Bungalows and conservatories

lincroft1710

ReadySteadyPop said:

vic_sf49 said:

I was one that commented on the other thread about bungalows not selling, mind you, houses aren't going much faster either.

Lots of bungalows in my village, as in hundreds (I really should count them to see if it's into the thousands); probably close to half the village are bungalows, and the same in surrounding villages (south of Lincoln). But things usually sell quickly, even though a good proportion need updating from the 70s.

Quite common to see the conservatory off a bedroom too, but in most cases, it's a spare room / study / 2nd living room / something else, as most people don't need 3 bedrooms, which make up the majority of the stock.

Spent a couple of days in Lincoln a few days ago, Lincolnshire is truly beautiful and better quality of life I would say than the South Coast where there are also some not so great locations where bungalows are no doubt piling up in the EA`s window.

On the Lincs coast at Mablethorpe and Skegness, there are hundreds of bungalows for sale, many with conservatories.

lincroft1710

HillStreetBlues said:

Silvertabby said:

Second this.  There's a huge difference in conservatories, but the cheapest ones, built on a flat pack metal base, seem to give them all a bad name.

Ours was built properly from the ground upwards, starting with the foundations being dug out by a mini digger and concrete laid.  The walls are more (double skin)  brick than glass, with the roof being tinted, thermal glass.  Think hybrid conservatory/orangery.

Bring east facing may help, but we use ours all year round, as a second lounge.  

Wouldn't that pesty thing called gravity stop it being built the other way?

Don't they have skyhooks where you come from?

ReadySteadyPop

lincroft1710 said:

ReadySteadyPop said:

vic_sf49 said:

I was one that commented on the other thread about bungalows not selling, mind you, houses aren't going much faster either.

Lots of bungalows in my village, as in hundreds (I really should count them to see if it's into the thousands); probably close to half the village are bungalows, and the same in surrounding villages (south of Lincoln). But things usually sell quickly, even though a good proportion need updating from the 70s.

Quite common to see the conservatory off a bedroom too, but in most cases, it's a spare room / study / 2nd living room / something else, as most people don't need 3 bedrooms, which make up the majority of the stock.

Spent a couple of days in Lincoln a few days ago, Lincolnshire is truly beautiful and better quality of life I would say than the South Coast where there are also some not so great locations where bungalows are no doubt piling up in the EA`s window.

On the Lincs coast at Mablethorpe and Skegness, there are hundreds of bungalows for sale, many with conservatories.

How many of them are overpriced do you think?

Section62

ReadySteadyPop said:

vic_sf49 said:

I was one that commented on the other thread about bungalows not selling, mind you, houses aren't going much faster either.

Lots of bungalows in my village, as in hundreds (I really should count them to see if it's into the thousands); probably close to half the village are bungalows, and the same in surrounding villages (south of Lincoln). But things usually sell quickly, even though a good proportion need updating from the 70s.

Quite common to see the conservatory off a bedroom too, but in most cases, it's a spare room / study / 2nd living room / something else, as most people don't need 3 bedrooms, which make up the majority of the stock.

Spent a couple of days in Lincoln a few days ago, Lincolnshire is truly beautiful and better quality of life I would say than the South Coast where there are also some not so great locations where bungalows are no doubt piling up in the EA`s window.

Maybe the problem in vic_sf49's village is excess provision of bungalows, if they do indeed make up nearly half the housing stock?

It is also possible the existing community isn't one which is particularly attractive for young families to move into (i.e. not the facilities they are seeking) so it may be about the lack of people wanting to buy in the village in question has rather more to do with its unusual housing mix, rather than telling us anything useful about the state of housing in general?

Downsizers and older folk of the kind who typically seek nice bungalows often have roots in a particular location - so they won't necessarily be interested in upping sticks and moving to bungalowville just because there is a surplus of stock available at reasonable prices.

lincroft1710

ReadySteadyPop said:

lincroft1710 said:

ReadySteadyPop said:

vic_sf49 said:

I was one that commented on the other thread about bungalows not selling, mind you, houses aren't going much faster either.

Lots of bungalows in my village, as in hundreds (I really should count them to see if it's into the thousands); probably close to half the village are bungalows, and the same in surrounding villages (south of Lincoln). But things usually sell quickly, even though a good proportion need updating from the 70s.

Quite common to see the conservatory off a bedroom too, but in most cases, it's a spare room / study / 2nd living room / something else, as most people don't need 3 bedrooms, which make up the majority of the stock.

Spent a couple of days in Lincoln a few days ago, Lincolnshire is truly beautiful and better quality of life I would say than the South Coast where there are also some not so great locations where bungalows are no doubt piling up in the EA`s window.

On the Lincs coast at Mablethorpe and Skegness, there are hundreds of bungalows for sale, many with conservatories.

How many of them are overpriced do you think?

Very few, as they do sell

ReadySteadyPop

lincroft1710 said:

ReadySteadyPop said:

lincroft1710 said:

ReadySteadyPop said:

vic_sf49 said:

I was one that commented on the other thread about bungalows not selling, mind you, houses aren't going much faster either.

Lots of bungalows in my village, as in hundreds (I really should count them to see if it's into the thousands); probably close to half the village are bungalows, and the same in surrounding villages (south of Lincoln). But things usually sell quickly, even though a good proportion need updating from the 70s.

Quite common to see the conservatory off a bedroom too, but in most cases, it's a spare room / study / 2nd living room / something else, as most people don't need 3 bedrooms, which make up the majority of the stock.

Spent a couple of days in Lincoln a few days ago, Lincolnshire is truly beautiful and better quality of life I would say than the South Coast where there are also some not so great locations where bungalows are no doubt piling up in the EA`s window.

On the Lincs coast at Mablethorpe and Skegness, there are hundreds of bungalows for sale, many with conservatories.

How many of them are overpriced do you think?

Very few, as they do sell

Not at original asking price though, a quick search for Skegness shows multiple asking price drops with 90 listings.

lincroft1710

ReadySteadyPop said:

lincroft1710 said:

ReadySteadyPop said:

lincroft1710 said:

ReadySteadyPop said:

vic_sf49 said:

I was one that commented on the other thread about bungalows not selling, mind you, houses aren't going much faster either.

Lots of bungalows in my village, as in hundreds (I really should count them to see if it's into the thousands); probably close to half the village are bungalows, and the same in surrounding villages (south of Lincoln). But things usually sell quickly, even though a good proportion need updating from the 70s.

Quite common to see the conservatory off a bedroom too, but in most cases, it's a spare room / study / 2nd living room / something else, as most people don't need 3 bedrooms, which make up the majority of the stock.

Spent a couple of days in Lincoln a few days ago, Lincolnshire is truly beautiful and better quality of life I would say than the South Coast where there are also some not so great locations where bungalows are no doubt piling up in the EA`s window.

On the Lincs coast at Mablethorpe and Skegness, there are hundreds of bungalows for sale, many with conservatories.

How many of them are overpriced do you think?

Very few, as they do sell

Not at original asking price though, a quick search for Skegness shows multiple asking price drops with 90 listings.

Supply and demand, more properties than buyers. Many will need updating, and would be executor sales or selling because owner gone into care. Traditionally Lincs coast not high priced and not so desirable (compared with say Norfolk)

ReadySteadyPop

lincroft1710 said:

ReadySteadyPop said:

lincroft1710 said:

ReadySteadyPop said:

lincroft1710 said:

ReadySteadyPop said:

vic_sf49 said:

I was one that commented on the other thread about bungalows not selling, mind you, houses aren't going much faster either.

Lots of bungalows in my village, as in hundreds (I really should count them to see if it's into the thousands); probably close to half the village are bungalows, and the same in surrounding villages (south of Lincoln). But things usually sell quickly, even though a good proportion need updating from the 70s.

Quite common to see the conservatory off a bedroom too, but in most cases, it's a spare room / study / 2nd living room / something else, as most people don't need 3 bedrooms, which make up the majority of the stock.

Spent a couple of days in Lincoln a few days ago, Lincolnshire is truly beautiful and better quality of life I would say than the South Coast where there are also some not so great locations where bungalows are no doubt piling up in the EA`s window.

On the Lincs coast at Mablethorpe and Skegness, there are hundreds of bungalows for sale, many with conservatories.

How many of them are overpriced do you think?

Very few, as they do sell

Not at original asking price though, a quick search for Skegness shows multiple asking price drops with 90 listings.

Supply and demand, more properties than buyers. Many will need updating, and would be executor sales or selling because owner gone into care. Traditionally Lincs coast not high priced and not so desirable (compared with say Norfolk)

Some of them looked quite smart, I just think the original asking prices were too ambitious.