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

Tippytoes

Attached, in a bad area, grotty neighbours.  Unfortunately, as I once found out to my cost, buying in a decent area does not guarantee that the neighbours are decent and you often don't know how bad they are until you move in.

Slithery

MovingForwards said:

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.

It was tongue-in-cheek. This is my neighboring estate...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heydon,_Norfolk

MovingForwards

Slithery said:

MovingForwards said:

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.

It was tongue-in-cheek. This is my neighboring estate...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heydon,_Norfolk

Apologies, I've not quite sussed your humour / style out yet 🤫

No objections to a proper family estate, with vast gardens etc or the little gatehouse 😁

Murphybear

springmagpie said:

Never living on a housing estate again. neighbours from hell and living on top of each other with tiny gardens and limited parking!

We live on a housing estate.  The vast majority of houses are detached or semi detached with driveways and garages.  Plenty of parking and decent sized gardens.  

It is a well to do area with expensive houses (no surprise there)

For me the main issue is noise.  I could probably put up with most things if the property were quiet.  

bolwin1

lookstraightahead said:

I like houses which look tiny but aren't. I love Victorian terraced houses.
i moved out of London years ago into a mid terrace with a right off way past our kitchen. Every day in the summer next door put home grown flowers on the back step, and the other neighbour made marmalade. Sometimes we had to park up the road but it meant saying hello to lots of people on the walk to the front door. 
Next door's cat often passed by and the elderly man opposite gave my daughter jelly beans.

That sounds like the opening scene to a Richard Curtis Notting Hill sequel.  

NaughtiusMaximus

springmagpie said:

Never living on a housing estate again. neighbours from hell and living on top of each other with tiny gardens and limited parking!

The last 3 points are specific to new/recent (ie the last 30 years) build estates, our 1960s built one isn't like that at all.

The risk of bad neighbours is a fair point though, ideally I'd like to live in an isolated rural property where the only immediate neighbours have 4 legs, unfortunately that's not an option unless my premiums bonds come up.

davilown

I've thought long and hard about this - Neighbours within talking over the hedge distance......... Oh to live in the middle of a field

Scotbot

davilown said:

I've thought long and hard about this - Neighbours within talking over the hedge distance......... Oh to live in the middle of a field

Wouldn't you miss the utilities, running water and a flushing loo? 😁

Davesnave

Scotbot said:

davilown said:

I've thought long and hard about this - Neighbours within talking over the hedge distance......... Oh to live in the middle of a field

Wouldn't you miss the utilities, running water and a flushing loo? 😁

Running water goes through the middle of our field. If it didn't, no one in the village would have a mains water supply.

A flushing loo is achievable using the same water, but we  have to deal with the results ourselves.

Leccy also comes underground from a pole in the field. Western Power even pay us to bring it here.

But the biggest field always has edges, so there are neighbours and a lot of boundaries!

HanPop

No hallway
Attached
No off street parking
Only one toilet
Downstairs bathroom
Tiny or no garden
Very overlooked
Lounge diner