Can I ask your opinion on this house?

No from me, as previous poster said apart from renovations dinning room too far from kitchen. Annexe has stairs to it so fine for student but possible not as someone is getting older.

Aaaah I'd see if I could get it for a cheeky price tbh OP. It's been on the market since last July so might be open to offers?

As far as I can see, it's perfectly liveable - just a bit dated (mainly). I had a look at nearby properties (3 mile radius) and there's nothing that comes even remotely close in terms of size and capacity for an annexe (and I included those that were SSTC too).

If you can make the ££ work by getting a bargain offer accepted, and you plan on staying here for a very long time, I'd absolutely go for it.

We bought a fixer-upper two years ago - that wasn't the original plan but we needed an annexe for DM and houses that can accommodate an annexe are in very short supply. It's been a lot of work and we've still got bits and pieces to do but I bloody love my house and I don't regret the decision to move here.

For me, it would all hinge on whether you can get it at the right price.

No, if you can’t afford to do the work immediately or within 6 months you’ll be living in a house that you don’t really like and finding it frustrating. Painting would obviously help and that’s not too expensive but those carpets aren’t great so it’d still be hard to make the rooms into what you might want

We all want houses we can't afford though!

OP, as someone who's lived through a few renovations, all of which uncovered problems that weren't obvious at the start - don't take this on! It's clear from the pictures that not only does this house have an impossibly awkward layout, but that every single room has been shoddily finished. It will be a nightmare to transform, and you'll spend a fortune that you won't recoup. Its bones ought to be beautiful but they've been so broken that there's not a single room that you could take pleasure in while you work on everything else. Find another dream!

Normal thing to say about houses

I think you'd be absolutely mad. The estate agent blurb says TWICE "in need of renovation /modernisation" then "considerable modernisation/upgrading required" - that sounds like it's a lot more than re-painting, and it needs things like rewiring, a new roof, a new kitchen, new bathrooms, maybe there's loads of damp you can't see, leaking windows, single glazed throughout (bit sure if it says either way), badly fitting front door.

And being G2 listed means all those things will cost a lot more than if it wasn't, and be a lot of hassle to arrange.

And they might be the sort of things where you couldn't just decide to defer them for 5 years where you get the money together, because the roof is about to fall in now /it's so energy inefficient that every winter you are freezing cold despite spending ££££ on heating. Etc.

If it's already top of your budget you would be mad to go for it.

I think it’s lovely but it’s down to you, your budget and your capacity to manage it. Only you know if you are biting off more than you can chew.

It’s a perfectly normal turn of phase for houses?

It needs some internal reconfiguring for me as well as a general update. Some of the electrics need sinking and there’s an electric heater in on room so possibly only parts of the house being modernised.

You lost me with ‘it’s got gorgeous bones’.

Erm, what?

Gorgeous garden and house outside but looks pretty dark inside (small windows upstairs and the main lights are all on in the rooms). If listed I assume you won’t be able to address that. Shame!

Sorry OP it doesn't sound like you can realistically afford it as you said its the top of your budget and still needs work. Lovely house though!

Possibly a bit outing but I've actually viewed it too. The pictures do not do justice to how much work is needed.

Looks like the whole place needs updating which is going to cost a lot of money. Everything looks like it's in a usable condition, but can you put up with it's current granny-fied state while you work on it slowly?

Given that it's a minimum of a cool million, you're hesitant and it's going to leave you broke and unable to fix it up to completion for years, I would say move on.

It looks like it needs a lot of work.

I would want all of the flooring replaced before I moved in personally, and that's just for starters.

If you've had a rough go of things, I would not take on more.

After my divorce I moved into a fully renovated home and it was so nice to not need to do a thing.

Unfortunately a flood meant a lot of work and all my flooring ripped out.

It reminded me of why I never want to live in a fixer upper again.

Been on for ages - very cheeky offer? I love it 😻

It’s grade two listed as well, which is the last straw for me.

i wouldn’t buy it because of the layout. The dining room is too far from the kitchen. I can’t see how you could address that. The living room is too long and finally I hate the conservatory. The garden looks lovely.

I would 100% forget it. I was brought up in a house that constantly needed something doing to it. It's expensive, stressful and messy and you'd spend every last penny on it.