House options
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:28 pm
Ok. So the offer we put in was rejected! But we are in a fortunate position that we can afford the sort of house we want in the area we want without selling this house first, and we need to get a wriggle on, because we have to apply for schools in January - as an aside, does anyone know if you can apply for a school if you don't live in the area yet, but are waiting for the sale to go through?
Anyway, we are torn between two houses.
House number 1:
five mins walk from my mum and my sister (in different directions!)
cul-de-sac
off road parking for three + cars
lovely garden, but it looks quite 'old' so would need to start again and on a slope
one minute walk to the primary school
five minute drive to both our works
close to church
good layout
needs new kitchen and bathroom, decorating throughout and long term either a loft-conversion or extension
two roads away from an estate with a dodgy reputation.
House number two:
soooo pretty
village outside the town so quieter in general
lovely garden, but longer/thinner rather than square, and not easily visible from house, blank canvas - lawn and shrubs/trees and all level
ten/fifteen minutes from work,
fifteen/twenty minutes from mum/sister
easier access to main road for visiting in-laws/london/beach etc
downstairs bathroom
would just need a bit of colour short term, long term either a loft conversion or extension
less of a value ceiling
Anyway, we are torn between two houses.
House number 1:
five mins walk from my mum and my sister (in different directions!)
cul-de-sac
off road parking for three + cars
lovely garden, but it looks quite 'old' so would need to start again and on a slope
one minute walk to the primary school
five minute drive to both our works
close to church
good layout
needs new kitchen and bathroom, decorating throughout and long term either a loft-conversion or extension
two roads away from an estate with a dodgy reputation.
House number two:
soooo pretty
village outside the town so quieter in general
lovely garden, but longer/thinner rather than square, and not easily visible from house, blank canvas - lawn and shrubs/trees and all level
ten/fifteen minutes from work,
fifteen/twenty minutes from mum/sister
easier access to main road for visiting in-laws/london/beach etc
downstairs bathroom
would just need a bit of colour short term, long term either a loft conversion or extension
less of a value ceiling