Would you buy a house that has no parking?

[CheeryCherry]

Its a stunning grade 2 listed house. No parking anywhere near. I think that is the main problem they are having with selling.
We currently have a drive and parking on street for 2 more cars. We have 2 cars.
DH not happy with parking issue. I don't care as I love the house

[Devora]

Yes, I would but then I don't have a car (another Londoner here). In fact, I have off-street parking - a drive that is always empty . I do kind of fall behind minipie on this one - I can see how useful a car is (especially outside London) but people do seem to get very addicted to having it right on their doorstep. Me, my kids and our shopping seem to cope very well with walking for ten minutes before we get the option of transport.

[Wingdingdong]

We're in London. On-street residents' parking.

We can usually get a space in our street, and more than 50% of the time outside our own house (though this definitely depends on timing and I'm a SAHM at the moment - we wouldn't get a space within 3 streets if DH used the car to commute). However, we have noticed that the parking situation is a LOT worse than it used to be, we moved here in the 90s, we didn't have a car and neither did most of our neighbours. Now it's all young families and everyone has at least one car if not two. The local authority has allowed development on every possible site (so pubs and, er, car parks being turned into 6-apartment blocks, each apartment with a family and car...) so there are far more cars and far fewer spaces.

We wouldn't buy somewhere without parking again (assuming we move out of London - no way can we afford a driveway/garage in zone 1/2!), simply because of the risk of nearby development without allocated parking spaces. There may be a dozen spaces available at the moment, but when the council allows developers to buy up four houses and build three new homes in each back garden, you're shafted.

[Quangle]

I'm amazed too minipie. Obviously if you live some places you need it but my bit of central London and probably in most of central London you really don't - and wouldn't get it even if you really did need it. Not unless you have several million anyway. Lots of my neighbours don't have a car - congestion charge adds to the reasons not to have a car. I suppose I'm just surprised there aren't more Londoners on the thread although I completely accept the situation in London is very different.

As I mentioned, I do have a car but I toy with getting rid of it when the DCs are old enough so we can just use the various car clubs around here. Can't at the moment because they don't come with car seats but will make the switch when we don't need car seats. The car club cars are actually nearer than the residents' bay where I can park!

[Quangle]

oh and meant to add, Camden is now stipulating that new developments that are put up - particularly at the high end - do not come with rights for residents to have a parking permit. So for those developments that do not have parking on site, you literally cannot have a car. Not unless you can find a private parking space for several thousand pounds a year.

[Kikibee]

No, never again. Did it in our last house and it was a nightmare. I love our driveway :)

[namechangeagaininnit]

I've lived in London forever and there's no way I would buy somewhere without parking.

[CheeryCherry]

Just catching up on this!
The overall opinion is deafening!!
I have listened to every one of you. The issue still doesn't worry me, but I know it does bother DH a lot. Plus someone upthread mentioned the visitors and family being twitchy about parking away from the house, that would also apply to my family members.
The house is also not practical aside from being gorgeous so you have all done the job well
I have now spotted a house which is fine but too pricey...maybe I need a new thread about how cheeky is a really low offer

[carlywurly]

No. I've lived in houses with and without, and every day now I appreciate coming home to my lovely wide drive way. With shopping, book bags etc it would be a nightmare to lug stuff streets away, and it would add time to my work journey each way.

Sil has no parking, she and bil regularly forget where they left their car

[cafesociety]

No. The novelty of the lovely house will wear off after too many times of the [non] parking being an issue for you, visiting friends and tradespeople.

My son and dil had a gorgeous house without parking, in the end it got to them and they sold up.

[stuckindamiddle]

Never!

[Teeb]

Ooh if you've decided againkst it, can we have a nose at the lovely listed place please?

[CelticPromise]

We're still buying ours. I parked right outside it this morning, it'll be fiiiiine.

[MrsJohnDeere]

No. Been there, done that....

Apart from being a PITA it makes selling much harder.

[Wuxiapian]

No. We wouldn't hear of buying a house without parking - it makes life just that little bit easier.

[marko1976]

My last house had no off street parking but there was always a free space on the street. New house has a drive for one car (could adjust it to fit 3 plus 2 on road if you don't value privacy) I'm soon to GET RID OF IT! ....Hate looking out to the street and people turning their heads to look right down my kitchen / diner !
I much prefer to look at greenery from inside house views. We have giant Windows so it just works Right for the house. I'm used to parking on the road. I'm getting my road tax worth thanks and I do drive older cars (far better value for money) happy for them to be out of sight. I suppose my values are different. If I ever sell the house I will knock down the brick wall and chuck a load of shingle down...easiest 20k I ever earnt !

[DiggersRest]

Did you really need to post on a 2 year old thread

Ffs l wish MNHQ would lock threads that are considered zombies. It's so annoying.

[marko1976]

why ? it's posted on the internet for all to see ? i'm sorry but i'm not an 'agony aunt' hanging around the new topics !