Would you buy this house?

[Ilovemyshed]

Sorry no links, not on the market yet but a friend is thinking of selling.

Former bungalow, extended with loft conversion.

Sensible size plot, quiet location on edge of a gorgeous village.

Sitting room with small snug/study leading off it. Very large open plan kitchen/dining/living. Separate laundry room. 2 double beds and shower room downstairs.

All bedrooms have garden access and big french doors also to garden in the kitchen diner.
Vaulted ceiling in hall up to a light landing with room for armchair or desk.
Large master bed with doors/ juliet balcony and views, dressing area and huge ensuite with separate bath and shower.
No garage but large hidden shed and big loft with proper ladder boarded and with racking.

Would the bedrooms downstairs put you off?

As longer as there's no hidden undesirable features, it sounds good.

We had half upstairs and half downstairs. Didn't stop us as it was perfect location, great space. Might limit some of the audience, though!

If I had young children/younger teens living at home, absolutely not. I don’t like the idea of them sleeping downstairs whilst I’d be upstairs.

For me and DH and our young adult sons, yes I’d consider it.

Yes, I love a bungalow. Although I prefer my bungalows unextended into the loft and wish some would be left without stairs!

It might be more appealing to a couple rather than a family Vs a 3 bed house with all beds on the first floor.

She doesn't do any socials at all. Not the point of the post though is it?!

medik7

Social media is not for everyone, perhaps the ops friend doesn't want to have to read the negative comments that seem to be on more and more posts these days, some just being downright nasty!!

And plenty of people live in bungalows, they seem to like them!!

I wish I could afford one.

Lots of people buy bungalows, so it obviously isn’t a problem for them.

I wouldn’t buy it, but that’s because I don’t like huge open plan spaces. The bedrooms downstairs wouldn’t bother me (as long as there is a bathroom upstairs, which it sounds like it is). Probably wouldn’t work so well for a family with young children, but there are plenty of people who wouldn’t mind the flexibility of having more downstairs rooms.

It’s a bungalow. The bedrooms will be downstairs. It’s an added bonus that there is an upstairs……

But I wouldn’t buy it as I don’t want a bungalow.

Yes, I would buy if I was looking for a property with plenty of ground floor rooms.

Sounds a bit like my house, I think this is fairly standard if you’re looking at bungalows- or people buy the small ones and convert to what you’ve described.
I’ve two teens in the downstairs bedrooms but i wouldn’t have bought it when the kids were smaller.

I would expect to have bedrooms on both floors in a former bungalow if it just had a loft conversion

Yes, her master bed is upstairs, with dressing area, ensuite and landing with sitting area. Its really lovely (and private when she has guests).

Yes I plan to when I retire ...then set for life dodgy knees etc

Bungalow or not I would never look at a house that is open plan, that may put some people off. I would also want to know how likely any development would be on the fields as on the edge of a village. I know someone who lives in a village, not the edge, it’s about to triple in size due to a huge development.

It has a separate sitting room which is not open plan. The land isn't fields its protected land.

Yes I would. I have a child who needs ground floor accommodation, he needs hoisting for all transfers and needs access to a ground floor bathroom. Open plan means it is easy for him to get around in his wheelchair. One day in the future it is likely he will need an overnight carer so two ground floor bedrooms would be a bonus. It would be perfect for a family like mine.

How much is it?

I would not be put off by anything you describe, do tell her you'd like to offer before she signs a marketing contract and you'll be saving her ££££s in estate agent fees.

Now that it’s been converted, it’s a converted bungalow or a dormer bungalow, not a former bungalow. It will always be a bungalow!

There are a couple of things that usually put me off both types. First is that I often find there’s a hall with doors off it and everything is in very close proximity and I just don’t want to hear everything in my
home, second is upstairs are often cramped with low ceilings, more often than not the rooms are small and would be hellish in a hot summer (esp if bedrooms are South facing).

Has she ever complained to you about living there, i.e are you aware of any irritants?

I would also consider ease of resale if it’s open plan. Older folks are not necessarily used to it. That said, more and more young families are buying bungalows these days (is there separate space to cordon off noisy kids?).

Sorry, but you lost me at "open plan". And I don't get why people pay premiums to have a bungalow then turn them into a two floor house. Not for me.