Would you buy this house?

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I love it. It would be for me and 3 dc plus my mum.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-66646052.html

Tell me what's wrong with it before I get over excited

I love it apart from it not having a garden. If that's not an issue then go for it. I wish we could buy a house that size for that price.

Fab house. The garden would be a deal breaker for me in your position as I have brought up dc with only a courtyard garden and is a regret of mine re their childhood in terms of not suitable for swings/slide/trampoline/paddling pool etc

The lack of garden with smaller children would concern me.

England makes me weep when I look at property prices. This is what you get for the same price near me.

It looks like a lovely house OP. Make an offer before it gets snapped up.

Rainbowsandflowers good call about the schools and I love Scarborough even more than Filey!

The schools would make it a firm no for me plus the lack of garden.

265k?!?! For a 5 bed?

Why did I move to London?

lovely house, but will cost a fortune to heat!

jollyjester is that price for real or a starting price that'll soar? Can't get my head around getting a pool and all that for under 300k!!

OP, I agree about the schools but if your dc are already sorted for schools and it's not a concern then the house is fantastic.

I love Filey. The housing looks amazing. Just a bit of modernisation required. I live in another seaside town with lots of big houses that have been converted into flats and it has had an impact on some areas. I would advise visiting the area and checking out the neighbouring properties. Speak to the neighbours if you can. Schools in seaside towns often suffer from the fact that they are required to take a lot of children from families who move around looking for seasonal work. The children are often behind with their studies and the schools don't get extra money for them.

Wonderful house! Would be so expensive where i live!! Probably needs decor update but great size! Garden not great but it's space nonetheless!

The garden might be a problem for many people with young families.

Wow would be seven figures where I live! Go for it!

It’s a lovely house, but will be costly in decoration materials, replacing boiler, wiring and plumbing and to heat.
Also consider ongoing maintenance, any roof/ chimney problems and outside decoration will require costly scaffolding.

It's great and I assume your kids are in schools, would they need to move? But I'd stick mine in a school and wait anyway. There's potential to put another bathroom or make an en suite downstairs in the future. So loads to play with and Yorkshire coast too! Fab

I'm a Londoner that left. You don't need loads of outside space if you're not stuck in a crowded city

They won't let us view it until we have exchanged contracts on the one we're selling or are cash buyers

You would never exchange contracts unless you have something to go to. Something's not right there.

Sounds like they have a builder lined up for the house.

That sounds very odd. They will never sell in that case, unless.to a cash buyer. For all you know it could be unmortgageable.

Found a buyer, maybe. But exchange contracts?

What about schools? On Rightmove,the nearest secondary schools are ranked as inadequate.

Sorry to be the naysayer, but consider the garden carefully. If it works for you then that's great, but a 5 bed house will often be bought by families with children who might often be put off by such a small garden. Whilst it's not a issue for you, it may impact your ability to resell in the future.
The garden faces East and is surrounded by buildings so will likely get very limited sun (if at all). Next door's balcony and the house next to that's extension combined with the flats immediately behind mean the garden appears quite overlooked, so will potentially result in a lack of privacy.
As far as the structure it's-self goes - looks lovely :)

Down south you wouldn’t get a 1 bed flat for that price!!!! 😁. I would buy it in a heatbeat

Just one thing, your mum isn't getting any younger could you convert a downstairs room for her with walk in shower etc making it disability friendly etc. I did the same got house with parent an the disibilty access has got to be very important they now in their 80s have care coming in etc. Their bit very self contained so carers dont bother us. Important to future proof.

It’s fairly normal these days to want buyers who have exchanged or are cash. (Proceedable is the new buzzword). Cash means they are looking for builders to buy it. This is because nearly every room needs modernisation. It’s got space but it’s not very attractive in other ways and is too big for the plot with a weeny garage. It’s cheap for a reason (or three) I guess.