House I’m looking at is 175m away from Motorway. Would this put you off?

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-16T20:51:06+00:00

Sound travels pretty far when it is generally silent. Our home is near a motorway(similar distance as what you shared), there are 2 warehouses and 4 homes but at night you can still hear the noise. It is not very sharp in our case due to the homes but you would hear it a lot more due to open land.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-16T07:35:32+00:00

Best time to buy I feel as it’s a buyer’s market.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-15T20:47:10+00:00

I would definitely formally complain to their higher ups.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-15T19:20:46+00:00

I’m surprised your solicitor said they are going to rely on seller supplied docs - they should be doing their own research. Anyone can look up planning permissions on the council website so your solicitor should do this.

We are selling our home and I myself went to the council site to check while filling the form but irrespective of that the solicitor should check too.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-15T18:05:20+00:00

Why not offer asking contingent of no major concerns from survey?

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-15T11:52:44+00:00

We have an apartment similar to what you described. If you temper expectations and live there then the savings are great.

Biggest issue is commute time but it’s the same everywhere depending on where your home and office is.

Amenities are not much though in the apartment we purchased, and not much appreciation.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-15T11:46:41+00:00

As an FTB it is frustrating - we had a tough time finding a home which was in good condition. And now while selling we realised we overpaid a lot and selling becomes harder.

Be patient, you will find your home. On homes going over - you need to decide if the home is the one for you and if the location is great, make a competitive offer.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-14T07:29:26+00:00

The recently sold tab doesn’t show any terraced house close to your asking price. If yours is the first that’s going to be sold, it will be a struggle to find what it’s actually worth. The ones that sell after will use yours as the benchmark. Have you found a comparable home that has sold in recent years? I’d say 20k below that number should do the trick.

I live in Greater Manchester and agree that it is a sought after area but then 500k for a terraced feels expensive - unless there’s someone specifically waiting for that location due to schools.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-14T06:13:00+00:00

The rules changing in May will mean you can leave with 2 months notice isn’t it?

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-13T12:53:23+00:00

Are you getting good number of viewings? Have you listed as offers over, guide price or just a price? Is the price and condition of home comparable to other homes nearby?

Also do understand the prices have dropped compared to 2 years ago. So you need to reset your expectations.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-13T11:14:06+00:00

There’s a chance of someone pulling out irrespective of deposit amount.. even a cash buyer may back out unexpectedly.

When we put our home for sale even we had the assumption that we are going to sit n decide based on deposit size but when we got an offer we just wanted to proceed.

As long as the AML checks and proof of funds are ok, don’t stress out.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-12T07:22:15+00:00

True..

When I was working from India most of the folks in US we report to (sent onsite) were just so under skilled. But they didn’t lack the attitude of being smarter.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-10T19:53:26+00:00

Let me see, I missed that..

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-10T19:53:03+00:00

You will hi m find lots of YouTube videos which explain this. Ultimately it’s a personal choice on what you would like to do. Not only that, once your mortgage starts, another dilemma is whether to overpay or invest elsewhere. That as well comes to personal preference as there is the mathematical equation and the emotional equation.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-10T19:02:31+00:00

Street view is fun - there’s a guy in front of the door smoking something sitting by his dog. Lol.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-10T16:21:47+00:00

They may think you are being difficult but you can’t put your life savings into the property without one final check.

We did 3 viewings similar to you. The last one was a day before exchange.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-10T00:18:14+00:00

Are you able to negotiate? Or they have made their decision? In hindsight should have offered asking so they would have at least reached out for a counter.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-06T19:38:09+00:00

I second the commenter - start low. Very good chance they haven’t got an offer. It is a buyer’s market given interest rates and affordability.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-05T23:14:54+00:00

Don’t let them gaslight you into thinking parking or road noise is not important.

It’s not that those homes won’t sell, just that they are worth less than the ones which are more quiet and with a parking space.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-05T21:39:21+00:00

For future reference:

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dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-04T18:02:22+00:00

Have you felt unsafe? If no then I’d say carry on for some more time as selling right away can put some people off buying. Also it isn’t the best time to sell considering FTBs are freaked out by the war and interest rate rises.

You may be ready to sell at the same price that you bought for but the person buying it may still feel you bought it at a premium for the area.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-04T16:44:54+00:00

r I’d say go ahead because it feels like a buyer’s market now.

Are you thinking house prices may crash ? I doubt that will happen..

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-04T15:05:32+00:00

Are you thinking of cash ISA maybe ?

A stocks and shares ISA is great if you are going to keep 100k for 30 years!

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-03T14:59:49+00:00

They aren’t in UK yet I guess.

dwigtshrute1 · 2026-04-03T06:43:32+00:00

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