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Which house?

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Hunkyd0ry · 06/04/2023 22:09

we are a family of 4 with young kids. Which has would you buy?

House A
in a cul-de-sac
Ultilty room, kitchen, lounge/dining room and conservatory
4 bedrooms, 2 doubles, 2 singles
garden is on a slope.

house B
up a quiet road
large kitchen diner, lounge
3 double bedrooms
flat green lawn but possibly not quite as big as house A.

house B is £50,000 cheaper.
Both in the same village.

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Hunkyd0ry · 07/04/2023 19:23

Blondeshavemorefun · 07/04/2023 13:54

A flat garden for kids is a real plus

2 small bedrooms guessing with a single bed in each v 3 double

Is b garden big. Could you build a conservatory /utility room without losing much of garden.

It has a garage on the side. It’s whether we’d convert that to be a utility room with snug/office/playroom.

We don’t particularly need a garage.

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Hunkyd0ry · 07/04/2023 19:25

Spinige · 07/04/2023 18:29

My DC loved our slopey garden when they were young. Riding bikes down the slopes as well as sledges when there's snow.

Unfortunately it wouldn’t be big enough for this. I reckon it would take 5 big strides to get from the bottom of the slope to the top…

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martinisforeveryone · 07/04/2023 20:25

Hunkyd0ry · 07/04/2023 19:22

We have had 3 different opinions on the electrics. 1 said terrible, 1 said fine and the other looked at the reports and reckoned it would be ok. It’s made me unsure of who to believe.

Current owners have had no problems but I worry that it would be in the back of my mind…

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Well someone's professional opinion's leading you up the garden path, because the electrics at the house can't be both fine and terrible. Did the 'terrible' report come with a quote for fixing it?

How old is the property and has it been extended or modified at all? ie parts of the house with updated electrics

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Hunkyd0ry · 07/04/2023 21:05

martinisforeveryone · 07/04/2023 20:25

Well someone's professional opinion's leading you up the garden path, because the electrics at the house can't be both fine and terrible. Did the 'terrible' report come with a quote for fixing it?

How old is the property and has it been extended or modified at all? ie parts of the house with updated electrics

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Electrician #1
Said it was a mess of electrics and would cost £10k to fix. Wrote a report with the official things that were wrong but when we asked for advice he said things weren’t where they should be etc.

Electrician #2
Fixed 3 things from the report and said all was fine. All sorted apparently for under £1k

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Hunkyd0ry · 07/04/2023 21:06

Forgot to say.

It’s not been extended. It’s from the 80s. a previous owner was an electrician and did things their own way I think so not standard installation.

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