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4 Bed Semi or 3 Bed Detached???

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littledetails · 16/05/2012 19:26

My partner and I are looking to purchase a house together, but cant decide on what to buy. Ideally we would like a 4 bed detached but finances wont stretch to this.

My partner has two dd's aged 6 (who he see's every other weekend) and I have a dd aged 7 and a ds aged 4. My partner would prefer a 4 bed semi so that his dd's get a bedroom to themselves. I however would prefer a 3 bed detached and have all the girls share, which they prefer to do when they sleep at my partners house (he has a 4 bed house and my dd has her own room when we stay).

My partner is concerned that as the girls grow up they will want more space and wont want to share. I think if we buy a house with an attached garage that we could easily convert the garage into a bedroom for either my dd or his dd's or even convert the lost if money allows.

I personally think a detatched house would have a greater selling value than a semi. We also have an active (and noisy, when we dont have the children)!!!! sex life and I think this would become very limited in a semi, as most semi's are mirror image and bedrooms back on to one another.

Would really appreciate any view/comments.

Thanks

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AKMD · 16/05/2012 21:35

I would go for the detached as there's greater potential for development (and less of annoying your neighbours! Shock). I would definitely price up a conversion but doesn't your DD ever feel left out?

PrematurelyAirconditioned · 16/05/2012 21:37

Why ethical living?

cece · 16/05/2012 21:39

I would go for the detached every single time.

AKMD · 16/05/2012 21:40

She doesn't want to shock the neighbours Prem :o

LynetteScavo · 16/05/2012 21:43

I would go for the 4 bed. I would feel sorry for your DD having no privacy in a few years time.

It's your noisy sex life which is really the issue.

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