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What do you think of this house?

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lia66 · 13/02/2017 18:37

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-58012468.html

Not sure it would look like that after my kids had lived there for a few weeks.

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RTKangaMummy · 14/02/2017 01:14

Looking at house 2 on street view although it doesn't go all the way to the house if I am looking at correct house, it seems to have another house next to it (not semi side but other) so might not be correct house

How many parking spaces do you have there?

How easy is it to drive into and out of the spaces?

I am only asking cos you might in the future have 7 cars (5 children and you and DH) and that doesn't include BF or GF cars

So might be good idea to find that out now

I like the features in house 2 though and think you can deffo add value but need to get full structural survey especially if he is a builder he prob did the work himself - my cousin got her first house from a builder who had made shocking decisions with plumbing pipes and electricity cables all in very weird places

PintofSquash · 14/02/2017 02:04

I'd go for the Walsall one just because I don't like Brownhills much, but where you are in Lichfield is nicer than both areas.

My neighbour is selling just what you are after but it's the ugliest fucking house you could imagine and I don't like her much either!

Littlelegs19 · 14/02/2017 06:05

I like the stair case in first one and the lay out. I don't like that the living room and kitchen are in the same room. The second one is more to my fast- after redecorating of course but has it got a garden?

wowfudge · 14/02/2017 07:08

The living room is separate from the kitchen in the first one. They've used the breakfast room next to the kitchen to create a family room so there is other living space.

dinobum · 14/02/2017 07:16

They're so cheap! damn the south east!

HollyBollyBooBoo · 14/02/2017 07:19

First one by a county mile - loads more space for your money. You and your family will put the soul into your home.

You get so much house for your money in Walsall - v jealous!!

DesolateWaist · 14/02/2017 07:56

Here is house two. The garden is huge.

Also it seems to be at the end of a cul-de-sac. And I want to know what the tower is.

notme23 · 14/02/2017 08:16

I prefer the second house as not a fan of new builds, but would LOVE a staircase like in the first one!

Kiroro · 14/02/2017 08:38

I think I prefer House 1, the detached new build.

However I would open up the kitchen and dining room to create one big 'super room' then have just one separate reception room.

Kiroro · 14/02/2017 08:42

Although House 2 potentially has a lot more potential - but it needs an extension to get a big kitchen/diner and more balanced accommodation (lots of bedrooms/bathrooms,. quite small downstairs).

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lia66 · 14/02/2017 09:51

@pintofsquash that did make me

The house next door to house number 2 is the detached house that the owners of house 2 have built. It's huge and very modern but out of my price leave by £100k

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Shadowboy · 14/02/2017 09:55

I usually hate new builds but I actually really like number 1. The open view to the front appeals and it's safe as it's on an estate road rather than a main road. The garden while not large is well enclosed and not overlooked.

The house is spacious and well maintained with low running costs (these can be found on zoopla -very useful)

The decor is not to my taste but the rooms and layout and position is more favourable for a large family than the second property which feels much 'colder' in the photos and cluttered which potentially may indicate storage issues?

NotMeNoNo · 14/02/2017 09:58

The areas are very different- slap bang in the middle of Walsall or small town Brownhills? Both houses could be lovely.

OneWildNightWithJBJ · 14/02/2017 10:08

I generally prefer older houses but out of these two, the first I think. The second doesn't have the kind of character I look for in older houses and seems a lot smaller compared to the first, although the garden of the first is a little small...

Another one who can't believe his much space you get for your money! The first house is huge!!

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lia66 · 14/02/2017 10:14

It's mad isn't it how much you get for your money?

We moved from Kent 5 years ago from a terraced house to the house we live in now. We were lucky because our house is on a crap road so it had been on the market for 3 years!! If our house was actually In Lichfield it would be worth a lot more though.

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JeffreySadsacIsUnwell · 14/02/2017 10:46

I agree with kanga - I'd be looking at the parking very closely.

House #1 - looks like next door has to drive past the house, between the house and the canal, to get to their house? Check how many cars you could park on the drive including turning space required to get back out. There doesn't seem to be anywhere for visitors to park, and if next door have surplus cars/visitors and park on the drive they could block you in. Difficult to tell from photos, but from the map view, looks like you'd have space for two cars only (not in garage) whereas next door, being at the end, could fit four cars on their drive (not in garage). They may have only 1, but if there were indeed four, having to drive past your house to get in and out every day, it might start to bother you. Check who has responsibility for the drive, too.

It also looks to me like the entrance to your drive is begging to be used as a turning point for cars wanting to get back out of the road. It would really annoy me to have a stream of cars/delivery vans reversing in front of my sitting room window (or whatever room that is) into the drive entrance. I also don't like the chunk of garden lost to somebody else's garage since legally you can't do much with their walls eg can't grow climbers up, without permission. if you look on google map view, over half the garden is in shade - and it's the half nearest the house. If you want to sit in sun, you'd need to sit right up against that neighbour's garage.

As for house #2, is that an unadopted road? Looks like it could be. Check maintenance costs and agreements VERY carefully! We live in a private road and luckily get on with the neighbours, but... repairs are flipping expensive! Again, check out parking. With the number of DC and their ages, you need to be prepared for not just them to be driving, but their friends...

Good luck!

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lia66 · 14/02/2017 11:05

Thank you Jeffrey. Good points about driveways, the turning on my drive actually would drive me a bit mad.

I don't know if the road is unadopted, where would I find that out? EA?

Good points about the garden. We have a huge acre in our current house but it's a bit of a wind tunnel since it is actually like being in a field so I'm looking forward to having a nice garden to sit in and kids to play in.

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DesolateWaist · 14/02/2017 11:07

It normally says on the street sign if the road is unadopted doesn't it?

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lia66 · 14/02/2017 11:09

That's what I thought @desolatewaist in that case, no then, there's nothing on the road sign.

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redrobbin · 14/02/2017 11:11

Love that first one! That is amazing! And the price holy cow is goood.

I'm a huge fan of new builds tho and that would be my dream home.

Love the feature window. I just love it it's so pretty

Millimat · 14/02/2017 11:13

I love them both! I'd move into house 1 tomorrow. You can add your own 'soul'.

DesolateWaist · 14/02/2017 11:16

The big problem as I see it with house 2 is that over time you'll want to replace the bathrooms and kitchen. It's going to take money to get it up to speck.

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lia66 · 14/02/2017 11:19

@desolatewaist if we bought number 2 we would have plenty left to do the work needed to modernise bathrooms and kitchen. An extension or conservatory of some sort could come a little bit later.

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