House that looks like a terrace but actually has a gap

[foreplace]

Seen a house a like but rather than a terrace the house next door is about 2" gap. It's a new build that was built later. Any issues with this set up? How would you do repairs on the outer wall as you would have to do from the inside?

I'd be worried about "stuff" accumulating in the gap and affecting the damp course

I think the lip of the roofs touch if that makes sense stuff could still get in from the sides

Ahhh the detached but so close they'll hear you sneeze new build.

the house we like is victorian, the one next to it is the new build.

it's a row of victoria terraces where the end ones were bombed I presumed.

I wish it was attached on both sides.

I had a house like this- it was called a hairline semi. It looked like a terrace, was attached on one side but had a tiny crack between the other house that you could only see if you stood at a certain angle.
I only ever heard neighbours on the attached side, not the other (Victorian houses).
I never thought about the maintenance issues- nothing ever arose whilst I lived there but then Victorian houses are often a bit damp anyway.

@TheMagicDeckchair thanks, did you find it put anyone of when you sold?

@foreplace we still own the property (it’s let out) so I can’t comment on that I’m afraid.
The estate agents actually marketed it as a semi but I think the mortgage valuation classed it as a terrace? I don’t remember the structural survey highlighting any problems.
The house is probably worth £100k so different to spending say £1m on a property.

thank you

For me I guess it would be a plus, less noise from neighbours, hopefully not hear their music, etc.

Don't be so sure. We live in a detached, but the 2-3ft gap between our properties seems to amplify the noise, not reduce it!

We saw a house like this (terraces on a hill so the buildings were staggered but up against each other). Mortgage lender didn't like it because of potential issues with the houses being separate (I presume damp etc.) so we couldn't progress with it.

If the house you're looking to buy is the Victorian, it will make maintenance impossible to do repointing etc. Avoid.

My previous house was connected to the neighbouring one at the front, but a narrow gap at the back. They were very old houses which were set at an angle to each other. It was never a problem when living there nor when coming to sell.