Owning your own home

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swedeee in reply to @bobble

all of them are nice but i'd avoid the cotham road one. you'll have student either side of you which will just get tedious

tortworth road one could be extended in the future .. i'd probably lean towards that

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bobble in reply to @swedeee

@swedeee seller's kids are having to self-isolate so viewing been pushed back a couple of weeks.
Torthworth Rd one had 9+ offers so will be way over asking and wasn't that arsed about it.

Offered pretty much asking on the Upper Cheltenham one which makes me feel a bit sick thinking about it Agent said another FTB (couple though) offered 420 and it was rejected. Its just gone back on the market after 2x buyers fell through (apparently nothing to do with the house). Baffled, given the 430 asking was pre stamp duty deadline, that the vendor has declined 420 from FTBs. She's been there 30 years so is definitely in the green.

Some stuff has been done nicely (kitchen, bathroom) but the lounge/dining room floor looks cheap, walls knocked down a while ago so how to regs will they be, electrics look dated and the interior needs decorating.

Will post some pics

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aggi in reply to @bobble

Always worth having a look at the consumer unit to give you an idea on the electrics.

Unless you buy somewhere that has just been decorated then you'll need to redecorate, even if it looks like you don't need to. Once furniture comes out, stuff comes off the walls, etc then even a decent looking room looks tired.

The lack of doors and exposed staircase may cause issues re fire regs if you add a loft conversion or something later.
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popdown in reply to @bobble

I think you're being unduly neggy on a lot of properties you've linked to but this looks likes a lovely and characterful property in one of the nicest parts of Bristol (imo). All houses require ongoing maintenance and redecoration at times and I'm sure you'll want to put your stamp on any place you eventually buy.

There's nothing inherently wrong with old electrics if the consumer unit/RCD is up to date and fascia plates can be easily changed. If the walls were knocked down a while ago and you can't see any cracks in the plaster then it was done fine imo. Modern plaster is very unforgiving of movement.

(I would totally skim over the artex wallpaper tho)

You/I seem to be confused as to what you want and where you want to buy! Is this an investment/flip in a few years or a place you want to put roots down?

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