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I am househunting at the moment and looked at 5 yesterday, 2 were brand spanking new, 2 about 20 years old and one built 1950s.... the first 2 were very similar, small kitchens ,nice size lounge and well fitted, 80s houses were more spacious but virtually identical to each other...didn't get a 'feel' for either, nothing needed doing . But the 50s house whilst needing some work, had quirky corners and cupboards and a real charm .

I love looking at houses, should have been an estate agent I think lol.
Do you like old or modern? Is 'covenience' higher on your list than 'charm'? if you live in a new build do you hanker after all those old houses ( the very unaffordable ones lol)

keeping fingers crossed I get the one I liked (it's rental and I was first to see it so hopeful ).

Rose xx

Hello Rose,

We have owned two thatched cottages, a small farm, various other houses and now live in a house which is about 25 years old.

Each type of property has it's benefits and downfalls of course. We only chose this because the maintenance was easy.

Personally I love Edwardian houses because of the room sizes but they are in short supply here in West Wales...lol

One thing we both miss is a real fire :-((

I am sure that once you get a feel for a house you will know it's the right one for you.

Good luck

Sue xx

Hi Rose

I've had two new houses in the past but my house now is a hundred years old....I prefer older houses, a litlle bit more character and also the ceilings are usually higher so they seem a bit more spacious,
Good luck with your search and I hope you get what you're looking for.

Barb xx

I've lived in all sorts of houses Rose|: Victorian Semi with mum and dad (nightmare re; upkeep and re-doing others bodged jobs) 1960 Wimpey Semi (very dated but cosy) brand new build (I fondly remember the chippy still planing the doors the day we moved in, and the wood chippings everywhere - lol)

We are in a 1980's bungi now - and have had everything to do and just about done it all - exhausting every minute of the 9 years we have been here!

So my ideal home for the future would be one where someone with the same taste as me as done all the work before I get there and will be prepared to return to re-do it when it needs work again!

It's your choice love - I think you get a feel for a place when you walk through the door, even though it might need some elbow-grease.


Good luck with your decision.


Jac xxx

I live in a 1930's house and woudn't change it......It's a similar layout to the houses in Eastenders, front room then dining room with a Kitchen at the back.

The house that Pauline had was the same a my Nan's but my Nan had a door where the stairs were & my dad open the door and disapeared, i cried cos i did't know where he had gone.......well i was only 2

Good luck with getting the house you like Rose .

I much prefer the older houses and would happily live in a picturesque cottage ( as seen in Daniel Sherrin type pictures ) but I don't foresee that for me in this life.............lol

I don't like new houses ( especially ones without chimneys ).

Amanda x

my cottage was built in 1864 and I have all the original plans, hand written deeds etc. The house has loads of character imho not overly large as such, more land then anything else. We're surrounded by woodland in an AONB and I wouldn't change it for the world.

Good luck with your house hunting. A good time to buy:)

Thanks for all replies :)) am on the phone ... made a call to agents and said I will rent the 50s one if possible so should hear something tomorrow!


To be honest aside from the feel of it what caught me was the garden , it has been loved and has some lovely plants and an apple tree :))

Whirley , a smaller house with a big piece of land is lovely, I think it may be to do with my Irish ancestry that I like land round me lol... and to be able to see trees is a big big plus :))

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I grew up in 1950's semis, fairly small 'estates' well laid out with reasonably big gardens. When I bought my first place, it was a 1-bed flat in a converted house, moved on to a brand-new 'starter' home which was nice but not very big. OH and I have lived in our house since 1997 (when we married) - it's much too large for 2 of us but I love it - it's 2 cottages of different ages (late Georgian/Victorian) joined in an L-shape. Full of nooks and crannies, and with a lovely garden. Disadvantages - we're on a main road (although well set back), not a straight wall in the place, something always needs doing, and we tend to accumulate 'junk' as there's always a spare room to store it! I would choose 'old' again if and when we move, although I think new properties have definite advantages if you don't like DIY (luckily OH is fantastic at it!!!!).

I like the old quirky houses, and round here we have flint and brick ones which are lovely and a lot of 15th century ones too........but OH likes modern.....

sally

There are some lovely old houses round here (Shrops) just up the road is a 'chocolate box' thatched cottage, and I stop and look every time I pass lol. Must do the lottery.......

Rose you sound like me - I always think I should have been an Estate Agent too cos I love looking round peoples houses and seeing all the different styles and personal touches.

In fact when i was about 4 i disappeared one day only to be found nosing about the home of some elderly neighbours where I had just invited myself in lolol

I get terribly frustrated as I like so many different styles across the board. But - much as I love my little house (80's Wimpey build) my ideal would be a lovely cottage with nooks and crannies and quaint little windows etc :O)))

*eyes up Whirley's description with interest*

I've lived in loads of different styles, 37 moves as an adult, and about 5, I think, as a child.... I love my current house, which we have owned from brand new, 14 years ago... but only moved into it 3 years ago. We are surrounded by trees and countryside.

But..... for me, I have a family picture, and the moment that goes up on the wall, it becomes a home inside, no matter what it looks like!

Home has been a state of mind for me, rather than the actual bricks and mortar... only one place have I ever disliked since I married,.... but remember my childhood homes with much less fondness, as I was often unhappy growing up, and didn't have the happiness and contentment I've mostly known as an adult. Although I do love to tinker with and enhance my homes while I am in them, lol

Sorry Rose... that hasn't really answered your question, has it? I don't prefer one style over any other...... I love the *feel* of a home.

Love

Daff xxxx

It is the 'feel' that matters Daff :)) xx

McAnne you might like to look at this, 4th one down on page , 'The old post office'...lol

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find/Shropshire/Muxton.html?locationIdentifier=REGION%5E17815&index=10

Hi Rose

Keep with the old,,,,,,proper bricks n mortar

Ray xxx

The Older house are good well built, however you must have A full structural survey done which includes every thing,Its costly, but can save you a lot of money in the end. this new system the government bought in is a waste of time money and effort, but if you get a good older one its well worth it.**M**.

Ray I think so too :)

Merlin, I am renting not buying unfortunately (should have sold my house a year earlier and would then have been in position to buy but hey ho!) ...but yes, would agree with you on that.

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I think you know the minute you walk through the door. We looked at loads when we moved here in 1992 but this was the first one we saw and looked at, looked at all the others and came back to this one. About (can't remember without looking it up) 30 years old so 70s, reasonable sized rooms and garden. We have only had one brand new house and only lived in that for 18 months but of all the houses we have had it is my least favourite.

If this one just had a view it would be almost perfect.

Just had a look Rose - it's spot on but just everso slightly out of my price range lolol - tis lovely xxx

Hi Rose,

I have moved to a flat, new build, looks lovely walls paper thin, Ray as it right , keep to the old ..good luck Rose

jgee xx