What options do i have

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poseidon1 said:

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I will post links to four bungalows in my area, all been for sale weeks or months just for opinions and positive feedback. Its hard to say there is a problem with any one property when nothing is selling though.

https://www.johnsankey.com/property/booth-avenue-pleasley-ng19-2/
https://www.johnsankey.com/property/crookes-avenue-pleasley-ng19/
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/165431285#/?channel=RES_BUY
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/166521761#/?channel=RES_BUY

One of the major things I look to identify when property hunting ( anywhere) is risk of flooding.

If the following link can be believed the entire ward of Pleaseley is high risk. From my perspective that would eliminate that entire area from my search parameters.

https://www.getthedata.com/flood-map/pleasley

However, I am not representative of the general population who from what I can gather, are not particularly cognizant of this factor when property  hunting. Other factors must be at play in Pleaseley.

None of these properties are at risk of flooding. There is flooding near the river on occasions which is why a lot of shops and the post office closed down. But all these properties are up hill from the river and there is zero chance of a flood

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Herzlos said:

Those all look like pretty nice bungalows, though I noticed they are Council Tax band B's which means they were pretty cheap at some point. 

I'm not familiar with the area but from Google maps the location seems pretty handy. Does Pleasely have a poor reputation?

Its an old coal mining village. The coal mine is now a museum with the railway lines being nature walks. But when the coal mine closed everything seemed to go down hill

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Herzlos said:

Those all look like pretty nice bungalows, though I noticed they are Council Tax band B's which means they were pretty cheap at some point. 

I'm not familiar with the area but from Google maps the location seems pretty handy. Does Pleasely have a poor reputation?

Its an old coal mining village. The coal mine is now a museum with the railway lines being nature walks. But when the coal mine closed everything seemed to go down hill

Which is why prices are low. Possible fear of subsidence due to mining works could be deterring some buyers. 

youth_leader

All of the bungalows look great but you would definitely need to be driving still.  Where do you go for your main shopping?  Is there good public transport?  Nice place to swim?  Good dentists etc?  Could you ask the EA to add it to your description?

PS I have wondered about letting my place as an Airbnb.  I'm in Warkworth, a very popular coastal village in Northumberland.  Is that an option for you?  I know this place was a rental for some years, I need to look at the deeds. 

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My daughter's house in Belfast has been rented out to Doctors while she is in Canada.  She's just phone me tonight and her future MIL went round with some post yesterday, no-one was in, and she peered through the front window.  She said every surface in the lounge is covered in dirty dishes and glasses.  She's horrified.  I know that some people that work in aseptic environments can be filthy at home, my flat mate was a theatre nurse and her bedroom was grim!  And god help me if she'd been in the kitchen first!  

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youth_leader said:

My daughter's house in Belfast has been rented out to Doctors while she is in Canada.  She's just phone me tonight and her future MIL went round with some post yesterday, no-one was in, and she peered through the front window.  She said every surface in the lounge is covered in dirty dishes and glasses.  She's horrified.  I know that some people that work in aseptic environments can be filthy at home, my flat mate was a theatre nurse and her bedroom was grim!  And god help me if she'd been in the kitchen first!  

1) Are she sure they are doctors?
2) If they are, is she sure they have not sub-let?