BoatieBird
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Me too, it looks like it has a nice feel to it iyswim?
Buying a home and don't know how anything works
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Me too, it looks like it has a nice feel to it iyswim?
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
Thank you all! My friend even told me the third one reminds them of my old house. I really like it, but it would really stretch my budget as I can imagine having to go to a best and final offer of a little north of its asking price. It is also much closer to work - and better located for any future jobs too.
The concerns - other than the cost - are the heating etc of the garden room, the maintenance of the approach road. Don’t really care about a third bedroom. downstairs space is more appealing really
My understanding is that there is a block book of viewings on Wednesday and Saturday so I’ll be keen to find out what the next steps are.
I’m just at the house I viewed today now. Parking up nearby and listening. It’s so peaceful. And found parking easily
The concerns - other than the cost - are the heating etc of the garden room, the maintenance of the approach road. Don’t really care about a third bedroom. downstairs space is more appealing really
My understanding is that there is a block book of viewings on Wednesday and Saturday so I’ll be keen to find out what the next steps are.
I’m just at the house I viewed today now. Parking up nearby and listening. It’s so peaceful. And found parking easily
moonsi til
worked it out now!
Check out this 2 bedroom terraced house for sale on Rightmove
2 bedroom terraced house for sale in Tudor Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 for £240,000. Marketed by Bradleys, Newton Abbot
What about this one Elpenor
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Third one is gorgeous Elpenor but that explains why it was fully booked to see it and I think in the current climate that means it is likely to go for more than the asking price.
If that isn't a goer, I did like the first 3 bed you posted a couple of pages back (with the garage round the corner) - I like houses of that sort of era and build, what they lack in quirky character they make up for with practical room size and layout - as others have said though, I'd want to redo the downstairs layout a bit so that it was kitchen-diner with separate sitting room, that would make far more sense. The garden slope and steps would not do it for me but that may not be an issue for you.
The property having no direct road access has positives as well as negatives, yes you have to carry shopping etc. back from the car to the house, BUT there's also no vehicle noise right outside the house - I live on a pedestrianised housing estate at the moment and I'd say the absolute quiet more than makes up for not being able to park (or get a taxi or lift to) right outside the front door.
EDIT: OH one thing to consider though on any freehold property that is set back a long way from the public highway (whether on a private road or pedestrianised area) is that you might be responsible for upkeep and repairs of quite a length of mains water pipes, which can be costly if something bursts and you find it's your job to sort it out rather than the water company's - so I would suggest checking that - it may not be the case (usually it would be to the boundary of your property, but check where there is eg. a communal private driveway as you could be part responsible), but do pay attention to that side of things too.
If that isn't a goer, I did like the first 3 bed you posted a couple of pages back (with the garage round the corner) - I like houses of that sort of era and build, what they lack in quirky character they make up for with practical room size and layout - as others have said though, I'd want to redo the downstairs layout a bit so that it was kitchen-diner with separate sitting room, that would make far more sense. The garden slope and steps would not do it for me but that may not be an issue for you.
The property having no direct road access has positives as well as negatives, yes you have to carry shopping etc. back from the car to the house, BUT there's also no vehicle noise right outside the house - I live on a pedestrianised housing estate at the moment and I'd say the absolute quiet more than makes up for not being able to park (or get a taxi or lift to) right outside the front door.
EDIT: OH one thing to consider though on any freehold property that is set back a long way from the public highway (whether on a private road or pedestrianised area) is that you might be responsible for upkeep and repairs of quite a length of mains water pipes, which can be costly if something bursts and you find it's your job to sort it out rather than the water company's - so I would suggest checking that - it may not be the case (usually it would be to the boundary of your property, but check where there is eg. a communal private driveway as you could be part responsible), but do pay attention to that side of things too.
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Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
I hadn’t seen that one on my searches. Ta!Check out this 2 bedroom terraced house for sale on Rightmove
2 bedroom terraced house for sale in Tudor Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 for £240,000. Marketed by Bradleys, Newton Abbotwww.rightmove.co.uk
What about this one Elpenor
5t3IIa
Registered User
3rd one is obvs the sexy cottagecore one but do note pic 16 - that bathroom is deep under the sloping ceiling. Not great for a tall lad.Sure - I don’t have much else that I’m considering. I’ll post the two in the same area which I’ve viewed but didn’t like the house. These both have the more optimal driving but really not mad about the houses for various reasons
Check out this 2 bedroom semi-detached house for sale on Rightmove
2 bedroom semi-detached house for sale in Woodmere Way, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 for £240,000. Marketed by Fulfords, Newton Abbot
Check out this 2 bedroom semi-detached house for sale on Rightmove
2 bedroom semi-detached house for sale in Longfield Avenue, Kingsteignton, TQ12 for £245,000. Marketed by Chamberlains, Newton Abbot
Then there’s this one, in a different area, that is near to the top of my price range. Looking at it tomorrow (as are several others apparently) and the indications from the agent are that it will be gone quickly.
Check out this 2 bedroom terraced house for sale on Rightmove
2 bedroom terraced house for sale in Playmoor Cottages, Pinhoe, EX1 for £275,000. Marketed by Stags, Exeter
Riklet
procrastinación
That third one is also decidedly bigger than the other two. Almost 100m2. This is worth considering. It's actually much better value in that respect. That said, it just shows how some new paint and varnish and some good photos can make a huge difference... also bear in mind you are paying a fair whack for this "tasteful decoration". A similar house but not done up would be much better.
Another consideration for me would be the EPC. Its band D. Have you looked it up online on the gov tool? See how recent it was and what they say. In a few years time band C will become the minimum for rental (supposedly) which could affect resale value if you dont manage to do the improvements.
IMO there is no chance that house will go for asking price and youd have to be prepared to go up at least 5-10k. But you could then potentially regnegotiate after survey.
Another consideration for me would be the EPC. Its band D. Have you looked it up online on the gov tool? See how recent it was and what they say. In a few years time band C will become the minimum for rental (supposedly) which could affect resale value if you dont manage to do the improvements.
IMO there is no chance that house will go for asking price and youd have to be prepared to go up at least 5-10k. But you could then potentially regnegotiate after survey.
baldrick
hmmmmm
The third one is in an area with loads of new housing estates popping up. I am also looking for houses round Exeter way and that jumped out at me. Just thinking of traffic and so on, I don't know where you need to commute to. I haven't actually visited in person but do report back when you do as that will be very useful for me 
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
Yeah there’s a huge amount of development going on in Pinhoe (and sort of behind Pinhoe going parallel to the M5 - not sure of the areas name) and Tithe Barn between the M5 and Cranbrook (itself a new build), and in another development behind the
A lot of it seems to be on East Devon land, cynically exploiting sites close to Exeter so they’ll mainly use Exeter services and resources
Commuting across the city isn’t to be recommended! But with flexi time and only needing to do it once per week it opens up more options
A lot of it seems to be on East Devon land, cynically exploiting sites close to Exeter so they’ll mainly use Exeter services and resources
Commuting across the city isn’t to be recommended! But with flexi time and only needing to do it once per week it opens up more options
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Zapp Brannigan
Built like a steakhouse, handles like a bistro
Cottagecore
Also note that next door has velux windows - loft conversion ahoy. A house of that age is likely to have a simple purlin arrangement for the roof trusses (rather than the "W" frame in 1970s onwards), which makes for maximised headroom and floor space up in the roof; a look at the floorplan shows that stairs could easily be incorporated by reducing the size of the massive bedroom 1, and your lovely 2 bed cottage becomes a lovely 3 bed cottage for a relatively small outlay (at least 30k, but in terms of the value added by that shiny new attic master bedroom that's where the word "relatively" comes in). Again not something that needs doing, but that it can be done "future-proofs" your house.
Riklet
procrastinación
It probs wouldnt be that bad. And tbh you could always extend out back and improve energy efficiency in the process. That could solve the sloping bathroom issue and might open up possibility of a downstairs toilet. A major consideration in an area as full of old people as East Devon.
Have they actually said it will go to closed bids? IMO dont bid too high initially. You can always go up and theyll come back to you normally. Its the kind of house where someone would just put in a big offer immediately, id just walk away though then. People generally have not much imagination and wanna see a shiny finished contemporary product.
Leafster
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My only experience of closed bids was for a very run down house I liked. I put what I thought was a reasonable bid in but heard nothing. When I contacted the Estate Agent they just said someone bid higher. I had no chance to up my bid.
20Bees
Well-Known Member
I’ve no experience of ‘closed bids’, but I guess it isn’t like eBay, where the highest bidder only pays a little over the next highest? So if you bid £30k more than the next highest, you do actually have to pay that extra?
I’ve been here 30+ years and generally expect to be here until I’m wheeled out, but buying and selling is certainly different from how it used to be!
Good luck to all house-hunters. My daughter is thinking of selling hers post-divorce and I’m following this thread for tips, thanks all!
I’ve been here 30+ years and generally expect to be here until I’m wheeled out, but buying and selling is certainly different from how it used to be!
Good luck to all house-hunters. My daughter is thinking of selling hers post-divorce and I’m following this thread for tips, thanks all!
baldrick
hmmmmm
But that's criminal, literally. Isn't it?! I'd have thought the solicitors on his side could be in big trouble. Although I suppose he hasn't actually sold the house yet, just pretended he could.Apparently our vendor (well, the son) has been using this shonky power of attorney for 5 years now without it actually being registered
I wonder what else he's been using the POA for? Bank accounts, money transfers...?
clicker
nanook rubs it....
Blimey, is his mum alive too?Apparently our vendor (well, the son) has been using this shonky power of attorney for 5 years now without it actually being registered
Riklet
procrastinación
Apparently our vendor (well, the son) has been using this shonky power of attorney for 5 years now without it actually being registered
Can you sue him/the solicitors? id get legal advice.
clicker
nanook rubs it....
Yes, hard to see how he's used it. Maybe he hasn't needed to until now. Presumably all he has is the completed application.His mum's alive but in a home, that's why they need to sell the house. Apparently the POA 5 years ago was drawn up by a solicitor and the vendor thought it was all above board. Really not sure how he's been using it without it being properly registered though
He may not have realised he should have recieved a ' You are granted POA' cert. Possibly he was unwittingly ripped off by an unscrupulous solicitor.
Zapp Brannigan
Built like a steakhouse, handles like a bistro
Yep, If you bid 500k, you pay 500k!
Our first bid of 2k over asking price was turned down, but was apparently serious enough for us to be 1 of 3 invited to submit "best and final" sealed bid. Using some classically overthought "logic", we came up with 6.5k over (someone will bid 5k over, so we should go just a bit up from that; but someone else will think the same and go 6k over so we have to add a bit higher again).
Turned out we mucked that up cos someone went 7.5k over, but they were in a chain and we're not.
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
Well I’ve been to the cottagecore! Asked the person I saw walking down the lane with particulars if it was any good and she wouldn’t say!
A no from me - despite looking very good from the pictures. The space inside was good. And the garden room didn’t seem too cold (triple layer of polycarbonate).
Parking while possible would be parallel to the house and mean reversing round a narrow corner as the courtyard between the two houses. And most likely block off access to front door when parked unless I had a smaller car
Heating is by what I think were wall mounted gas heaters - one was called a Valor Nevada Deluxe 2 - and looked like this (it was brown).
Odd as they had a modern Worcester boiler but had obviously kept the other heaters. I suppose this could be replaced with rads but the purchase price is likely to clean out my budget anyway so not sure if that would be possible.
Poor sighting exiting on to the main road from the approach road (obscured by bushes).
Low bathroom roof meant standing up to do a wee would be impossible! And getting up from the seat might also be a risky activity. Good spot 5t3IIa
I think on balance I’d like the dining room separate from the kitchen but I have to say it was one of the better kitchens I’ve seen
A no from me - despite looking very good from the pictures. The space inside was good. And the garden room didn’t seem too cold (triple layer of polycarbonate).
Parking while possible would be parallel to the house and mean reversing round a narrow corner as the courtyard between the two houses. And most likely block off access to front door when parked unless I had a smaller car
Heating is by what I think were wall mounted gas heaters - one was called a Valor Nevada Deluxe 2 - and looked like this (it was brown).
Odd as they had a modern Worcester boiler but had obviously kept the other heaters. I suppose this could be replaced with rads but the purchase price is likely to clean out my budget anyway so not sure if that would be possible.
Poor sighting exiting on to the main road from the approach road (obscured by bushes).
Low bathroom roof meant standing up to do a wee would be impossible! And getting up from the seat might also be a risky activity. Good spot 5t3IIa
I think on balance I’d like the dining room separate from the kitchen but I have to say it was one of the better kitchens I’ve seen
Thora
Differently Ethical
May have slightly sorted the power of attorney - apparently it's an Enduring Power of Attorney from 2007 so the rules were slightly different and it didn't need to be registered immediately then.
Now they are registering it, it should take 8 weeks.
So potentially we are just going to have to wait til May.
Now they are registering it, it should take 8 weeks.
So potentially we are just going to have to wait til May.
steveseagull
Well-Known Member
Vendor was desperate to complete today but due to the absolute uselessness of her own solicitors it is going to be at least another two or three weeks.
steveseagull
Well-Known Member
To save me reading through this all again, there is no issue with exchanging contract on a day other than a Friday is there?
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
Exchange or complete?
People like to complete on a Friday as it gives them the weekend to get settled. However, if something goes wrong, it can leave you homeless for three days.
