No parking

[monsieurpoirot]

Help someone talk some sense into me. Always said I'd never buy a house with no drive but now going for a second viewing . It is everything that I want in my forever home apart from no drive, no possibility of creating one and yellow line outside house 😔 Such good value though so we wouldn't need to increase our mortgage, could still enjoy holidays etc. Is parking really the be all? Dc primary

No way.

I found my dream home with same parking situation - yes it was a 'bargain' but that was because of the lack of parking! Also in an area where visiting walkers want to park on weekends.

I didn't go for it as with kids and 2 cars it would've been a nightmare.

I've been in my current house 7 years now and that dream house is still on/off market a couple of times a year as they can't sell it.

Our parking is round the corner from our house (allocated spaces) and that's a pain. Our next house will have at least A double driveway. It's such a pain lugging shopping and packing car for holidays.

Well how close would you be able to park? In the city I live in lots of very expensive houses have no off street parking. It is very common in the more desirable, Victorian houses. It would need to be the only compromise though, imo!

Don't do it. Currently live in a house with on street parking. Its a nightmare at weekends if you go out for the day and have to carry sleeping kids from 2 or 3 streets away. We don't have it too bad during the week because I'm a sahm and dh gets in from work at 4.30 so before a lot of others.

No. I thought I could and bought my house with on street parking. I live in a national park and on the weekend it is rammed with walkers and nowhere to park. I started to avoid going out as it stressed me out. In the end we bought a plot of land next door to make a small driveway.

Thank you for the reality check. My current house is sooo practical. Modern, detatched, spacious, good sized garden, garage, drive for 2 cars, quiet cul de sac, close to family....

But I don't love it. I've tried to settle in it for 5 years now, redecrorated and done it up to my taste and I still want to move :( To get 'character and charm' on top of the above we will need to double our mortgage, and this will involve sacrifices for the whole family. No one else wants to move just me.

I keep thinking this house is the perfect compromise for everyone. But also that it could be the biggest mistake...

You need to see what the parking is like. Go visit at different times - weekend, week day evening about 9pm, weekday etc.

I've loved in tow houses without parking. One was totally fine, lots of on street and could usually get a spot right outside my house. Second place was a PITA and could often be streets away.

I live on a street where some houses have no off street parking and parking is at a premium. One of my neighbours told me they sometimes don't go out if there's an event on because they know there will be nowhere to park when they get home!

So I'd think very carefully.

Or try parking in your current house in random spaces on your road and the next road over for a couple of weeks. See if you could handle it long term!