julicorn's journey 2 - Moving Up

julicorn

beanielou said:

Exciting times 

Absolutely! I reckon having to take one weekend off due to covid has sparked our excitement again as well  

Karmacat

That's great that you've got two serious contenders  

SuperSecretSquirrel

The red brick Kingsley Road house was my favourite 😁 I'd like a separate utility, or a wall between the kitchen diner and lounge, but that would be my only nitpick.

The flat split across two floors was pretty close to a house in my mind, just no garden or freehold. When I first saw the suggestion of a flat I did have a little "why bother" moment like KC did, but once I saw the photos it made a lot more sense! Your money would go a whole lot further if those were acceptable compromises.

julicorn

Karmacat said:

That's great that you've got two serious contenders  

Twice the chance eh?  

julicorn

SuperSecretSquirrel said:

The red brick Kingsley Road house was my favourite 😁 I'd like a separate utility, or a wall between the kitchen diner and lounge, but that would be my only nitpick.

The flat split across two floors was pretty close to a house in my mind, just no garden or freehold. When I first saw the suggestion of a flat I did have a little "why bother" moment like KC did, but once I saw the photos it made a lot more sense! Your money would go a whole lot further if those were acceptable compromises.

The washer and dryer in the Kingsley Road one are actually in a cupboard outside at the moment, so it's pretty much a separate utility haha I'd probably put them in the bathroom, being German they always made more sense to me in a bathroom than in a kitchen. 

And you are right, maisonettes always feel a bit more like a house, and it's nice that no one lives above the flat too. We could live without the garden I reckon. It's a funny one, I get very excited about nice & big gardens, but most places around here have relatively disappointing outside spaces which we likely wouldn't use that much. There's always the allotment, one day! (We're #19 on the waiting list now, so not too much longer)

julicorn

We decided to offer on both, £490k for the flat (a fair bit over asking, I know, but it's had a huge amount of interest so we might as well show we're serious), and £625k for the house. Will see whether that gets us anywhere. 

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jenni_fer

julicorn said:

We decided to offer on both, £490k for the flat (a fair bit over asking, I know, but it's had a huge amount of interest so we might as well show we're serious), and £625k for the house. Will see whether that gets us anywhere. 

Fingers crossed!
What will you do if you somehow get both?

julicorn

jenni_fer said:

julicorn said:

We decided to offer on both, £490k for the flat (a fair bit over asking, I know, but it's had a huge amount of interest so we might as well show we're serious), and £625k for the house. Will see whether that gets us anywhere. 

Fingers crossed!
What will you do if you somehow get both?

I'd mainly be very surprised and open a bottle of champagne most likely 😂 And then probably go for the flat, it would be nice to be so happy with something as far under budget as that flat is. 

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