To ask which house is the best buy?

3 because it has the open field to the front.

4, you might be able to buy the leasehold for not much. It's in a nice looking area, the bedroom sizes are decent too.

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House 1.

I don't like the layout of house 2 downstairs.

Houses 3 and 4 are too new buildy and built too close together.

They are all very overlooked, all you can see from the windows is bricks. However a newish build is a sensible choice from the point of maintainance. Other than that I think they would all look 10 x better once all the chainstore tat is taken away. That would leave you with a blank canvas to make them much cosier. Grey emulsion is dead easy to get rid of, you don't need to be good at DIY to give them a coat of paint. The gardens in 3 of them are very bleak but you can add to them, a few carefully chosen trees will help with privacy without giving you loads of work. Consider which one works best geographically, where are the nearest shops, doctors, schools, is it on a decent bus route. How will living day to day work out.

3 & 4 are gorgeous. 3 is more show home and 4 has more flare and better parking.

@AlsagerMum The EPC on house 1 is bad and nothing in it is an easy (cheap) fix apart from adding insulation to the loft and changing lightbulbs.

The EPC was done in 2020 - is that when it last sold or have they been trying to sell it for a while? If you are interested in it, I'd ask how much their bills were, and budgeting for replacing the immersion heater with a more modern water heater. It also says that it isn't fully double glazed so that would need looking into and budgeting for an upgrade.

It’s between 2 and 3 for me. I’m leaning more towards 3 as the location looks better and I like the spacious landing upstairs. I’d want to know the if any planning permission has been granted for any further houses behind the house though.

Otherwise, I rather like the conservatory on number 2.

Numbers 1 and 4 have got weird shaped rooms.

As an aside, does ever anyone wonder if these houses belong to a Mumsnetter? 😂

Ground rent on modern estates can sky-rocket which would put me off and the management companies don’t always do what they promise for communal maintenance

Is 4 actually leasehold or is it freehold with a service charge ( as is usual in a new development?) that’s the what house by miles. Utility room bonus too.

Gosh some people are being rude on this thread.

All 4 could be personalised and made into lovely homes. Sorry if I missed how many DC you have? That would dictate a lot for me eg. bedroom size needs and extra living room needed.

2 is the best for me, due to mature garden and conservatory.

1 felt appealing inside, depends what living space needs you have.

I would avoid leasehold and also the grey of house 4 would daunt me- would need to get rid ASAP.

I think 1 seems the most spacious. It's well decorated to a good spec, I like the alcove bit with the sofa in the open plan bit. Practical utility room and a nice garden.

4 would be my next best, it's quite cluttered so might feel more spacious once all the stuff isn't there.

2 and 3 seem less spacious. 2 has a filthy sofa which puts me off, I know they would take their dirty sofa with them but it would make me wonder about the overall upkeep and maintenance of the property.

3 has a small kitchen, narrow sitting room and I bet they build more houses on the field at the back soon.

I like 2. The garden looks sunny. It all looks well cared for.

House 1: too small a garage width to be functional (7'7), not enough bathrooms for a family.

House 2: bit of a weird flow to walk through the dining room to get to the kitchen/living room. Bedrooms are a bit small too.

House 3: probably my favourite, very livable with a bit of de-greige-ing. You have potential to convert the garage for more space too.

House 4: lease hold- nah!

1 or 2, only because I know you get more space with an older house and are less overlooked. The new builds look beautiful but practically the room sizes are often small.

Out of them all, no 1 as we've always had house from the 1960s, love the big windows and generous rooms. An EPC has never concerned me.

House 1 is the most spacious with the best garden but th bedrooms are a bit uneven. 4 would be great if it wasn't leasehold. 3 is cramped and 2 is just meh.

None of them, can you stretch the budget for something that isn’t a new build?

I was going to say 4 is much nicer than the others, then noticed it’s leasehold. I wouldn’t buy it because of that.

The EPC for house 1 is an absolutely awful rating!

DO NOT BUY A LEASEHOLD HOUSE.
Check all the problems of them.
Leasehold houses as new properties are no longer allowed BY LAW,
So existing leasehold houses will be difficult to sell on in addition to all other financial problems they can cause the leaseholder.
See Groups on FB about leasehold houses etc

Rude! Let's see your wonderful home.

Number 1 for me but I haven't looked at road situation at all. Is it on a quiet road? The others are quite bland.

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