To Ask Why People Buy Bungalows ....

[Speakuptomakeyourselfheard]

only to build up into the roof, making it nigh on impossible to buy a single storey building for those of us that are disabled and struggle with stairs. You see it so often, a nice little bungalow goes on the market and within a few months the builders are in lifting the roof off, or building into it. If you want a house, then buy a bloody house, and leave the bungalows for those that need them, and no, stair lifts are NOT the answer!

[Notjustanymum]

Where I live there are only a few bungalows. On the site of one of these, planning has been granted to demolish the bungalow and replace it with four semi-detached 3-bedroom houses and one block of flats with two 2-bed and two 1-bed apartments. The houses are of much smaller size than others in the neighbourhood, there won’t be adequate parking and I hate that the area will become more crowded and urbanised. At the same time though, we do need more housing. It’s difficult when land is ripe for development and I would rather someone just developed the bungalow as a house in this case...

[Mermaidwaves]

A lot of us would prefer not to live in a flat due to noise/space but still have to, why are you any different? Yes we would all love a detached home but that ain't possible. Blame the governments of the past 30 odd years who haven't prioritised housing.

[JudgeRindersMinder]

@ArblemarchTFruitbat

Don't forget that some people buy a bungalow for the long-term - they might be fully mobile at the time of purchase but they're thinking ahead and buying a house they can stay in when they might be less mobile in old age.

Precisely what we’ve done.

[julieca]

@ExchangedCat

Bungalows are difficult to come by and expensive, they are not built anymore

When was the building of bungalows outlawed?!

We live in one and they've just built more in the village. News of the ban clearly hasn't reached the unforgiving outlands yet.

Maybe in villages that is true. I am in a City and none have been built here for years.

[Neron]

YANBU.
Also don't see the argument about bungalow gardens being too much for a disabled person - there's such thing are being able to hire a Gardener or help with mowing etc.

[Seashell1234]

What's stopping the OP living just in the downstairs bit of the bungalow (if it's previously been converted)?

[ExchangedCat]

Bungalows are difficult to come by and expensive, they are not built anymore

When was the building of bungalows outlawed?!

We live in one and they've just built more in the village. News of the ban clearly hasn't reached the unforgiving outlands yet.

[julieca]

@Twelveshoes yes it is a real issue. Not all houses are suitable for a stairlift. So in reality many people end up living and sleeping in the living room as they have no other choice, or risking serious falls climbing the stairs up to bed every night.

[Duchess379]

I've bought a chalet bungalow as I'm a carer for my mum. We're moving in a few months. The idea is my parents have the downstairs bedrooms & I have the one upstairs.

[fuckoffImcounting]

I fucking love my bungalow, detached, big garden, 3 downstairs bedrooms. We bought it in our fifties so our DC could be near school. We must have been over entitled cunts at the time. Now, in our seventies I hope our cuntishness has diminished somewhat.

[Twelveshoes]

The lack of accessible housing is really important, and will become a bigger issue because of the ageing population.

As pets are very important for companionship for older people, flats are not necessarily the answer.

I wonder if the government actually has plans to increase accessible housing.

[Redglitter]

Our family home when I was growing up was a bungalow. My parents bought it as a new build. Even back then there were only a handful build on the estate we lived in.
None of them have been extended to the loft. Thinking about others in the area actually it's not done much here at all

Their garden is significantly bigger than their neighbours. Now that my Mum is in her 70s it's great because unlike some of her friends it's perfect for her and she doesn't need to worry about stairs or moving house.

It's a shame there aren't more of them around

[Murdoch1949]

Bungalows are an attractive prospect as I age BUT I love having my bedroom windows open at night. I know you can get alarms on windows etc but the thought of the potential intruder even just looking through chills me. I'll just have to get a stair lift!

[GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER]

An ex colleague of mine bought one. She’d been in a flat for decades, with increasingly noisy, inconsiderate neighbours, and was determined to have somewhere detached.

It was in a right old state though. Some builder was the previous owner, who’d bought it only a couple of years previously, but had done nothing to it. In the meantime, prices had shot up and the bugger made a handsome profit after doing sod all.

[creampeach]

@RAFHercules

We bought a small 2 bed bungalow, it's all we could afford at the time and came with a fantastic half an acre garden.
Over the years we have gradually remodelled and extended as our family grew. Its now a 4 bed, 3 bathroom house. We have been here 26 years and have brought a lot to our community.
We never gave a thought at the time that we were ruining housing stock for disabled people but to be honest the house was in rack and ruin when we moved in. The garden is hard work though and I'm not sure a disabled person would cope with it.

Disabled people can also be married to an able bodied person who can tend to the garden or hire help to maintain the garden - which I did anyway before I was disabled as I am not into gardening (before having to move into a flat while looking for a bungalow) but enjoy having outside space DC and I can enjoy and where I can safely watch DC.

I just think disabled and elderly people should be a priority when it comes to bungalows or planning permission should be very strict to discourage building up or demolishing to build flats.

[RAFHercules]

We bought a small 2 bed bungalow, it's all we could afford at the time and came with a fantastic half an acre garden.
Over the years we have gradually remodelled and extended as our family grew. Its now a 4 bed, 3 bathroom house. We have been here 26 years and have brought a lot to our community.
We never gave a thought at the time that we were ruining housing stock for disabled people but to be honest the house was in rack and ruin when we moved in. The garden is hard work though and I'm not sure a disabled person would cope with it.

[CatJumperTwat]

ArblemarchTFruitbat I didn't know about that trick, thank you!

[MilduraS]

The bungalows around here have a big footprint downstairs and gardens that are several times bigger than most normal houses. I can see the appeal for families who want more room downstairs.

I hadn't thought about it until now but why aren't developers being forced to include accessible housing? I can't think of any new build bungalows from big developers. I've seen a few from a local small scale developer but they're barn conversions with tiny gardens that cost £150k more than the same size standard property.

[50ShadesOfCatholic]

[quote SentDeliveredRead]@50ShadesOfCatholic don't be so bloody stupid, of course it's not, Jesus...🙄[/quote]
Well it is but I get that you are unwilling or incapable of comprehending that being inclusive is a possibility. You're not alone.

[50ShadesOfCatholic]

[quote SentDeliveredRead]@50ShadesOfCatholic don't be so bloody stupid, of course it's not, Jesus...🙄[/quote]
Well it is but I get you are not willing or capable of comprehending that being inclusive is a possibility. You're not alone.

[ArblemarchTFruitbat]

@CatJumperTwat

What annoys me is that I search for bungalows and get a load of properties with stairs. RightMove and the likes should have a filter for one-level only/fully wheelchair-accessible properties.

@CatJumperTwat Have you tried filtering to bungalows and then using the keyword search and entering 'true bungalow' - that should prioritise stair free properties in the search results.

[LuaDipa]

I don’t think developing a home is particularly selfish. A home is a big purchase and people buy with their own needs in mind. There are plenty of bungalows out there but they come with a premium price because they are in demand.

My own dm spent a small fortune about 20 years ago on a beautiful dormer bungalow with one bedroom on the ground floor and two upstairs in preparation for retirement. She lives solely on the ground floor but is still beginning to struggle with the size of the ground floor and the 1/2 acre garden so is considering downsizing further. When she does, I have no doubt that it will be snapped up for another small fortune by a developer wanting to build in the garden. All my mum will be thinking of is getting the best price for her investment and she is well within her rights to do that.

[SentDeliveredRead]

@50ShadesOfCatholic don't be so bloody stupid, of course it's not, Jesus...🙄

[Wineisrequired]

Yanbu same thing going on here .

[bd67thSaysReinstateLangCleg]

Another aspect that I totally missed when replying to DC are under 5, I need to be able to access their rooms so this doesn't work:

FIRE. How is a wheelchair-using parent supposed to ensure the safe evacuation of a child who is upstairs? Children faced with fire tend to hide, with fatal consequences.