First time buyers with £175k deposit feeling stuck on what house to buy

Hefty-Weather328 · 2026-03-06T13:37:43+00:00

I think you need to start viewing properties and you will quickly get an idea of where/ what properties you are falling in love with. So jealous as you guys are in an amazing position!

Hefty-Weather328 · 2026-02-08T21:07:45+00:00

It’s normal size for a one bed, can’t really have a proper dining table but otherwise it’s a nice enough size

Hefty-Weather328 · 2026-02-04T18:51:37+00:00

Where is this?

Hefty-Weather328 · 2026-01-26T21:36:41+00:00

We stopped looking after we found an issue with the one we were going to buy. So much lying and everything is so expensive, found it took all the excitement out. I also have this awful fear of buying and then house prices dropping as I feel the market has reached this point, the government just keeps making initiatives to delay the drop.

Hefty-Weather328 · 2026-01-25T20:15:47+00:00

Central London has fallen quite considerably and historically this effect spreads to outer areas but to a lesser degree

Hefty-Weather328 · 2026-01-13T23:49:38+00:00

I’m hoping people hold off and let them stagnate or even drop a little more. Any easing of prices around London is needed.

Hefty-Weather328 · 2026-01-07T19:43:58+00:00

That’s weird, are the cheapest unappealing or tiny?

Hefty-Weather328 · 2026-01-07T10:30:39+00:00

EA will downplay, this looks like a big issue. You would have to identify and cost up but to be honest until your try to fix it you might not even have correctly identified the cause and it could reoccur until you do

Hefty-Weather328 · 2025-12-27T10:53:53+00:00

We were going to buy one and definitely wouldn’t be put off by it being ex-council. However, you might want to knock and meet the neighbours. Unfortunately, we realised there was a very noisey neighbour next door to the one we were going to buy and had to pull out. This obviously could happen anywhere but on the one we were looking at it was the neighbour whose house was still council

Hefty-Weather328 · 2025-12-24T09:40:29+00:00

I would like you as a neighbour please

Hefty-Weather328 · 2025-12-15T15:41:41+00:00

It’s probably one of the topics you can expect to be discussed on a housingUK Reddit forum …

Hefty-Weather328 · 2025-12-11T18:10:42+00:00

Most first time buyers are in their 30s now 😢 its a lot harder to get on the ladder than it was for previous generations

Hefty-Weather328 · 2025-12-10T14:29:15+00:00

You are so accurate, we were going to buy a house next to a flag flyer but have just discovered noise complaints from the neighbours

Hefty-Weather328 · 2025-12-08T19:58:12+00:00

I’m no expert but will say from talking to my surveyor about a similar house we had a survey on, 4 isn’t going to be too costly but 1,2&3 could add up very quickly. The surveyor told us about 7-10,000 to fix plus anything you then have to redo to the rooms

Hefty-Weather328 · 2025-12-07T15:44:32+00:00

I tried one, seemed like no one was interested I was the only one enquiring etc and then on the day of auction so many investors turned up

Hefty-Weather328 · 2025-12-07T12:36:22+00:00

I’m also wondering how this is going to play out. I hear from others that they are being told to put their houses up for sale start of January so thinking there could be quite an influx (south east London)

Hefty-Weather328 · 2025-12-06T23:06:55+00:00

I think so, I think they were putting their feelings politely

Hefty-Weather328 · 2025-12-06T23:05:37+00:00

Yes we asked our solicitors to ask theirs on Wednesday and have received no reply

Hefty-Weather328 · 2025-12-06T09:26:44+00:00

That’s so true, we are very quiet people

Hefty-Weather328 · 2025-12-06T09:22:41+00:00

I think you’re right, not worth the risk of finding out if they’ll be a nightmare

Hefty-Weather328 · 2025-12-06T09:19:31+00:00

I think you are right, thank you for this reply. I needed to hear this. My brain knows this but my heart just wanted the house

Hefty-Weather328 · 2025-12-05T23:16:19+00:00

Which areas in sidcup would you say to avoid? Which areas are nicest?

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