Does this house have kerb appeal?

[House7345]

Do you like the look of this house?

If not how could I be improved?

Also does the back garden look small? Its north facing so I'm wary.

What are your thoughts?

Total refurb needed with structural work on top to make the layout work.

I see all the comments about leasehold and realise I look an idiot now. Should have RTFT

Why not just go and view rather than seeing what we think ? You're the one that would live in it, who cares what we think of it ? You are the person that matters. View and put in an offer or not.

@Kissthepastrychef

Have you realised it's leasehold OP ? I wouldn't touch it fir that alone

If she's read the other 20 posts telling her I assume so.

It seem in that area, it's common to have a leasehold. So, possibly nearly every house will have one, unlike in other areas.

Down here, it's only flats or other split land type places really.

I’m not sure it’s common for newer houses. Common for Victorian terraces where 999 years is the norm. 100 years with, say, 60 left is problematic.

[quote Stringervest]@Jroseforever that's incorrect. [/quote]
You need the free holders permission to sell

Sorry you don’t need permission
But you will need info to sell
And more importantly

* When you have 80 years (or less) left on your leave, extending it becomes more difficult and expensive, because after this point the freeholder takes 50% of your property’s ‘marriage value’.*

@Jroseforever I have 909 years left on my lease so the 80 years thing won't be a problem for a while

Not sure what you mean by needing "info" to sell. I have a copy of the lease and knowledge that the freeholder is absent. That's all I needed when I bought the house and same for the other 1,000 approx houses with the same absent freeholder, which continue to sell well. This might be a problem if it was a leasehold flat with a freeholder responsible for certain maintenance, upkeep or insurance but it's a house and the lease conveys no ongoing obligations on the freeholder.

Anyway, none of this is relevant to the OP. Feel free to PM me and I can explain it in some more detail.

OP - if the leasehold thing is a concern for you it's best to get a copy of the lease and ask a decent conveyancing solicitor to advise.

My house is leasehold. I don't need permission to sell or to do anything to it.

I’m in the nw and perhaps 50% of the houses here are leasehold, so give over on that front!

On the other hand, seems pricey for Hyde.

@Jroseforever

Sorry you don’t need permission But you will need info to sell And more importantly

* When you have 80 years (or less) left on your leave, extending it becomes more difficult and expensive, because after this point the freeholder takes 50% of your property’s ‘marriage value’.*

No, you don’t. Nobody knows where my freeholder is, since he built the house in 1898 so it’s a fair guess he’s no longer around. It caused zero issues when I purchased the house, just a cheap indemnity insurance and sorted. I have 850 years left on the lease and no restrictions, so I’m not worried one bit.

Easy. Very darkest grey windows and doors (wrapped?). Yew or similar plant potted in containers either side of the front door to create symmetry.

Like this

I recon it will be a straight forward house to do up because of its age. But it does need updating throughout.

Could you have a hedge running along the front of the property and down the sides.so that the private area is expanded.

Overpriced for work that needs doing. This is a bit more, nicer area and doesn't need complete renovating
www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-70771320.html

Wouldn’t touch leasehold