house hunting - what's on your must have list!

[autumnin2winter]

Currently looking for a new house and finding it so hard. I started with a 'must have' list of about 10 things (which i now laugh at!) and it's slowly whittled down because a) i can't find anything in the teeny tiny self imposed area of the map I am looking on or b) DH has veto'd it.

Essentials currently are - a drive and a downstairs toilet.

Tell me your MUST HAVES?

Our non-negotiables were

Near good schools
In a 'safe', quietish area
Four bedrooms (3 double)
Detached
Space suitable for DH home office
Off road parking for 2 cars
Large garden
Decent sized kitchen
Garage
Downstairs toilet
Large downstairs living area
All bedrooms on same floor
Boarded loft for storage
Plenty of storage downstairs

We got everything on our list but had to take on a bit of a project to get it.

3 bedrooms, kitchen big enough for a table, by the sea - my must haves. I got those!

I added the wants myself!