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Which Property Type?

Mitten30 · 2016-12-12 13:14:26

Can I start at the outset by apologizing if this is not the correct place for this query. We are hoping to buy a house next year. We are a family of 4 currently living in a 2 bed apartment, dying to have a proper home and some space. We have been having a primarily look around at some homes for sale in the area we want and…

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#32 17-12-2016 12:31pm
riclad

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do you want a large back garden, go for an old house,
It costs maybe 10-20k to upgrade insulation, put in triple glaze windows .
5k plus for a new kitchen.
IF you buy old house ,theres not much chance of any new build happening
where you live , old houses tend to have higher ceilings than a standard
semi d.
There tend s to be shops and schools, already located close to older house s .say in 10 years time when kids grow up you can always sell up and move into a modern house with a small garden.
Some old houses are easy to insulate ,eg they have thick brick walls than modern houses and proper brick walls around them, not just a small wooden fence
.hence more privacy .
just think what do i want most ,modern look vs older house .
with large garden .
i know someone bought old house,
inside it looks modern, inside .All new doors and windows installed .
Budget 10 k for modernisation of older house.

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