As a buyer what would now stop you from buying your own house?

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For me:

Shared driveway. Mostly it’s fine now, but that’s only because I’ve had to kick off multiple times at next door using my side or having their friends park entirely across my drive.

Not having a downstairs toilet.

Not having a separate dinning room (kitchen and diner are open plan and would be too small to divide). I’d still love an open plan with a table, but I’d like a dinning room for more formal occasions.

Potentially because it’s a semi detached, too much noise from next door.

Its incredibly old

shared driveway.

I wish we had a garage and a workspace for dh. other than that I love it. Didn't think about the garage when buying it. we have plenty of parking but it is a pain when it snows.

The parking for me too. And my rude neighbours in their hot-tub from April to November. I have to walk past them to get in the house. I could live without it.

Absolutely nothing.

We’ve pretty much fixed all the things that should have stopped us buying it (roof, double glazing, bathroom, kitchen, damp & decor!) apart from the crumbling drive and sinking patio terrace.
They are massive, it’s going to cost ££££. We just cannot afford any more work any time soon. We’ve considered selling but pretty sure it would put other people off.

Nothing because the location is worth all the compromises but if it weren’t in such a good spot then the steep driveway and a couple of rooms don’t get a lot of natural light. Our garage can’t be accessed from the house either which is a pain as it means trekking up the garden steps to get something from the chest freezer.

No driveway for me

I love my house and there’s not a ring I’d change about the building itself, but I would love to move it half a mile so we’d fall inside the grammar catchment area.

I’d buy my house as it is today. But no ducking way would I touch the wreck that we actually bought, given what I know now about the horrors of major building work.

I've never had a driveway. In my part of London with Victorian and Edwardian terraces they just don't exist. I lived for a long time with no downstairs toilet in a house I sold for £1.38m. It sounds basic but the house was in a fabulous green family friendly area.

I downsized last year and saw many many properties so I know my preferences now. Definitely no leasehold properties.

In terms of amenities for me it's no bath. Cannot do without one. It's also a no to modern, small and low ceilinged rooms with no moulding and features, no fireplaces, the lack of all the history of an older home. I'm a no to plastic doubled glazed windows, porches and doors too. No garden would be a no no too.

And of course any major structural issues would put me off.

We have a Victorian semi. The living room is too small for a family of two adults and 2 long legged teens. Add in when there’s any sort of social occasion like xmas or birthdays and it’s on the uncomfortable side of cosy. The ”master” bedroom is too small for decent sized wardrobes.

Everything in the house is dated. The back room (dining room) is dark. There’s no downstairs loo and it’s all on-street parking.

…but the location works really well for us.

Not easily accessible for those with mobility issues

I would go for a bigger drive…we can get 2 cars on but I would like to be able to get a third one on…..but that’s it….still love the rest….there was no utility or downstairs loo when we moved here but we’ve added those on

It's a bit overlooked at the back. It was the only drawback when we moved last year and still is BUT we've planted evergreens and it's already taken the edge off!

Garden not losing the sun by 6pm - next house if there is one will be SW facing garden. The rest of it, nothing.

Crappy neighbours!

Victorian terrace. Never again!

The smell of damp
The smell of smoke
The smell of dog
Barking dogs next door
Shared access
Not enough parking
No downstairs loo
Too small a garden
Too near a river
Too near a main road
Too near a school
Too remote
No public transport
An integral garage converted into a room

I yearn for a utility room, so that's another consideration.

Well the only thing that's a plus point is it's detached ,
The rest is pretty much negative

We need our own parking (DH has an electric car). We need a utility room. We need a living room that isn't a passage to the kitchen. We need a shower and separate bath (we currently have this and it's brilliant).

My neighbour

As it stands today I would buy it again.
As it stood when we bought it, never.
Woodchip, blooming woodchip wallpaper everywhere, every wall, every ceiling, woodchip.
We had the whole lot skimmed over, room by room which took around two years and cost a fortune.
I hate woodchip wallpaper with a vengeance!

The price.

Couldn't afford it now.

No driveway. No side access
Terrible use of space inside the house and lack of storage