The other half found a place with the massive garden she craves up for sale so we went to see it today. The kids were primed and excited too, especially when we met the current owners' dog who was delighted to get some attention.
It was disappointing to find that every room in the house needed substantial work, alongside a fair bit of the outside too. I don't think you'd get much change out of £100k for the work the place needed. It was tough trying to explain this to the kids, who loved the dog and the garden.
This house was in Shortlands. So no, not looking like it at the moment.
We will view some houses up that way, mainly to show the kids what we can get for our budget there compared to south-east London, but I think we all want to stay fairly local to where we are now.
The other half found a place with the massive garden she craves up for sale so we went to see it today. The kids were primed and excited too, especially when we met the current owners' dog who was delighted to get some attention.
It was disappointing to find that every room in the house needed substantial work, alongside a fair bit of the outside too. I don't think you'd get much change out of £100k for the work the place needed. It was tough trying to explain this to the kids, who loved the dog and the garden.