New build vs 7 years old house. Same developer and same house design. Which one to choose

canaldumidi

ag0005 said:

UnderOffer said:

..Can you confirm does the new build have off road parking available? ...

Yes there will be on road parking..

Just to be clear, do you mean: "Yes there will be off road parking." or "No, there will be on road parking."?

ag0005 said:

AFF8879 said:

ag0005 said:

74jax said:

Do you want a garage?

How many contractors quoted 10k to 15k for the work you want doing? It's a large difference, so did they quote different spec? They won't need doing straightaway and can be spaced out to help finances.

How much would you spend on the older house to make it yours? 

Thanks..
Garage is not a must have for us as we will mostly use it only for storage.. we can put a shed for storage purpose..

I have just guessed the amount based on very high level..
like builder gave quote
~3k kitchen
~3-4k flooring
~2k wardrobes
~2k other fittings and garden..

Surely the new build would already come with a fitted kitchen?

Yes the kitchen is there but not the appliances..
So that would need almost 3k as per builder..

£3K for appliances? I guess it dpends what applianes, but that seems an awful lot. And if you use an auction you could the lot for £100.....

pinkteapot

Garage for me every time. How do people manage without one? I'd need a massive shed! New-build gardens don't tend to be huge so you'd lose a fair chunk to the shed.

Which developer supplies no appliances at all?!! Usually there's basic ones but you can upgrade to premium brands... 

zagubov

First house had a shared driveway but as it was the only driveway in the street (in a brilliant location) and we had one of the only two garages it was a no-brainer.
I'd be more keen now as future buyers will want a power line to a garage.
If a garage is separate is it worth putting solar panels on it to provide the leccy tomorrow's cars will run on?

Doozergirl

canaldumidi said:

If like-for-like the New Build should be (significantly) more expensive.Just like with cars, they lose value as soon as you drive them off the forecourt.

So, how much value does the garage add? To some extent of course it depnds if you want a garage??! But putting that aside, does it add £20K plus another... £10K? £20K? to account for the difference between new Vs 2nd hand?

And if you want a garage, does the cheaper property have space to build one? And would you get Planning consent? £30K odd would build you a nice double garage and maybe an extra bedroom above it......

No it would not! 

Is this £20k difference £100k vs £120k or £980k vs £1 million?  It makes a massive difference. 

Garage suggests a larger plot that can handle a garage.  Even if you don't want a garage, the bill for converting one to a proper room is less than building an extension, even accounting for the £20k price difference.  

'On street' vs 'off street' parking is a total deal breaker for many.  

UnderOffer

ag0005 said:

UnderOffer said:

I’d always want the property with garage. Can you confirm does the new build have off road parking available? I can understand being attracted to the NB and having everything fitted to your taste but if no garage is there still parking? 

Yes there will be on road parking..

Off road ie a driveway or do you mean on road as in on the street/public highway?

ag0005

UnderOffer said:

ag0005 said:

UnderOffer said:

I’d always want the property with garage. Can you confirm does the new build have off road parking available? I can understand being attracted to the NB and having everything fitted to your taste but if no garage is there still parking? 

Yes there will be on road parking..

Off road ie a driveway or do you mean on road as in on the street/public highway?

My bad
its actually 2 allocated off road parking..

ag0005

Doozergirl said:

canaldumidi said:

If like-for-like the New Build should be (significantly) more expensive.Just like with cars, they lose value as soon as you drive them off the forecourt.

So, how much value does the garage add? To some extent of course it depnds if you want a garage??! But putting that aside, does it add £20K plus another... £10K? £20K? to account for the difference between new Vs 2nd hand?

And if you want a garage, does the cheaper property have space to build one? And would you get Planning consent? £30K odd would build you a nice double garage and maybe an extra bedroom above it......

No it would not! 

Is this £20k difference £100k vs £120k or £980k vs £1 million?  It makes a massive difference. 

Garage suggests a larger plot that can handle a garage.  Even if you don't want a garage, the bill for converting one to a proper room is less than building an extension, even accounting for the £20k price difference.  

'On street' vs 'off street' parking is a total deal breaker for many.  

Yeah valid point..
the new build price is 400k 
the new built will have 2 allocated off road parking…

Doozergirl

ag0005 said:

UnderOffer said:

ag0005 said:

UnderOffer said:

I’d always want the property with garage. Can you confirm does the new build have off road parking available? I can understand being attracted to the NB and having everything fitted to your taste but if no garage is there still parking? 

Yes there will be on road parking..

Off road ie a driveway or do you mean on road as in on the street/public highway?

My bad
its actually 2 allocated off road parking..

As in someone could 'accidentally' park in your space?  

Or you have your own driveway and no one else would conceivably dare to think about parking on it?  

£20k isn't that much at your pricepoint.  Having my own driveway is very much on my list of must-haves, unless I lived in London where public transport is both reliable
and faster than driving.   

ag0005

Doozergirl said:

ag0005 said:

UnderOffer said:

ag0005 said:

UnderOffer said:

I’d always want the property with garage. Can you confirm does the new build have off road parking available? I can understand being attracted to the NB and having everything fitted to your taste but if no garage is there still parking? 

Yes there will be on road parking..

Off road ie a driveway or do you mean on road as in on the street/public highway?

My bad
its actually 2 allocated off road parking..

As in someone could 'accidentally' park in your space?  

Or you have your own driveway and no one else would conceivably dare to think about parking on it?  

£20k isn't that much at your pricepoint.  Having my own driveway is very much on my list of must-haves, unless I lived in London where public transport is both reliable
and faster than driving.   

It would be a dedicated driveway for us only..
I believe no one else will park there..
We will need car for sure as we cant rely on public transport..

getmore4less

Other than the garage any significant differences between the plots.

Size, aspect, overlook, parking spaces and location, rear access.

The other thing to consider is with the mature plot established neighborhood so you can see how people keep their properties and less likely to be a building site than the new build plot.