Sloping gardens

Martin - how lovely to see you. Been thinking about you and hoping that all was OK. House hunting is a good enough reason to be missing.
Look forward to seeing your garden in due course!

Martin - how lovely to see you. Been thinking about you and hoping that all was OK. House hunting is a good enough reason to be missing.
Look forward to seeing your garden in due course!

Thanks VC, sorry, Veggie! I expect Proserpina and I will each start our own thread to show you how it's going. I have to say I'm excited, I just hope it doesn't all fall through before I get there! :o

Fingers crossed, Martin

Great advice from Veggie in this thread!
In particular, she's right when she says there's no such thing as a perfect house. We've been looking since November, which is one reason I haven't been on here much. We finally took the plunge and got an offer accepted last week. It's in a great location, has a lovely feeling when you walk in, and a south-facing garden that hasn't been covered in decking or astroturf.

Have you noticed that what estate agents call a "large garden" is often what I would think of as quite a small one? And how everyone seems to be covering their gardens with artificial grass these days?

On the downside, rear access is via the garage, there are privet hedges down both sides of the back garden (yuck) and the interior needs rather more work than I was hoping to make it nice. Still, I can live with the former and can fix the latter over time.

We were really tempted by another, completely different house close by. This one was pristine, historic but beautifully modernised, but the downsides of a not-really-big-enough garden and a grade II listing finally put us off.

I'm sure you will find the right place for you soon, just need to keep looking!

My Dad was a builder that specialised in listed houses. He tried all ways to stop me from buying the listed house I've been in for 20+ years.
it's been an absolute money pit. I waited years to have a kitchen extension, had loads of issues since we started in November- currently been waiting 2 weeks for the planners to decide wether the stone p test panel is good enough....I've called them 5 times already today.

I worked on appeals after Planning Authorities had refused Listed Building consent. The Historic Buildings Architect always told me never to buy a Listed Building or a Thatched Cottage. Even houses in Conservation Areas come with extra costs.

I worked on appeals after Planning Authorities had refused Listed Building consent. The Historic Buildings Architect always told me never to buy a Listed Building or a Thatched Cottage. Even houses in Conservation Areas come with extra costs.

Yes, I'm sure I made a good decision to pass on this house. It was right at the top of my budget, too. But it's sooo lovely!
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/75408516#/

Ermmmmm - there's something wrong about the roof - that mix of flat and sloping. That would worry me. Nice flight of ducks over the cooker though.

More flying ducks! Maybe they are really a portent of doom?

Why is everything gray nowadays, made the mistake of telling OH that I was going to get the ceiling plastered, it's done in artex and from that it's repapering most of the house, we ofcourse will then need a new carpet and a new suite. She has been on the Internet looking for wall paper and suites, most of which are gray, the only good thing about that colour is that you wouldn't see my hair when I start loosing it at the thought of spending all that money (why is there no emoji things showing someone crying)

Grey walls, with grey carpets and grey furniture seem to be a thing at the moment. All too often with a splash or two of bright yellow dotted about (e.g. yellow cushions on the settee, or a yellow alcove). I'm not a fan. The houses I've viewed that have been renovated for sale have all had horrible new grey carpets. I'd have far preferred they'd left whatever nasty carpets were already there. I could maybe see going for pale grey walls in a bedroom, with complementary curtains and bedding (dark plum?), but so many people seem to be doing their entire houses in grey (or, even worse, black)!