fantastic as is my private garden.

I think this is where you can be clever. We have just bought a house where the front is near a relatively busy B road. But it's long and narrow so your living space is far away from the road and the stairs are at the front. The back has the most wonderful views. It looks really tiny but it isn't. Floor space is the same as a house round the corner which is longways on and looks much bigger, and that's one was £100,000 more.

MovingForwards

lookstraightahead said:

MovingForwards said:

The only things I wouldn't compromise on when buying was being on an 'estate', wanting a garden and ideally mountain / water views.

Aside from that most of you would hate my home 😁 main road out the front, railway line out the back, no on-site parking, middle floor end flat but my goodness the views are fantastic as is my private garden.

I think this is where you can be clever. We have just bought a house where the front is near a relatively busy B road. But it's long and narrow so your living space is far away from the road and the stairs are at the front. The back has the most wonderful views. It looks really tiny but it isn't. Floor space is the same as a house round the corner which is longways on and looks much bigger, and that's one was £100,000 more.

Mine is the main road through the village. Bedrooms front and rear of the property, at the end section so sleep isn't disturbed by anyone entering / leaving their flat, nor do I notice when I'm in the lounge (layout is everything with any property). 200+ metres from the train track, my garden is about halfway down. The water is about 400 metres away and the rest of the view further just over the water.
Same as you, I've as much space as a house / bungalow would have provided, but costing me a fraction of the price and I've the convenience of local shops and public transport. No fighting for onsteet parking either.

Makes a lovely home for us.

atarisrocks

Shared drive or where you have to share access to get onto your drive.
Only having a bath and no room to install a over bath shower
No on road parking so everyone who has visitors just leave their cars dumped on verges/paths
Not having paths too many new estates seem to have the boundary for the property and then the road which makes me wonder where people walk safely without being on someone land or the road.
Bedrooms being downstairs I always think it should be described as 3 bedroom and living room and dining room rather than 4 bedroom and 1 living room or worst 5 bedroom house. 

Hannimal

I said there's essentially nothing if the house is still standing and in good enough repair - i wouldn't be put off by needing a new roof, just negotiate the price. Also silly to be put off by wrong colour tiles - if its otherwise perfect just retile, it's not a huge job! However, I would be put off by a front door that opens direct into the living room. 

Scotbot

Davesnave said:

Scotbot said:

Petriix said:

• Too far from the sea
• Too near to the sea

What is wrong with being near tbe sea? I would love to be able to hear the ocean

Yes, so would most other people, which pushes up the prices, so there's less bang for your buck and the deep joy of being buried in summer tourists and having second home owners turn your location into a ghost town at this time of year. Inland by a 20 minute drive and you'll miss most of that, and the worst of the weather if it's the Atlantic seaboard.

If I could afford it I would love to live by the sea but it would need to be a detached property well away from the neighbouring property in an upmarket location. Basically a multi million pound property so no chance.

Slithery

MovingForwards said:

The only things I wouldn't compromise on when buying was being on an 'estate'

What's wrong with an estate? The one I live next to is lovely...

Wikipedia - Heydon said:

The village is still owned by the Bulwer Long family, one of only around a dozen English villages that are entirely privately owned.

Mnoee

moneysavinghero said:

Mnoee said:

I don't drive and take a buttload of tablets (which is why I can't drive!) so if its not within walking distance of a pharmacy, it's useless to me. 

You know they deliver for free these days.

They tend not to in Northern Ireland unless you can't get them any other way. The last time I asked about it I got 20 questions from the pharmacist, none of the big chains like Boots or Lloyd's deliver here, nor the online only ones who put them in little daily pouches for you. Believe me, I've looked. 

Carl2510

No driveway, and I thought no hall way but I’ve sucked that up and gone for one without one so shall see how that goes. 

MovingForwards

Slithery said:

MovingForwards said:

The only things I wouldn't compromise on when buying was being on an 'estate'

What's wrong with an estate? The one I live next to is lovely...

Wikipedia - Heydon said:

The village is still owned by the Bulwer Long family, one of only around a dozen English villages that are entirely privately owned.

I don't like residential areas or properties which look identical. It's all personal preference and not a slant on anyone who likes them or lives on one.