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We really can't afford the house we want/need will things get better for us or just forget it?
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I come from a "tropical" country... Heat is what I craveScotbot said:It's also further out which may not matter but shows how location affects price. This one would be a no for me because of the full width conservatory, it will be far too hot most of the time.
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Your square footage is the same as ours but includes your conservatory. Ours is a "little " cottage so I think you'll find there's not much space (infact our downstairs is one big open plan room with a cellar). Check the conservatory as we had one like that in our old house and couldn't use it for anything substantial as it melted everything in the summer and was absolutely freezing in the winter.0
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/dd1d3768-0450-4b07-99e4-fee8e9fd9895
A LOT of people will celebrate if it crashes, they want things to get better.0 -
How many years is it now since you started renting and waiting for the crash, and how much would your house now be worth if you’d bought back then?Crashy_Time said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/dd1d3768-0450-4b07-99e4-fee8e9fd9895
A LOT of people will celebrate if it crashes, they want things to get better.
Are you ever going to accept how wrong you’ve been and buy, or have you given up now and accept you’ll rent forever?12 -
I know Truro well. I’d be put off all of the options you have shared because of traffic noise but it obviously doesn’t bother you.
The house near the hospital will have a lot of rentals around it. Nothing wrong with that but it does make for a less settled community. It is also a fair walk from town - ok on the way in but a bit of a slog up hill on the way back.
The green close house could also give you 5 bedrooms by splitting the right hand bedroom which has windows front and back. Might have to loose the en-suite to do it though which would leave you a bit short of bathrooms.1 -
I tend to run that way almost every day. We're keen runners, so walking to town isn't an issue (and the distance is ok for us). The green close one, i think although i can totally see what you mean about dividing the room I think it would ruin that house and thus not worth it.Ramouth said:I know Truro well. I’d be put off all of the options you have shared because of traffic noise but it obviously doesn’t bother you.
The house near the hospital will have a lot of rentals around it. Nothing wrong with that but it does make for a less settled community. It is also a fair walk from town - ok on the way in but a bit of a slog up hill on the way back.
The green close house could also give you 5 bedrooms by splitting the right hand bedroom which has windows front and back. Might have to loose the en-suite to do it though which would leave you a bit short of bathrooms.0 -
Then you will hate it for 6 months of the year when it will be bloody freezing but the biggest problem for me is the lack of light inside the house. I lived in a subtropical climate for 20 years I really miss the balmy evenings. Sigh....mrsmortgage said:
I come from a "tropical" country... Heat is what I craveScotbot said:It's also further out which may not matter but shows how location affects price. This one would be a no for me because of the full width conservatory, it will be far too hot most of the time. 0 -
I see what you mean about ruining a nice room and it would be a shame to loose the en-suite.Do you use the Coosebean Greenway on your runs? It’s a nice alternative to the main road. There are also plans to resurface the Newham Trail which will be good.0
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I tend to be a roadrunner but have run the trail on occasion. I prefer the Green Close house purely on location. I don't love the street, but it's fairly close to the town centre and that's something that is higher priority for us. Yeah, I'm used to long distances but it's not the same to nip out to the pub than walking 2mi there and back. Ultimately I think it has to be the house with the least number of compromises for the whole family.Ramouth said:I see what you mean about ruining a nice room and it would be a shame to loose the en-suite.Do you use the Coosebean Greenway on your runs? It’s a nice alternative to the main road. There are also plans to resurface the Newham Trail which will be good.0 -
The one I viewed yesterday is going for sealed offers, I think that ship has sailed...0
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