Offer accepted....

[Clippy]

Why are bothering to buy a house?

When you become permie you'll be expected to live at the office.

[Diver]

Large 4 bed detached in Wilmslow for £275k

Where's that then?

You're looking at £400k minimum for that.

You are funny!

It's in the suburbs, just outside Wilmslow. Finart in Scotland

[threaded]

Why is this your problem. It is normal to make it a condition of sale that the house is empty of junk.

tim

I've bought many a house that was stacked high with junk. One place the cellar was so full of decaying crap decided it was easier to reopen the coal scuttle and drag line it out, I kid you not.

[Churchill]

Large 4 bed detached in Wilmslow for £275k

Where's that then?

You're looking at £400k minimum for that.

You are funny!

It's an ex-council house in Wythenshawe...

[Wilmslow]

Large 4 bed detached in Wilmslow for £275k

Where's that then?

You're looking at £400k minimum for that.

You are funny!

Alf – Summerfields.

Yes, I know, but it is a nice 4 bed detached in a quiet cul-de-sac, and only 10 mins walk to the train station through Wilmslow park.

Plan is to gut the rubbish, live with things, gradually improve, then take a nice long time on the market to move to something more me.

Gives me a good project to get my teeth into.

[Xenophon]

Alf – Somerfields.

Yes, I know, but it is a nice 4 bed detached in a quiet car-park, and only 1 mins walk to the bargain section of the supermarket.

Fixed.

[Wilmslow]

Another reason I like this large house compared to my 2 bed semi is that I can easily rent out at least 2 bedrooms in the future – I plan to return to contracting after my current projects comes to an end. Yes, I know it is an extreme way to stick to a site, but, considering the very high salary plus things like pension and all of that, needs must in these uncertain times. (I would be happy working away from home, hence happy to take lodgers doing the same thing as I would be doing mid-week).

Lets just say that I have had a few offers of work lately, but I am actually financially better off on the permie salary than the daily rates that have been put my way.

Would love to fast forward 5 years and see how things go in the housing and job markets!

[Xenophon]

Would love to fast forward 5 years and see how things go in the housing and job markets!

No need. You can get all the answers you need on the future of housing and job markets from this board.

[ChimpMaster]

Another reason I like this large house compared to my 2 bed semi is that I can easily rent out at least 2 bedrooms in the future

If possible, convert the house to 2 flats and rent one out to help pay the mortgage whilst living in the other.

[Turion]

If possible, convert the house to 2 flats and rent one out to help pay the mortgage whilst living in the other.

What will you do if you cannot sell th old place? do you have a contingency plan? - like withdrawing the offer?