Bills - how much?

YoungBlueEyes

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Miranda25 said:

user1977 said:

Miranda25 said:

Would I have a time to sell the house if I want to leave the UK in an unexpected situation? Or the house would be reposessed very quickly?

Generally you'd be able to sell your house. Repossessions are really quite rare (about 1% or so of mortgages end in repossession). The lender would prefer to sit back and let you sell rather than them have to deal with it.

Also, if your concern is merely "leaving the UK", you don't need to sell your property before you do that.

What is your home country, and don't most of these concepts also apply there? Or are you totally naive about what it costs to run a household there too?

Bills are cheap in my home country, we do not care about them, we just pay them.

Thank you for all the info - you gave me a bit a peace of mind.

Wow, where is that ?
How can utilities be so cheaply supplied ??
How soon can i come and buy somewhere there ?
And, why on earth would you want to, even consider, leaving that behind ???
You'd be able to amass far more wealth and security in your home country than here.

Amassing wealth is one thing. Being allowed to keep it quite another. In certain countries. Imo. 

Miranda25

Can anybody give me an opinion on those 2 properties and which one you like more please (for 1 person)?

Would it be a sound from the road:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/137635475#/?channel=RES_BUY

Would you buy a house without a garden:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/133224329#/?channel=RES_BUY

Where would be higher chances to sell it in the future please?
Many thanks.

user1977

Miranda25 said:

Can anybody give me an opinion on those 2 properties and which one you like more please (for 1 person)?

Would it be a sound from the road:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/137635475#/?channel=RES_BUY

Would you buy a house without a garden:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/133224329#/?channel=RES_BUY

Where would be higher chances to sell it in the future please?

Do you want a parking space? The second one has its own, the first has an opportunity to fight for one...

CSI_Yorkshire

If I ignore the prices, I'm in the North so numbers like that for single-bed houses scare me - compare to https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/137549540#/ or https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/137096969#/ for example:

Both those you post look pretty nice - not a wreck that needs re-doing.

Nice garden in the first, looks like a decent private outdoor space which I like.  I don't think there would be too much noise from the road, but there might be a lot of traffic so more congestion than noise.  Most places don't get much road noise indoors anyway, and most houses are somewhere near a road.

Second looks like a quieter place, no garden but playing fields essentially next door so might work for most.

I don't know the areas too well, but general sense is that Royal Tunbridge Wells is 'nicer' than Byfleet (but I could be completely wrong about that).  I wouldn't say RTW was in London (or Greater London) though.

I wouldn't see an issue selling either in future - and if I had to choose just based on the house & location (not in relation to things like work/family etc) I would choose the second.

Miranda25

CSI_Yorkshire said:

If I ignore the prices, I'm in the North so numbers like that for single-bed houses scare me - compare to https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/137549540#/ or https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/137096969#/ for example:

Both those you post look pretty nice - not a wreck that needs re-doing.

Nice garden in the first, looks like a decent private outdoor space which I like.  I don't think there would be too much noise from the road, but there might be a lot of traffic so more congestion than noise.  Most places don't get much road noise indoors anyway, and most houses are somewhere near a road.

Second looks like a quieter place, no garden but playing fields essentially next door so might work for most.

I don't know the areas too well, but general sense is that Royal Tunbridge Wells is 'nicer' than Byfleet (but I could be completely wrong about that).  I wouldn't say RTW was in London (or Greater London) though.

I wouldn't see an issue selling either in future - and if I had to choose just based on the house & location (not in relation to things like work/family etc) I would choose the second.

I cannot see nice 1-bedroom houses within Greater London (and area OK) within my budget. So I am looking outside of London too.

For example these houses within Greater London but I think area is not good:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/135520538#/?channel=RES_BUY

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/86148012#/media?channel=RES_BUY&id=media7&ref=photoCollage

user1977

If your concern is marketability, I'd say one bedroom houses are in quite a niche market no matter how "nice" they are - there aren't many people wanting to buy something which is the size of a small flat but house-shaped.

Miranda25

CSI_Yorkshire said:

If I ignore the prices, I'm in the North so numbers like that for single-bed houses scare me - compare to https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/137549540#/ or https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/137096969#/ for example:

Both those you post look pretty nice - not a wreck that needs re-doing.

Nice garden in the first, looks like a decent private outdoor space which I like.  I don't think there would be too much noise from the road, but there might be a lot of traffic so more congestion than noise.  Most places don't get much road noise indoors anyway, and most houses are somewhere near a road.

Second looks like a quieter place, no garden but playing fields essentially next door so might work for most.

I don't know the areas too well, but general sense is that Royal Tunbridge Wells is 'nicer' than Byfleet (but I could be completely wrong about that).  I wouldn't say RTW was in London (or Greater London) though.

I wouldn't see an issue selling either in future - and if I had to choose just based on the house & location (not in relation to things like work/family etc) I would choose the second.

4-bedroom house in the North for the price of 1-bedroom house near London? Wow

Miranda25

user1977 said:

If your concern is marketability, I'd say one bedroom houses are in quite a niche market no matter how "nice" they are - there aren't many people wanting to buy something which is the size of a small flat but house-shaped.

I know.
Just cannot decide what to do as to go for 2-bedroom houses I would need to switch to less desirable areas like Dartford, Gravesend, Medway.....
Or it would be 2-bedroom houses in desirable areas which require refurbishment straight away which I also not keen to do.
What would you do?

jimbog

Miranda25 said:

Can anybody give me an opinion on those 2 properties and which one you like more please (for 1 person)?

Would it be a sound from the road:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/137635475#/?channel=RES_BUY

Would you buy a house without a garden:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/133224329#/?channel=RES_BUY

Where would be higher chances to sell it in the future please?
Many thanks.

the second one isn't near a Waitrose

Miranda25

jimbog said:

Miranda25 said:

Can anybody give me an opinion on those 2 properties and which one you like more please (for 1 person)?

Would it be a sound from the road:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/137635475#/?channel=RES_BUY

Would you buy a house without a garden:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/133224329#/?channel=RES_BUY

Where would be higher chances to sell it in the future please?
Many thanks.

the second one isn't near a Waitrose

I have to make compromises somewhere.