BUYING AN OLD HOUSE

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After months of nightmares with our house move we are finally in a position to look at property again but in the last 2 months property has shot up so much that we are in a situation where we can either buy a big old house needing total renovation or a smaller newer house with all diy done.My dp wants the latter although I am tempted by the big 'haunted house'(my ds's words)!We have renovated twice before and it was stressful and my dp has said enough he would prefer a life.I on the other hand see the old house as a longterm move a real family home.What do you all think?

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I'd buy the old house. I wouldn't be able to resist.

Old house would be my choice. Can't stand modern boxes.

I would go for the old house too. Although we are in the process of our third rennovation too and we're never moving again!

My ideal move would be to a large old house that needs loads doing to it. These are not easy to find and I think that if you don't take up the opportunity, you might regret it in the future. But then your dh would have to agree too.

That was meant to be dp

We went for an old house (this house is late 1920s) after renting a modern detached house previously.

I would never touch a new-build house in a million years now - appalling quality/tiny rooms and no storage!!

We're in an 50's house and have loads of space - not too much DIY to do best of both worlds
Good Luck deciding (couldn't live in anything built after about '78!!- too small)

Old definatly. I just love old houses.

There was a report on the news a week or so ago about new houses. Apparently more and more people are demanding bigger beds (superking and bigger) but that houses are being built with smaller and smaller rooms so that the beds won't fit.

I'd choose old house definately, although you need the support of dh. We did the same, considered buying a new build, everything done, low maintenance, etc., but took the chance that it would work out and my god it has been hard work, particularly as dh is not at all 'handy' and therefore any work has to be contracted out or be done by me/my dad. But it has been so worth it in the end - house now worth 3x what we paid/spent! And now we have a lovely family home, I can't see us ever moving.

well i recently moved from a lovely new devolepment, a spacious 2 bed flat, into a 60's built masionette. the size of my bedroom is huge. dd1 bedroom is the same size almost as the old main bedroom at the flat and the small room has adouble bed and room for a wardrobe and chest of drawers, which is dd2 bedroom. the kitchen is large, and the living room is a fair size. it has storage and two bathrooms. it needs work, have done the kids bedroom, almost got the kitchen sorted, and have started work in the entrance hall and stairwells. i have been here 4months only. if you can find the time (and have the money) to get work done quickly it will soon become home. there is lots i want to do to this place, and its slowly getting there. in this area u wont get a house over 70 years old as its a new-ish town. but the houses in the old town are a dream. would love to work on those.

can you tell i love DIY?