Just to chip in on the move vs improve debate, the needle has defo swung in E17. Cost to add a loft and a modest extension is around 150k (and thats on the cheap really). Factor in all the disruption and hassle and moving looks more appealing, he says with a loft being built literally arms length away.
There is also the fact that you might be buying a genuine 4 bed, with potential to add a 5th later, rather than buying an already extended 3 bed. But there are not many actual 4 beds around E11/17 from what I've seen.
Just to chip in on the move vs improve debate, the needle has defo swung in E17. Cost to add a loft and a modest extension is around 150k (and thats on the cheap really). Factor in all the disruption and hassle and moving looks more appealing, he says with a loft being built literally arms length away.