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daymoon

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Registered: 1st Aug 08
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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9th Jun 14 at 19:19

So..

I attempted to buy a house in November last year, however that didn't go to plan exactly.

Having completed probation at my new "old" job I started looking at houses again.

Generally not much was coming on the market within my budget. 1 great house come up few weeks ago that had tons of potential but some one with a ton of cash bought it.

Last week I posted in Off Day if living close to parents/relatives would be an issue.
Well that was for a reason that a house on next street to where I am now was looking like the best available property for the money in the area.

I booked a viewing for Thursday just gone. Didn't see anything new - house is a mirror image of my parents house + it stinks of cat(s).

Went to see bank mortgage advisor on Friday to get "Intend to lend" letter and put in an offer.

Initially the house was advertised for £100k. Later on it was dropped to "Offers over 95k".
Some negotiating later I got it for 92k which is less than what my parents paid for theirs in 2006!

Anyway,

Link to advert:

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/32525829

And pic's for those that can't be bothered clicking the link:

[Edited on 09-06-2014 by daymoon]

Marc

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Location: York
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9th Jun 14 at 19:23

Bargain! I've just been looking at prices in Selby and you have done very well getting all that.

pow

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Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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9th Jun 14 at 19:24

ninety fucking two fucking thousand fucking pounds ffs

Nice one

IvIarkgraham

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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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9th Jun 14 at 19:27

looks decent but needs thousands spent on it imo

daymoon

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Registered: 1st Aug 08
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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9th Jun 14 at 21:10

Thanks

Have gone in with a "I don't really have to buy this" attitude which I think helped

quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
looks decent but needs thousands spent on it imo

Perhaps.
But then again, me & my dad will do all the work so save ££££

IvIarkgraham

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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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10th Jun 14 at 01:32

my bathroom cost me £1k and I did all the work and didnt even replace sink/bath

flybikeslee

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Location: Liverpool
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10th Jun 14 at 08:18

nice that

whitter45

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Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Norton
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10th Jun 14 at 09:20

looks spot on that

good luck

Ian W

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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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10th Jun 14 at 09:27

Looks great, perfectly livable to start with - congrats

tom130691

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Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
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10th Jun 14 at 10:04

quote:
Originally posted by Ian W
Looks great, perfectly livable to start with - congrats

Aleex

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Registered: 21st Jul 09
Location: Plymouth
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10th Jun 14 at 11:10

struggling to see why it needs thousands spent on it !

that is awesome for the price man!

jacko198

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Registered: 1st Mar 07
Location: Buckinghamshire
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10th Jun 14 at 17:08

£92k! Shit a brick

willay

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Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
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10th Jun 14 at 17:42

nice one!

johnny86

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Registered: 15th Feb 10
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10th Jun 14 at 17:47

Nice house mate. 92k is cheap I paid 86k for my one bedroom flat

Haimsey

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10th Jun 14 at 18:13

Looks good, nice amount of house for 92k!

Marcy Marc

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Andrew

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10th Jun 14 at 20:13

quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
looks decent but needs thousands spent on it imo

In which to do things correctly, yes.

Materials as well as tools will cost a small fortune.

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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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11th Jun 14 at 22:04

Wicked man looks great. I hate prices up there, was looking on Keepmoat at properties being built here, roughly £150k for a 2 bedroom apartment... clicked on Yorkshire and which I didn't!

3 bedroom semi with nice garden, garage and solar panels for £130k

Flipping flip sake. I could have actually moved out years ago if I wasn't in bloody Essex!

John

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11th Jun 14 at 22:11

You get paid more in Essex than you would in Yorkshire.

pow

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12th Jun 14 at 09:19

Whilst that is true John, something like that in my area would be 180-200k. I don't think the salary would be over double

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Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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12th Jun 14 at 19:28

quote:
Originally posted by John
You get paid more in Essex than you would in Yorkshire.

I work in the NHS. Band 6 is band 6... doesn't matter where you live, the pay is exactly the same.

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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12th Jun 14 at 19:30

It's all relative though. More you earn, the more you spend etc etc.

We bought our 2 bed semi for 176k 4 years ago. Now it's worth over 200k. Prices have gone mad here over the last year.

AndyCorsaSport

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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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14th Jun 14 at 23:31

Looks well. What's the plans?

I paid £88k for my 3 bed end terrace in October. All be it was a wreck and needed the whole house doing.

daymoon

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Registered: 1st Aug 08
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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15th Jun 14 at 17:03

quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
Looks well. What's the plans?

I paid £88k for my 3 bed end terrace in October. All be it was a wreck and needed the whole house doing.

Plan is to rip all rooms out apart from kitchen. It stinks of cat

Re-decorate through out.
New bathroom at some point this summer hopefully.
Do something nice with sitting room(false wall for tv/speakers etc)
Extend garage

AndyCorsaSport

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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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17th Jun 14 at 11:23

Sounds good. I want a garage. You extending it both ways? Width and length? Guess your BM won't fit in there

daymoon

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Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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18th Jun 14 at 17:43