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Is that Mill Point then? About, let me see 24 homes or so...
I bid for them but wasn't cheap enough, I think they went local for it. How are they? Did they still go for the sort of 3 storey - built in garage ones? I thought them a strange plan but I would be interested in finding out how well they work as a house. How do you rate it out of 100?
I bid for them but wasn't cheap enough, I think they went local for it. How are they? Did they still go for the sort of 3 storey - built in garage ones? I thought them a strange plan but I would be interested in finding out how well they work as a house. How do you rate it out of 100?
I think the site is really nice as it is quite small, the houses are quite nice to look at as well so overall i would rate it quite high. We are down a little hill which you can't see from the main bit, with 3 terraces and we are in the middle one so we don't see the other houses particularly which is also nice.
Problem with the development is the pylon running right next to it, but the farmer has said he would be happy to have it running through the middle of his field adjacent to it (rather than the edge).
There are 3 story ones, we had a look round the show house which was the last one to sell, the whole top floor was the master bedroom with ensuite and it was pretty cool! That house the garage is kind of separate, but some of the other ones are kind of underneath the main house.
Problem with the development is the pylon running right next to it, but the farmer has said he would be happy to have it running through the middle of his field adjacent to it (rather than the edge).
There are 3 story ones, we had a look round the show house which was the last one to sell, the whole top floor was the master bedroom with ensuite and it was pretty cool! That house the garage is kind of separate, but some of the other ones are kind of underneath the main house.
Sounds not bad then in the end! Good call.
I am not a big fan of the garage in the house solution for loads of reasons but there still seems to be lots built so someone must like it.
Pleased it worked out well for you as Saxon have a good(ish) reputation but I have noticed that on some projects they can rush the building work to complete things to deadlines that are mainly for shareholders and not construction, consequently, quality can be poorer. From what it sounds like you have a nice little spot there, apart from the pylon. Just remember not to get a kite for Christmas...
I am not a big fan of the garage in the house solution for loads of reasons but there still seems to be lots built so someone must like it.
Pleased it worked out well for you as Saxon have a good(ish) reputation but I have noticed that on some projects they can rush the building work to complete things to deadlines that are mainly for shareholders and not construction, consequently, quality can be poorer. From what it sounds like you have a nice little spot there, apart from the pylon. Just remember not to get a kite for Christmas...
Well as i said we are just renting, don't think we would buy purely on the pylon hindering resale.
I am not a big fan of the garage in the house solution for loads of reasons but there still seems to be lots built so someone must like it.
It's got to be a space thing I reckon. If your parking space is in the house, you can build more houses in less space. I'm not a fan of new build houses though, they all seem to overlook each other and when you look around the estates they all seem to jut out at funny angles.
Why is that jaize ? What's wrong with long lines of terraces ? :)
It's got to be a space thing I reckon. If your parking space is in the house, you can build more houses in less space. I'm not a fan of new build houses though, they all seem to overlook each other and when you look around the estates they all seem to jut out at funny angles.
Why is that jaize ? What's wrong with long lines of terraces ? :)
2 reasons.
1) Current thinking is that splitting things up into little groups is more touchy feely and gives a better sense of space. ie. you feel it is more personal to you, more recognisable.
2) Building tolerances. Most house builders now have a truly shocking tolerance of an inch per metre or so due to the utter lack of skill and care on site. So if say you are building an average terrace of say 50 houses, you would be at + or - a house out. Not great if you are trying to not build in the road or something.
Personally I think terraces can work very well and the Victorian model is still very popular and malleable to today's living. Sadly builders that only use a staplegun and a circular saw aren't as good as building as back then and labour is so much more expensive than materials now. It is the old peanuts and monkeys scenario. Master builders would probably put an average build cost of say £105 per square foot up to maybe £175 per square foot. This is a big hit to take for the housebuilder in their profit margins.
1) Current thinking is that splitting things up into little groups is more touchy feely and gives a better sense of space. ie. you feel it is more personal to you, more recognisable.
2) Building tolerances. Most house builders now have a truly shocking tolerance of an inch per metre or so due to the utter lack of skill and care on site. So if say you are building an average terrace of say 50 houses, you would be at + or - a house out. Not great if you are trying to not build in the road or something.
Personally I think terraces can work very well and the Victorian model is still very popular and malleable to today's living. Sadly builders that only use a staplegun and a circular saw aren't as good as building as back then and labour is so much more expensive than materials now. It is the old peanuts and monkeys scenario. Master builders would probably put an average build cost of say £105 per square foot up to maybe £175 per square foot. This is a big hit to take for the housebuilder in their profit margins.
So it's economics. Crazy then that I bought my larger, flitton-brick, quality workmanship, former local authority house built in the 1930s for 120,000, when these new build "affordable" houses slapped up by bricklayers with shocking tolerances were going for 40,000 more. Mine's worth 165k now (shocking in itself), so the new builds are probably 200k or something equally unacheivable.
Suddenly I feel very happy to have bought an older house, and paid less for it. Ta :).
Suddenly I feel very happy to have bought an older house, and paid less for it. Ta :).
Much, much better.
Where I am there are 2 bed flats with no balcony/roof terrace and no storage with pokey rooms going for 350k. All right next to a railway bridge (20 feet away).
People are buying them!
You can buy a 3 bed house, admittedly a bit ramshackle, with a garden and peace and quiet three streets away for that price!
P T Barnum was right. "There's a sucker born every minute."
Where I am there are 2 bed flats with no balcony/roof terrace and no storage with pokey rooms going for 350k. All right next to a railway bridge (20 feet away).
People are buying them!
You can buy a 3 bed house, admittedly a bit ramshackle, with a garden and peace and quiet three streets away for that price!
P T Barnum was right. "There's a sucker born every minute."
we had 2 bed falt above a shop, bought for 150k (but no flooring or kitchen) and wihin 2 years sold for 220k all because it is a stones throw from Stoke Newington. Went and bought a 3 bed terrace in tottenham with a big garden for 300k, shocks me still what people will do for a post code.
You are so right Kipper88. Where I live I am right on the cusp of a postcode. Across the road virtually identical houses are a full 75k less for what looks to be the same thing. Estate agents have got an awful lot to answer for...
Mental mental chicken oriental. When I bought my house in Nottingham I was a bit shocked to see the previous bloke had paid £60k for it about 6 years ago - I bought it for £105k - house prices in the area I'm in rocketed because they put in a tram line from the train station and city centre and there's a stop just round the corner. If I can scrape cash together I'm going to try and get a buy to let in Beeston or Cllifton as in 5-10 years there will be two new lines finished going out to them and I'm sure the same thing'll happen to the house prices in the nicer bits of those areas nearby.
Cheers RedJim, thanks for the tip! I am looking up property there right now!
Cheers for that. Not sure why but I find the image of a tram/train on a truck very funny.
I think Beeston is where it is at for investment looking at the Uni's, hospitals and access to N'ham town centre.
Looks like a good place to improve I reckon.
I think Beeston is where it is at for investment looking at the Uni's, hospitals and access to N'ham town centre.
Looks like a good place to improve I reckon.
A friend of mines' mum lives in Beeston. She has a pink living-room. He lives in Baoding, China now. Can't blame him really.