Rightmove Voyeurism



Lukas73 said:
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There was one on here a while back up in Windermere, it’s gone now....not that I had £2.5m anyway....
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Me neither. When I picture my dream home, it is something like what I described, not like that place posted that looks all for show but would not be nice to live in.
 
Lukas73 said:
did someone drop a shed on the roof.....?
canny big...

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6 bedroom detached house for sale in Forest Drive, Keston Park, Kent £10,000,000. Marketed by Strutt & Parker, National Country House Department
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Just a home to show wealth off, as an average family 4, you'd be lost in there, doubt I'd see my kids in weeks in the same house. As someone as said, I'd prefer a more compact home with larger grounds up north, and have spare change for a apartment in a big city for a getaway.
 
On a related note. Have any of RTG bought a house in the UK while living abroad?

Me and the wife are in the US but we'd like to have a home-base in the NE long-term. Not sure how fiddly it is?
 
Carrick18 said:
On a related note. Have any of RTG bought a house in the UK while living abroad?

Me and the wife are in the US but we'd like to have a home-base in the NE long-term. Not sure how fiddly it is?
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I did it, but i couldn't get a high street mortgage as I've been away at that point for 18 years, so I got like an expat mortgage, which is a % or so over the normal for everyone else. This didn't put me off, as I intend to pay it all off within 10 years max. Furthermore, you have to stump up 25% deposit and stamp duty, which is a fair chunk, before you start adding in all the other stuff.

The other stuff, like estate agents, solicitors is all normal, but frustrating long winded, as for certain docs they need original signatures, I was in China at the time, but their equivalent of DHL worked fine, and was half price of the international companies. At one point, was on the phone with my mortgage broker, telling him to throw in the towel, but luckily he talked me down, and said these things are just normal hurdles that expats have to go through. It also helped that the couple selling the house were divorcing, so just wanted it done and dusted, and didn't want any hassle, although they were getting a little worried same time as me, but held in for the few extra weeks beyond their deadline, again they were advised on their side, it kind of takes slightly longer.

My house is used by my family as in North Yorkshire, but sits most of the year empty. Remember you still have council tax to pay, water and leccy, luckily for me, i have solar panels, and that just about covers most of the yearly out goings house related. Another thing we found out, is that you need to have family UK side, as once you have bought, you'll want work doing, so it's just impossible without a middle person, although you can find these property management people, there is a few where i live, as plenty holiday homes, AirB&Bs from people living elsewhere.
 
natinnam said:
I did it, but i couldn't get a high street mortgage as I've been away at that point for 18 years, so I got like an expat mortgage, which is a % or so over the normal for everyone else. This didn't put me off, as I intend to pay it all off within 10 years max. Furthermore, you have to stump up 25% deposit and stamp duty, which is a fair chunk, before you start adding in all the other stuff.

The other stuff, like estate agents, solicitors is all normal, but frustrating long winded, as for certain docs they need original signatures, I was in China at the time, but their equivalent of DHL worked fine, and was half price of the international companies. At one point, was on the phone with my mortgage broker, telling him to throw in the towel, but luckily he talked me down, and said these things are just normal hurdles that expats have to go through. It also helped that the couple selling the house were divorcing, so just wanted it done and dusted, and didn't want any hassle, although they were getting a little worried same time as me, but held in for the few extra weeks beyond their deadline, again they were advised on their side, it kind of takes slightly longer.

My house is used by my family as in North Yorkshire, but sits most of the year empty. Remember you still have council tax to pay, water and leccy, luckily for me, i have solar panels, and that just about covers most of the yearly out goings house related. Another thing we found out, is that you need to have family UK side, as once you have bought, you'll want work doing, so it's just impossible without a middle person, although you can find these property management people, there is a few where i live, as plenty holiday homes, AirB&Bs from people living elsewhere.
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Did you debate renting it out or anything? We had debated doing that in the interim so it's not a total financial drain.
 
Carrick18 said:
Did you debate renting it out or anything? We had debated doing that in the interim so it's not a total financial drain.
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Yes, but that put you in the buy to let bracket, and at the time, that wasn't available from some building societies, and where it was, the % was higher. It meant my family couldn't use it, if someone in the house, furthermore, we go back the UK 2 times a year, and one reason we bought is to have a family home, was sick of staying with my parents in a spare room, i work all year, stay shitty places, I want to come back to somewhere with nice living. Another consideration, was that my sons go to school in the UK, and the eldest is going to Uni, so he needs a base, as my parents won't be around forever, which kind of came true in May when my Dad died, still being used by my sister a lot more now, plus the eldest will go there for all his term holidays.
Carrick18 said:
Did you debate renting it out or anything? We had debated doing that in the interim so it's not a total financial drain.
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Forgot to add, we looked at it as a life/family choice, i went in fully knowing, financially and investment wise it doesn't make sense. I know, say in 10 years time after the youngest has made his choice of Uni or just normal work route, if we sell, I'll never get the money back that has been put in over time, not a massive amount i hope. At that point, we can decide to either rent out our Hanoi apartment or the UK house for some income.
 
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Chop Sauce said:
Imagine posting your house purchase on a message board man. Get a grip.
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This is one of the few threads on here that has stood the test of time without any arguments or personal disputes. It occasionally goes off tangent then gets back on track. Everyone just gets along.
Imagine it as a house with 'Live, Laugh, Love' on the wallpaper.
Any chance you could take your dispute to another thread so this one doesn't get derailed or dumped in Parsnip, please?
 
natinnam said:
Just a home to show wealth off, as an average family 4, you'd be lost in there, doubt I'd see my kids in weeks in the same house. As someone as said, I'd prefer a more compact home with larger grounds up north, and have spare change for a apartment in a big city for a getaway.
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I’d turn the hall way into a roller disco...be perfect
 
becs said:
The video tour really sells it on this one.

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Check out this 3 bedroom detached house for sale on Rightmove

3 bedroom detached house for sale in Worthing Road, Rustington, West Sussex, BN16 for £300,000. Marketed by Cooper Adams Estate Agents, Rustington
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Wow. The irony of the hoover at apx. 40"!

There's what looks like a microwave (Sky Blue) in the bedroom with the massive TV too.

Excellent prospect.

I'll never understand why they insist on using retro porn music on those video tours.
 
RestlessNatives said:
This is one of the few threads on here that has stood the test of time without any arguments or personal disputes. It occasionally goes off tangent then gets back on track. Everyone just gets along.
Imagine it as a house with 'Live, Laugh, Love' on the wallpaper.
Any chance you could take your dispute to another thread so this one doesn't get derailed or dumped in Parsnip, please?
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No dispute old bean, just commenting that it's a little sad or cringeworthy to post details of a personal house purchase to a group of strangers. He seemed delighted though so great. @monkeytassle
 
becs said:
The video tour really sells it on this one.

www.rightmove.co.uk

Check out this 3 bedroom detached house for sale on Rightmove

3 bedroom detached house for sale in Worthing Road, Rustington, West Sussex, BN16 for £300,000. Marketed by Cooper Adams Estate Agents, Rustington
www.rightmove.co.uk www.rightmove.co.uk
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Saddest thing is there's kids having to live like that because of their parents.

Bet that was a lovely family home once. And can be again of course. Not sure on prices on the south coast but £300k seems decent for a 3 bed detached with good gardens. Spend £100k on it and it would be great.
 
Chop Sauce said:
No dispute old bean, just commenting that it's a little sad or cringeworthy to post details of a personal house purchase to a group of strangers. He seemed delighted though so great. @monkeytassle
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Me and @monkeytassle don't see eye to eye on everything but I enjoyed looking at his house. I'm not jealous or owt. I don't feel any desire to visit him or burgle the property. I fail to see any problem really. It's just a house, like most other posts on this thread.
 
Chop Sauce said:
No dispute old bean, just commenting that it's a little sad or cringeworthy to post details of a personal house purchase to a group of strangers. He seemed delighted though so great. @monkeytassle
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There's nothing wrong with a bit of pride and happiness. Or at least I didnt think anyone would question that. There's some car threads you can dig out to be angry at too if you fancy it?
 

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