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How important is aspect?

climber59 · 2018-02-14 21:29:07

Just wondering what everyone thinks with regards to a house’s back garden. I’m adamant that I want it to face south, west or some variation of the two. My partner is happy to respect my wishes but if it were up to him it wouldn’t matter. I grew up in a south facing bedroom (and kitchen/back garden). We currently live in a…

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#52 18-02-2018 6:18pm

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climber59 wrote: »

Yep that’s really the question I’m struggling with at the moment. It is really important to me (and my overall quality of life I feel) but is it important enough to pass up a house and potentially leave us priced out of the market totally in a few months’ time? Especially since my partner doesn’t care at all so it would just be me holding us back.

I think at this stage I’ll just wait until we find a house we like no matter the aspect and go with our gut feeling at the time of how important it is.

Thanks again for all the thoughtful responses.

I am the same OP, aspect is really important to me. However if it came down to a kind of Hobsons choice I would not be risking being priced out of the market because of the aspect. Only you know your budget and what it is getting in the area you want to live in. But do realise that many houses are achieving 10-15% above asking prices and that then makes the asking price for the next house for sale on that road go up 10-15% itself. It is basically a horrible market for buyers right now as there is a real feeling of buy now or else we cant buy at all.

All of the above is predicated on you currently renting in the 2 bed apartment you are in right now. If you own that apartment then prices are rising for it too so you may have a bit more wiggle room to hold off for the right house with the right aspect for you. But if you are currently renting then you have to think of the worst case scenario on waiting for a house with the right aspect and that might mean paying rent for a further six months while house prices continue to rise. It is a potential double whammy as you will be paying on the double to get what you want.

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