House regret???

RelievedSheff

lisyloo said:

RelievedSheff said:

comeandgo said:

tink_1983 said:

Take a step back and look at others.
Aslong as you haven't exchanged you can change your mind.

New builds are more money as everything is new and has a warranty. 
But the gardens and rooms are small.
There will be site fees for unadopted roads which adds more money.

Overall you are worried so stop and talk to hubby and really assess your criteria for your new home 

I have never lived on adopted roads and never had any site fees or other fees for them. 

On new build estates any non adopted areas are managed by a management company. There will be a management charge if the road or shared driveway are not adopted. This ensures that every one pays their fair share towards the maintenance of the shared driveway/ unadopted roads and that the roads and driveways are maintained to a reasonable standard.

I'm on my second new build and not had a management company in either case. 
Is this a new thing for new builds?

No. It has been around for many years. We don't have a management charge in the new build that we are in but all of the roads and greenspaces are being adopted by the local authority.

Most new estates these days have unadopted areas which are maintained by a management company.

purplebutterfly

Elsie89 said:

  It was the first house we’d actually looked round. And I felt with the stamp duty holiday, I should be taking advantage of the market etc.  Perhaps caught up in the rush of things. 

GO AND LOOK AT OTHER HOUSES!  Houses with different layouts, different numbers of bedrooms, old builds, new builds and especially houses that you think you don't want.  You might think you know exactly what you are looking for but it doesn't sound as though you really do.  

I can't tell you how many "perfect" houses we viewed that I hated and how many "wrong" houses we viewed that actually felt as though they might work. 

We're also  FTB but we looked at 30 houses over the course of 18 months before we found the right one.  This is our only chance to be chain-free and not have to rush to find somewhere, so I was determined to get it right.

The 4th property we viewed was a great house at a great price and the garden was so perfect it made me cry. 

My husband and I both fell in love with the house and could immediately imagine ourselves living there.  We viewed it twice and had mentally moved our furniture in. 

It was also way under budget........................yet something deep in my gut told me it was wrong.  The location was just slightly too far away from transport links and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get rid of the feeling in the pit of my stomach that it was the wrong house. There was a week of sleepless nights and tears but, in the end, we didn't offer.  

I have never regretted not buying that house.   It had lots of things we wanted but it didn't have the main thing we needed - bus routes. 

Listen to your inner voice.  It's not too late to back out and it sounds like far more than just FTB nerves.  

seven-day-weekend

If the location is wrong, I wouldn't buy it.  You can change many things in a house, even small rooms by having an extension, but you can't change the location.

I agree with others; look at other houses, older ones as well.

In 2015 we sold a three bed mid-terraced house with a downstairs bathroom.  The family that bought it had been convinced they didn't want a terraced and most definitely didn't want a downstairs bathroom.  After having looked at numerous semis within their price range, they realised that the third bedroom was normally tiny, and not suitable for one of their three children to sleep in.  So they started looking at terraces, where bedrooms are often bigger.  They chose ours, although it was the same price as some of the semis, because it had three double bedrooms and private access to the rear, so they didn't have to have shared access.  They had already decided to compromise on the bathroom to get the bedroom space.

So, as someone else has said, look at ones you think you might not want, in the area you want.  You might be pleasantly surprised.

Loza2016

It’s completely normal to have second thoughts about the property your buying. 

However If your having doubts about location I would consider other houses. 

I currently live less than 5 minute drive from the home I’m renovating and I hate it. Like you’ve mentioned there is nothing in walking distance to me. I never thought living a few minutes down the road would be so different but it is. 

Davesnave

If a new build isn't ticking boxes for location, space / value for money, one has to ask why you want it. Is it just convenience, fear of DIY, or the feeling that no one else has used it?

charliewhisky

Hi
have faith in your intuition, I'd pull out now and like others have said, keep looking.

If you saw this post from someone else I'm sure you'd advise the same too.

Good luck

lookstraightahead

Personally location is key. My sticking points are location, quietness - I don't really care about the house!

with new builds, how would you feel if everything inside it was old? Have you been taken in by the shiny new things?

paulj2021

Maybe go and have another look at the house (or the show house) and see what your reaction to it is this time round? If you come away still thinking it’s not right you may have your answer, but it’s possible some of the concerns you have might be alleviated by a second viewing 

JGB1955

35+ years ago we were moving to the 'shires', all funded' by my husband's employer.  We were allowed 3 funded (hotel) weekends to find somewhere to live .... 120 miles away from home..... with a 6 month old baby.  On the second weekend we found a likely house and my husband (who, at that stage had already moved down to the said 'shire' from Mon - Fri) jumped in and made an offer.  24 hours later we both realised we had jumped the gun.... it was a decision funded by desperation. Withdrew our offer (with a lot of 'grumping' from husband). Following weekend visit - found the house we still live in.  Every time I drive past the first house I think....Thank goodness!

Stick with your gut feeling.

Crashy_Time

Follow your feelings, there are plenty of houses for sale. Use PropertyLog to track price drops in areas you are interested in.