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Two completely different houses - please help me choose!

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CocoNutter · 02/03/2013 21:29

I'm going round in circles.... DH and I finally viewed the houses we've been drooling over on Rightmove today. Narrowed our three down to two because DH refused point blank to live in one which is a shame as it was the biggest . Both are detached.

House 1: on at £190k. 1960s 3 bed, lounge, dining kitchen, study, garage, reasonable garden. Bedrooms roughly same size as our current ones, kitchen a bit smaller, lounge bigger. Would want to extend (though planning office says no to two storeys). Lovely condition. Very practical and could move in straight away though would need some sort of extension or move in long run.

House 2: on at £250k. 1930s 3 bed, lounge diner, galley kitchen, downstairs wc, sun room. 3rd bedroom smaller than our current 3rd bedroom. Lovely views and stunning, huge garden. Lounge a bit smaller than ours. Planning permission for rear extension to give big kitchen (expires soon but could get it again I imagine). We'd want to make this a two-storey extension as we'd need an extra bedroom. Could be our forever house with work. Wouldn't be able to afford extension for some years though.

DH has fallen head over heels for house 2. I am so confused!! Please give me your opinions! Can link later if that helps (on phone now).

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loler · 02/03/2013 21:33

Why are you moving? What are the areas like?

AliceWChild · 02/03/2013 21:37
  1. Tbh I don't know why 1 is on the list as it doesn't seem to fit your requirements as much to me
rubyrubyruby · 02/03/2013 21:40

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PatsysPyjamas · 02/03/2013 21:42

Well it sounds like you would need to extend both properties eventually, but you only know that is possible in house 2. Have you looked if other houses on 1's street have similar extensions? You mention that 2 could be your 'forever house' - how about 1?

PatsysPyjamas · 02/03/2013 21:44

It sounds like 1 is the bigger property? Is 2 worth 60k more?

MrsJREwing · 02/03/2013 21:50

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CocoNutter · 02/03/2013 22:05

Sorry, I've accidentally created two threads! Stupid phone. To avoid confusion I shall post on the other one but I have read your comments, thank you!

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