Lxxx Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Just now, GD4ELI said: I bought a bungalow down here which was almost 40 years old - has a nice half acre garden but needed the roof and kitchen renewing. You won't get that sort of plot in a new build at the same price - the garden would be the size of a postage stamp. We're seeing smaller houses in good plots of half an acre or more being knocked down and replaced with bigger dwellings. That's our next plan, to buy something with some land then with the kids grown up a little more we have the time to do something with it. New builds are as much a lifestyle purchase as anything else. We've tried to spend a little on our new build every month so that when we come to sell it still looks like a new build. I've looked inside some relatively new houses and they look dated, which when you come to sell will fall inbetween two stools I would have thought. We also asked Dandara to reconfigure a few parts of the house for free before they built it as a condition of sale, to make a few things more attractive like a free standing bath, bigger rooms etc... and also to make sure there wasn't another house in the same development that looked the same, to in theory make it easier to sell. Too many people look upon a house as an investment than can only go up and expect it to as well, without realising this is the real world so you need to work at and even then you've no guarantee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 20 minutes ago, Lxxx said: That's our next plan, to buy something with some land then with the kids grown up a little more we have the time to do something with it. Well there's plenty of property on the island where you can do this, sadly condition can be a bit rough but far better IMO than a house in an estate. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Get rid of all the crap. You only need a bedroom, living room, bathroom and kitchen. The rest is just used to store crap you never use. If you've not used stuff in six months...throw it out...you don't need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Just now, Albert Tatlock said: Get rid of all the crap. You only need a bedroom, living room, bathroom and kitchen. The rest is just used to store crap you never use. If you've not used stuff in six months...throw it out...you don't need it. Na. You should keep stuff because you know it will "come in handy one day" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 On 02/09/2017 at 6:59 PM, mad_manx said: Because that's the only way one can keep track of the current prices. The alternative is to check directly at the registry . Most of the transactions can be searched online via a google search of the address and you will get the newspaper property transaction report . This will not be possible anymore. People who are planning to buy or even sell will now have to buy the newspaper to see how much the current prices are. The Land Registry is to publish transactions on line anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paswt Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 1 hour ago, GD4ELI said: Well there's plenty of property on the island where you can do this, sadly condition can be a bit rough but far better IMO than a house in an estate. Good luck. Agree "GD" Dandara new "detached" properties are on a tiny plot , you could almost shake hands with the next door neighbour while you were both within your property . Some may think this is an advantage but it's not for me , I appreciate a degree of privacy . Just saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 3 hours ago, dilligaf said: Na. You should keep stuff because you know it will "come in handy one day" Reminds me of the old lady who, after she'd died, her family found a jar labelled and filled with 'pieces of string too short to be of any use' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 24 minutes ago, wrighty said: 3 hours ago, dilligaf said: Na. You should keep stuff because you know it will "come in handy one day" Reminds me of the old lady who, after she'd died, her family found a jar labelled and filled with 'pieces of string too short to be of any use' , I'm not quite that bad but it causes a great amount of friction between wife and I, when she decides to have a clear out. World war 3. I have to admit though that collecting sky + boxes is losing it's appeal. I must have about 10 now, as I reckoned they would be worth selling at some point. Our garage has been cleared many times, but I still have ( I think) brake shoes for a 1975 ish ford escort and Hillman Imp bonnet hinges. She's right, I'm a lost cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 12 hours ago, dilligaf said: , I'm not quite that bad but it causes a great amount of friction between wife and I, when she decides to have a clear out. World war 3. I have to admit though that collecting sky + boxes is losing it's appeal. I must have about 10 now, as I reckoned they would be worth selling at some point. Our garage has been cleared many times, but I still have ( I think) brake shoes for a 1975 ish ford escort and Hillman Imp bonnet hinges. She's right, I'm a lost cause. My other half doesn't understand the importance of saving off cuts of timber, you never know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarne Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 12 hours ago, dilligaf said: I have to admit though that collecting sky + boxes is losing it's appeal. I must have about 10 now, as I reckoned they would be worth selling at some point. They really aren't. Bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 19 minutes ago, Neil Down said: My other half doesn't understand the importance of saving off cuts of timber, you never know... She's worried you could build her a 6' x 2' x 2' box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, GD4ELI said: She's worried you could build her a 6' x 2' x 2' box Now there's a thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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