Need input on this.
Good sides are;
2 double bedrooms, large front garden, school stone's throw and it has places, small rural location but 10mins from Carlisle, 10 mins from place of work for me, private nursery across the road (don't know about places though), pub round the corner that serves food (baby alarm distance!), open fire in living room, double glazed.
Bad points;
no central heating (heating is leccy storage heaters and leccy for hot water, NOT economy 7), council tax band C works out at another £120pcm, school has no after/before school clubs, that is arranged by nursery which is private and will be expensive, no shops in walking distance, quiet village not much going on, was badly flooded last year and although the risk is very low it means our contents insurance would be high.
So the biggest drawback is NO central heating, NO economy 7 so it'll cost a fortune to heat. The open fire is just that, it isn't a wood burner or anything. The rent is £400pcm, but add to that the council tax and the leccy bills. I've phoned and put these points to the agents and asked if the landlord will drop the rent by £50pcm as we are ready to move in and we know the house has been on the market since Feb.
It's a lovely little house though and the location is perfect. I need to know just how expensive the leccy bill will be. Our winters in France were very cold, -10 on days, but not damp. We had leccy storage heaters and single glazing and it was a nightmare in winter, but at least this house is double glazed. And it's mid-terrace so possibly not as cold as an end terrace?
Honest, honest advice and opinions needed please!
And I am still having a mare here and I miss regular internet access, I feel helpless and frustrated and I miss the support of MN!