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What is a Chalet?
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It's nothing more than a marketing phrase that the EA thinks will attract greater interest and / or higher value.vijayrao said:it looks the same as a Bungalow? is there any difference?
is it advisable to buy a Chalet compared to a house?
Whatever it is called does not change what it is.
I could market my mid-terrace suburban dwelling as a rural manor house - the house and location are unchanged whatever.2 -
That's not correct, a chalet style bungalow is different from a bungalow. They have an upstairs room (s) whereas a bungalow has one level so it's not just a marketing phrase2
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What's clear from al lthe previous posts is that there is no clear definition.So look beyond the word.1
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Also commonly called a dormer bungalow.
Unfortunately they are often a poor compromise between a two storey house and a true bungalow due to compromised ceiling heights and shape.
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A dormer bungalow has dormer windows. A chalet bungalow doesn't, it's more likelypeter3hg said:Also commonly called a dormer bungalow.
Unfortunately they are often a poor compromise between a two storey house and a true bungalow due to compromised ceiling heights and shape.
to have rooflights.
Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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Why does it matter to you what the EA calls it?It's the exact same property no matter what the person that's employed to sell it says...3
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We need the OP to clarify.
A chalet, currently, is a very, very, popular park home style residence - there are a lot being sold in the south west now.
@vijayrao please provide more information in the post or all you'll get is a mixed set of answers that are quite likely to be irrelevant to you.1 -
If it is a holiday type chalet, on a holiday park, as well as residential restrictions, there may be actually a very short (usually about 50 years maximum) lease on the property. Read the small print!(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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Exactly rightSlithery said:Why does it matter to you what the EA calls it?It's the exact same property no matter what the person that's employed to sell it says...
These houses are known as per the advert as Metropolitan Chalets
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/39979796/the-glenvillage-way-pinner-ha5-5ax-waidev8com
They have a large bathroom and 2 double and one single bedrooms upstairs
They are normal block/brick constructions
They are not bungalows by any stretch of the imagination
There are no roof lights
A huge advantage is that they are not given planning permission to be extended that is visible from the front so the roads this there are in look pretty much as they were designed in the 30s and are unspoiled
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5785094,-0.3781742,3a,75y,23.17h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1se5g_zO1ju3emmCO09qML0w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
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Afaik there is no legal definition (UK law) of what "chalet" means. Prove me wrong? If so £15 to an agreed housing charity.1
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