Moving house in later years.

[WeeGranny]

Be careful with a listed house Qwerty......lots of rules and regulations! We had one...and never again! Grade 1 even more restrictive than Grade 2! Sometimes you can't even change the interiors. Sorry if I've put a damper on your viewing, but best to be prepared.

[Qwerty]

I know WG the first house we bought was listed we couldn’t do much we put planning permission in for a porch just to keep a pram in , it had to be built a certain way with certain stone etc, we didn’t bother in the end and the pram stayed in the lounge , the porch cost a much as the flipping house !!!

[Qwerty]

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-65628964.html



Here it is 😀

[Plantaholic]

Looks lovely, love the kitchen, it would cost not much under a million around here. Will this be downsizing for you?

[Qwerty]

Only slightly Plant it’s a compromise, no bungalows , 2 bedroomed houses are not for us all modern and in middle of massive estates. What has attracted us is the it doesn’t seem to need much doing, I like the style, downstairs loo which I havnt got, a nice part of our area semi rural, and a bigger kitchen mine is really small , q boxes it doesn’t tick is small garden just OH opinion, no garage, close to a busy road and railway and going on a Sunday morning we won’t get much noise like you would on a busy day the road is well hidden by a big stone wall so safe for the grandkids

[Daisy]

Qwerty - how did the viewing go?

[Qwerty]

Well the viewing went ok very nice lady and the house is beautiful just how I would like it but so many other things wrong, no faults just not suited in other ways. It’s a north east facing garden so no sun after lunch, very small garden, paths down to the house and along the front of it but with a big laurel hedge belonging to next door so there was a gap you could just walk along body wise , very dark house no windows to the back of the house just Velux windows in the ceiling, no chance of a garage , you drive under an archway to 2 parking spots, but any visitors if they parked behind our cars would be difficult as the house opposite has a gate access on the drive, just too many obstacles for us and at nearly three hundred thousand it wasn’t t worth it , also no back garden just a body width path at the back and side , someone else’s house the other side of you so basically just a small front garden raised quite higher like 4 steps up, OH gets deperessed as it is living there would do him no good at all, back to the drawing board I’m afraid, when I came home it was like someone had chopped a wood down all so open here, I’ll take some pics of the garden we have please don’t think I’m showing off I hate people who boast but just so you can see what garden we would be leaving for the small one on the link I sent you

[Daisy]

Qwerty - we'd never think you are showing off. Our homes are all special to us as individuals in different ways. What a pity the one you saw was so disappointing in its location - the one thing you can't change.

I like everything to be light, bright and preferably sunny, so I can imagine how it affects your OH. Our back garden faces nearly due North, but we get sun somewhere in the garden from first thing until about an hour before sunset when the sun is too low behind trees. So we've always got a choice of sun or shade (unless it's tipping down with rain, of course! LOL)

As Glam says, men need their mencaves and your Ka needs its own little house too. The hard thing is making the choice - go on looking, or do whatever you need to do to your current home to have it exactly how you wanted. Is there any way you can put a cloakroom in downstairs, Qwerty?

[Gemini]

Obviously not the house for you Qwerty,
We looked a detached house before buying ours. Lovely house in all ways but totally paved to front and side,and the tiniest triangle of back garden. For the GC and ourselves we wanted garden, so that was not the house for us.
We found the one for us, and you will too.

[Plantaholic]

I agree with Gemini, there is a house out there for you Qwerty, that just wasn't the one.

[Qwerty]

Well I’m not going to look ladies , but about the loo we can have one but a big job, have to build it outside , and take some of the garage space as an internal hall , we enquired before and we cant have a toilet directly off the kitchen it has to be separate hence the garage which is attached to the house and a door from kitchen into garage if you understand me I’m not good at explaining , we are fine now going up and downstairs but I do panic as I get nearer my Botox time lol

[WeeGranny]

Qwerty, you sound a bit like us in your house-hunting. I think we've decided to put it all on hold and get this place sorted and stay here as long as we're able. Our next step is filling in the ditch which is a no-no if you've got young children and a new stair/hall carpet and then maybe the downstairs cloakroom.

[Enfys]

Qwerty, it sounded all wrong for you especially for your DH. Our bungalow is very light and bright and I’d hate to be anywhere dark. Shame about the loo, when we had our house we managed to put a tiny downstairs loo under the stairs with the door from the hall. It made such a difference, is there no way round it?

[Nanto2girls]

Qwerty, the kitchen looked a decent size. thats the first thing i woul look at,if we were wanting to move.
Shame about the loo. Our downsatairs loo is just off the back porch.
Somewhere out there,is the house for you,just have to keep looking.

[Oma]

We are lucky our downstairs loo is just off the kitchen but with a tiny Utility in between ,
We also have a straight staircase with room at the bottom and top for a chair lift we will eventually need for B ,
The house you looked at wasn't for you Qwerty , one is out there you just have to keep the faith