I just booked us in for a viewing for a place with under floor heating! Down to decision time here. Really should decide after this weekend or look to renew our lease. Our letting agent is terrible but i was able to talk to our landlady directly the other night and she is super flexible, so that's good.
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I'm sorry about her disappointment, but it was an expensive place. Maybe it's just as well.
Well, the viewing tonight was a little disappointing. On Google Maps there was a nice green meadow right next to the house, but now a lot of new houses had built there instead. (Presumably ones we can't afford.) The maisonette itself was alright enough, but the 3 others in the building were council owned. Also, there was a car park and some garages right next to it, so there could be some noise. Jen thought it smelled funny, although I can't say I share that assessment.
My neighbour has sold their house and it only took about a month to sell which is helpful to know as that should mean that our house should sell quickly when/if we put our house up for sale. Our house is small but it has quite good transport links nearby so it will probably be sold to a first time buyer or a buy to let investor.
We still haven't heard anything about my husband's job changes but I keep looking at potential houses as I get about 10 Rightmove alerts sent to me daily.
It's frustrating having to wait like this but at least it's giving me a chance to save more money towards moving costs and redecoration when we move in.
Maybe it was a good thing for her then. I still cannot believe how much house you can get for that money in the US! It seems like the property taxes can be high in certain states though?
I was reading information looking at how difficult it would be to buy a home in the US. If we didn't have all our animals we would be tempted.
We still haven't heard anything about my husband's job changes but I keep looking at potential houses as I get about 10 Rightmove alerts sent to me daily.
It's frustrating having to wait like this but at least it's giving me a chance to save more money towards moving costs and redecoration when we move in.Maybe it was a good thing for her then.
I still cannot believe how much house you can get for that money in the US! It seems like the property taxes can be high in certain states though? I was reading information looking at how difficult it would be to buy a home in the US. If we didn't have all our animals we would be tempted.
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Seeing another one tomorrow... It's detatched three bedrooms, two bathrooms plus a downstairs toilet, and a sizeable garden
three bedrooms, two bathrooms plus a downstairs toilet, and a sizeable garden
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Seeing another one tomorrow... It's detatched
We saw it and loved it and put an offer on it and had it accepted straight away! Wheeeeee!
Now for the complicated part!
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CONGRATULATIONS! I'm impressed
I was too - we offered 5k below the asking price, and it had only just gone on the market, with lots of other viewings booked. But the owner didn't even try to haggle or wait or anything. Flat out acceptance
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We went to another viewing today, but it turned out the vendor would not go below the asking price, which was already more than we could pay. So that one's not going to happen.
A potential dream house has surfaced in the town we live currently. It's a dream house mostly because it looks OK to live in AND it's in the town where we'd like to live the most. (We had given up hope finding anything decent within our price range here.) The asking price is within our range, although right at the top of it, so we don't have a lot to go on in the event of a bidding war. It's an end-of-terrace with 2 bedrooms, and it's completely new. The location is not the best, but not the worst either.
A potential dream house has surfaced in the town we live currently. It's a dream house mostly because it looks OK to live in AND it's in the town where we'd like to live the most. (We had given up hope finding anything decent within our price range here.) The asking price is within our range, although right at the top of it, so we don't have a lot to go on in the event of a bidding war. It's an end-of-terrace with 2 bedrooms, and it's completely new. The location is not the best, but not the worst either.
I think I just saw the house you mean. I like the idea of buying something new as you don't have loads of DIY jobs when you move in.
Just looked at it now. The house isn't actually new, but it's been refurbished inside and out. Very nice, but quite small. It's the town we want, the actual location isn't too bad, newly refurbished. But compared to other houses in the same price range further away it's very small.I think I just saw the house you mean. I like the idea of buying something new as you don't have loads of DIY jobs when you move in.
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Sent all the papers off to the solicitors today, and our mortgage application is going through too.
I'd recommend calling London and Country mortgage brokers - they found us a good deal and are handling the whole process for us, and it's free.
I'd recommend calling London and Country mortgage brokers - they found us a good deal and are handling the whole process for us, and it's free.
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The bathroom was "in need of modernization" and it turned out the house was too close to a noisy road for my liking. The garden was unmaintained, but that I could have fixed. Meh. The hunt continues in the next episode of House Hunters - Picky Plebs of Oxfordshire Edition.
My daughter is still looking as well. There is very little available in her current town. She really wants to continue living there but they may look at the next town over. They don't really want a fixer upper but that seems to be all that is out there in their price range.
I know people don't like the mess and the delays, but renovating is such a wonderful opportunity to get exactly what you want. I highly recommend it! You will always love the "before" and "after" photos!
Before ^^^
After!!!
Before ^^^
After!!!
