Total cost of putting this house up to date?

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www.bradleys-estate-agents.co.uk/properties/12448176/sales

I like it for its potential although DH hasn't seen it. Yes, patio is fairly small but oh well.

I think it needs all flooring although could live with the wooden boards for some time and at least 4 radiators.

The staircase to the loft needs to be changed so the the 3rd bedroom can be used again. Not urgent but something to consider in 18 months.

Sooner rather than later will need a new kitchen too, again maybe in 2 years.

Would £2k make it liveable for now? And the rest fixed as we go?

www.bradleys-estate-agents.co.uk/properties/12448176/sales

Looks liveable now. But it does look like they’ve given it a quick lick of paint to hide bits and bobs. Skirting looks very fresh and paint colours on the floorboards match the paint on the walls..... From the super low resolution photo of the back bedroom looks like damp under that window which has been painted over.

If you’ve not visited yet I’d pay very close attention to the paint. The photos just give of the vibe of were hiding something! Just like parking the car in front of the rotten garage door.

I didn't notice any mold but will have a good look on second viewing. The garage is not a garage but a half built car port which explains it's condition. I would probably take it down eventually as we have two cars.

I think it looks like a good project! Is the loft room described as a bedroom? I may be corrected by future posters but I don't think it can be actually described as a bedroom until you change the staircase to meet building regs - if so double check that it's valued as a 2 bed plus converted loft room rather than a 3 bed. Speaking from experience...

Good point @mammabella1 the third room is completely unusable as it is. So it's a 2 bed with a boarded loft (as it hasn't been done with planning permission).

In your experience did that affect the mortgage?

You don't need planning permission for a loft conversion these days, but you do need building regs. Without them you can't be certain the floor has been installed correctly to prevent it collapsing into the rooms below.

Lack of building regs is likely to effect getting a mortgage. Redoing the loft properly could be 10s of thousands, so 2k might be a bit optimistic for renovations.

To me it looks like a property which has been owned by one person for a long time. They’ve died and gone into care and someone has removed the flooring, painted and done kitchen and bathroom in hopes of getting a better price for it.

Looks like a lovely house, and with a lot of potential.

Agree, next time you view, look carefully for damp or other problems which have been painted over.

Over the years we'd have about 3-5k every year to put back on redoing the house.

It had a proper staircase to the loft )not that it makes any difference) but do wonder what pact it would have with the mortgage provider. It would be used as a bedroom, but only used 3 nights pw.

According to EA it used to be a let. It has been vacant for the past three months.

It doesn’t look bad at all

Has it also got a conservatory extension at the back? I'd want to know about building regs for that too as it doesn't look like it would pass (just from pics). A conservatory should still be outside an external door and a proper extension should meet thermal regs, which conservatory style is unlikely to.

It's technically not a conservatory. It's an extension to the kitchen with a polycarb roofing

It is right on the main road though? Is it definitely this area you want? Because I think you can get a lot more for your money.

Looks like a lovely little house. I agree with others about loft room. In all likelihood it won't have proper insulation or electrics either (by DB bought a house with similar spec and was disappointed to find the loft room unusable as bedroom for that reason). Worth checking

I guess anything is as lovable as you're prepared to put up with! Personally I can see £2k getting eaten just in sorting out flooring-but depends what you want.

Also check guttering if there are signs of damp as sorting that out could also prove costly.

It looks lovely but I have always found with house moves that a number of unexpected issues arise that hadn't been noticed on viewing so we usually move with a reasonable contingency for this reason

Good luck

It affected the value of the house, which in turn affected the mortgage. We found out through the home buyers report - luckily for us the seller understood this was pretty non negotiable and if he didn't meet the new value, he would struggle to sell, so we renegotiated and were able to proceed. Do you think the price is good for the market/area? If similar condition 2 beds are going for a lot less, I'd think carefully about the price and talk to the agent.

@ChangingMyNameFromMUUUUUMMMM I don't even love the area. But anything even remotely similar in a more desireable area is about £220k (similar state too).

Most houses within our budget only offer 3 beds in this area (again not what we would call desirable). Considering we want a 4 bed we need to make do with what we can find within our budget.

@MyFartWillGoOn I would only get the stone flooring sorted and the one outside the bathroom for now. I can live with the rest (did in a previous house with no issues). I'll check the electrics in the loft next time we're in.

This is a similar house on the same road. Potentially a bit smaller, needs less work but doesn't have the loft room.

www.primelocation.com/for-sale/details/51857211

@rainbow what about this one? It's literally a few minutes up the road from the one you are looking at this

I have lived in this area my whole life so I'm happy to help if you have any questions. DH and I bought a 5 bed house here last year for £240k.

I have a feeling my DH has discounted it as being in "the wrong side of town" plus possible traffic issues, but I'll book a viewing anyways as quite frankly I'm starting to dispair with his fuzzyness

@ChangingMyNameFromMUUUUUMMMM

Thank you so much!! My first question is Camborne really THAT bad?

Secondly, our budget is £205k, ideally £200k and that would be with next to no work needed. How realistically is to get a 4 bed for that budget?

We need somewhere that it's within 30 mins of both Truro and Falmouth. DH thinks that where Morrisons is as far as we can get.

TIA and much appreciated :)

Prefer the linked 4 bed

No it really isn't that bad despite what people will have you believe! I certainly have no issues living here although there is a certain snobbery about it (which is odd that Redruth doesn't have as I find it worse). The area I live in is fabulous, lovely neighbourhood yet still close to everything you need (including the beach!). The DC go to an outstanding school and there are lots of open spaces within walking distance for them to play in.

FWIW I work in Truro and DH works in Falmouth. It takes us both less than 30 mins to get to work every day although the traffic getting out if these places can be tricky but thats because everyone else is trying to do the same!

The stairs to the loft need moving to above the current stairs. The small bedroom can be turned into a bathroom. The bathroom downstairs could be a lovely utility.

We were in this same position last year, looking for a 4 bed as close to £200k as we could. I'll be honest it wasn't easy, I'd say most were around £230k. In the end we had to up our budget to get the house we loved.

@ChangingMyNameFromMUUUUUMMMM

Unfortunately £205k is the absolute maximum. DH is completely against houses that need an extension (because of unpredictability of total cost) and would rather have something that we know it's ready to fix or liveable. In three years things should be different, but for now we have to live with £205k.