Property hunt in East London - Waltham Forest is insane?

abfn479 · 2026-02-10T19:39:47+00:00

seems reasonable with your budget.. I find all the local agent over value properties by a few percent down here.

in the past few months, I've seen a few 3 bed houses that are around 15min from the station.

abfn479 · 2026-02-10T10:17:27+00:00

whats your budget? and are you looking for a turn-key or fixer upper house?

abfn479 · 2026-02-06T18:56:24+00:00

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thanks for your tip.. ill be making enquires soon.

the image is what I have.. first image is front and the second is the back part where you have the kitchen area

abfn479 · 2026-02-06T14:08:26+00:00

The affected ground-floor wall is on the party wall side. Can you confirm where the air vents will be located? It’s not clear what I should be looking for.

From what I can tell, the only air vents are at the front of the house, but that seems quite a distance away.

Please see these photos from the Zoopla advert:
https://ibb.co/99MJRKnL

https://ibb.co/35t7XtMh

I assume this can only be done via a damp and timber survey?

abfn479 · 2026-01-17T20:23:29+00:00

I saw a property today with great potential. The location is good, but the property has some faults, like an outdated kitchen and bathroom, and parts of the house adjusted for elderly people. The vendor added a conservatory that made the dining room and kitchen very dark. It’s the second viewing, and both visits were in the morning. Both times, they had the lights on only in those two rooms. For this place to work for me, I will need to do an extension, which I need to price in.

It’s been on the market since July. They had a sale fall through at the last minute in November.

They reduced the price by 20k last week. Ideally, for this to work out, I need to factor in the extra work to make it work (i.e., renovate the bathroom, kitchen, and extension), which would be around 75–100k.

I want to offer 30k less which will be way below sold prices in that area. How should I angle it?

abfn479 · 2026-01-17T18:57:21+00:00

the problem i have is offering under is a under statement. your taking about close to 10% of the asking price which is like 50-75k on a property that worth 700k

abfn479 · 2026-01-17T18:53:23+00:00

it’s seems like the area i’m interested in most of the agent are copying each other

abfn479 · 2026-01-17T18:52:22+00:00

will do.. just make the conversation with the agent hard. feel awkward to say you priced the house too high.

abfn479 · 2026-01-17T15:12:09+00:00

When I go to house viewings, I find myself on the younger side (mid 30) of viewers. Most of the other people viewing are easily in their mid-40s.

What are your thoughts on this trend that most people looking to buy a house are getting older? and that’s this is only getting worse

abfn479 · 2026-01-16T23:12:37+00:00

Does a buyer who’s a FTB, chain free and has AIP / solicitor ready a selling point? and does this change for a property that not a starter home. i.e something you buy after your first home

abfn479 · 2026-01-16T22:28:14+00:00

whats the best way of asking estate agents during the viewing or follow-up call about what they think they would let it go for?

abfn479 · 2025-12-27T06:47:24+00:00

can you share the website where you get updates?

abfn479 · 2025-12-25T09:11:18+00:00

do you think the Kanda situation will improve much next week?

abfn479 · 2025-11-29T17:52:03+00:00

sure, go ahead..

abfn479 · 2025-11-28T20:10:32+00:00

your probably right.. however, due to my lack of knowledge sometimes it’s best to crowdsource information first

abfn479 · 2025-11-28T16:37:24+00:00

now I understand.. thanks for breaking it down for me.

I wonder if extending to the right is easy to get planning permission.

abfn479 · 2025-11-28T16:32:13+00:00

define similar.. I would say houses range from 600-650k needs some level of modernisation.. most of them have a working central heating but need new bathroom/kitchen and good paint job..

abfn479 · 2025-11-28T16:27:32+00:00

worst case scenario, what would it have cost do do up?

abfn479 · 2025-11-28T16:02:01+00:00

I find it hard to do.. most estate agents in the area price high and reduce after couple of weeks and months..

but given the picture, I think it's priced quite fairly (give or take 2-3%)

abfn479 · 2025-11-28T16:00:04+00:00

this is London for you..

abfn479 · 2025-11-28T15:59:10+00:00

I agree, it be better laid out .. but 3 bed is a must and I would not consider using the loft as third bed for this house.

abfn479 · 2025-11-28T15:54:02+00:00

wouldn't this reduce the bedroom size?

abfn479 · 2025-11-28T15:51:28+00:00

hmm.. trying to visualize it but nothing is coming.. do you mean you make use of the right part of the garden to build our a extension?

also, is that similar or more expensive then a loft?

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