Cottage?

[Fairyloo]

Hi,

We have viewed this for the 3rd time today and are putting offer in tomorrow.

I am just panicking that it's too old fashioned and needs too much work done.

I love it though.ast minute panicking

Whsts your thoughts!?

[Fairyloo]

Oops here's the link

media2.jupix.co.uk/v3/clients/662/properties/7935/MED_7935_7296.pdf

[GettingVerySleepy]

media2.jupix.co.uk/v3/clients/662/properties/7935/MED_7935_7296.pdf

It's gorgeous!

[eatyourveg]

Personally reading the words "listed" on the front ocer of the brochure and your OP mentioning a lot of work needing to be done would put me off as the listed building regs can sometimes prove very costly but as GettingVerySleepy says, it is gorgeous

[eatyourveg]

cover not ocer

[Fairyloo]

A brand new build seems enticing!!

Hope we haven't bitten of more then we can handle!!

[GettingVerySleepy]

Your offer will I'm sure be subject to a full survey? And you'll be able to take it from there depending on the state everything is in. Are you just guessing it needs lots doing or do you know for sure? I probably wouldn't touch a grade II that needs much work because I like an easy life. However that place has a lot going for it, especially the garden and view.

[magimedi]

I think it's lovely - but I wouldn't want a listed building. Virtually everything you want to do to it will cost you a lot more.

I would also be put off by the terraced garden - I've had one once & it was a lot of work & extra hassle.

[Fairyloo]

It's all cosmetic stuff it needs

Structurally it's sound (I hope)

[flow4]

I lived in a 2 storey weavers' cottage very like this, only 10-15 miles away, 20 years ago. But I was renting, so not responsible for repairs... It was picturesque and had stunning views, and I liked living there...

But possible problems include:

• Damp in the parts of the house built into the hillside
  
• Dark in the parts of the house facing the hillside
  
• Won't make a 'forever home' because there will come a point where all the stairs become difficult or impossible
  
• Ditto they don't always make very good homes for toddlers/small children. As well as having lots of stairs/steps and needing loads of safety gates, kitchen and living room are often on different levels, which means you are not just in different rooms but different floors when you are cooking... And stairs/steps are often made of stone not wood, and uneven.
  
• Ceilings are also often low on one or more floors - make sure the tallest person in your family is happy and won't bash their head!

[DeeLighted]

Would not touch a listed building with a barge pole after all the hassle my sister had doing her grade 2 listed house up.

I also have a friend doing repairs to her listed flat - it has taken her 2 years (and she's still not finished) cos of all the consents, inspections and difficulties finding builders and trades who are happy to work on listed properties.

[specialsubject]

will you be allowed to do that cosmetic stuff?
can you afford to heat it?

[Selks]

It's lovely and looks very much like my house which is in a not dis-similar part of the world.
Don't be too scared by it being grade 2 listed; grade 2 is not too restrictive but do look into what this means in terms of what you might want to do to the property. Unless you want to do something majorly structural it shouldn't be a headache, but like I say look into it. My old house was grade 2 listed and we did some major alterations without major issue.
It looks a lovely substantial cottage and if you love it I would go for it. Fantastic views as well!

[amistillsexy]

Looks like my house as well

I'd second what flow4 says about the possibility of damp in the parts that are back to earth. We had to have the walls and floor of our ground floor removed and re-tanked at huge expense when we moved in to our house due to the river which flowed through the living room in the Autumn! Also, when we couldn't take the leaks in the roof any more, the scaffolding alone cost more than most houses' new roofs cost .

WRT Grade two listing, check what exactly is listed about the house. If it's windows (as I suspect it may be), and they will soon need replacing, that could be very expensive. In fact, whatever bit of the house is listed, have it checked over by a builder you trust and if repairs will soon be needed, use the cost to negotiate on the price.

The stairs are a bit of a pain when I'm knackered, but DH is a willing fetcher and carrier. When we needed stair gates they cost a fortune (we had to buy 7 to cover all the different stair-casey bits in the house, and they were all unusual sizes), but now the babies are 6.7 and 9, and they're all whizzing up and down without any problems, although I regularly lose a child or two, due to all the different levels and rooms

I'd say, if you love it, you'll be able to live with the shortcomings, so take the plunge!

[Fairyloo]

Thanks everyone!

[thetigerwhocametoteax]

Hello, we bought something really similar last year in West Yorkshire. Ours is two weavers cottages knocked into one, but without the third storey, its also Grade 2 listed and needed work doing. Yours looks gorgeous.

We've lived in a weavers cottage before and used to the low ceilings etc but were surprised how cold it was in our new place this winter, ours is similarly exposed and an end terrace, maybe ask about the central heating system and fuel bills etc.

Maybe give you local planning office a ring, ours have been very helpful and surprisingly laid back. We've not needed permission for most of the work so far. And what we have done that needs permission - replacing doors - we've spoke to them and found out what we can and can't have and gone ahead with the work and will seek retrospective permission once I've got round to filling the forms in. So far we've repairs to the roof, re-point the chimneys and windows, new guttering, new stair case, work to central heating, a lot of replastering due to old damp issues, some re-wiring, new doors and a whole load of decorating. We are currently strippng and painting all 41 (curse those mullion windows!) windows. Oh and we have a toddler and a baby in tow... must be mad! Saying that its a fantastic place and we are looking forward to living here a long tme. Definitely get a good survey and go in eyes open and with a deep pocket!

Good luck