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lizzle 
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Posted: 17 June 2008 at 9:08pm |
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ble list?
Lewis and I are trying to come up with two lists for buying a house. ONe that it simply MUST have - that would be difficult to impossible to change.
ie Good location
list two names things that we would love, but could do later
ie gas hot water
what non-negotiable list ones did you have when you bought a house - or wish you did?
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mummy_becks
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Posted: 17 June 2008 at 9:11pm |
Our house when we brought here was a big back yard that was our only not negotiable.
On the other list was 3 decent size rooms, a fire (or a place to put a fire) and a place we could make our own (which we have done).
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KH25
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Posted: 17 June 2008 at 9:17pm |
A kitchen and bathroom that didn't need renovating and decent sized living areas. And a fenced section for children to play safely 
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Posted: 17 June 2008 at 9:18pm |
No building work needing doing, e.g. redoing shower lining
Next time we move we are definitely getting an ensuite! I wanted it this time but it wasn't to be, but next time it will be on the NN list!
Good location
Good all-day sun (nicer and also costs heaps less to heat)
At least two bedrooms (baby and toddler) in close (hearing) proximity to our room (for night-time wakers)
A possible for me would be having some kind of toy/play room right off from the lounge, so they are separate but still together IYGWIM. Or maybe I just want a bigger lounge 
Lino under the dining room table! We have compromised on this twice so far (out of two times  ) but it really is ridiculous!
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Posted: 17 June 2008 at 9:19pm |
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Not living on a main road and across the road from a bakery!
Must have a bath!
Decent backyard, not be able to touch your neighbours house out the window!
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lizzle
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Posted: 17 June 2008 at 9:26pm |
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ooh, bath and backyard are in. fenced too...sigh - poor me having escapee children.
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mummyofprinces
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Posted: 17 June 2008 at 9:27pm |
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Our NN was 3 bedrooms and fully fenced section.
Next time we will be far more picky.
NN: garage, 3 bed, rumpus, flat fenced section, big kitchen.
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Posted: 17 June 2008 at 9:29pm |
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For our next place:
ensuite
separate toilet and bathroom
four bedrooms
decent back section
internal garage
heat pump
carpet
good school zones
curtains
Don't want
town house
shared driveway
on a main road
blinds
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mummy_becks
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Posted: 17 June 2008 at 9:35pm |
Liz I haven't seen them yet and you have been there a while.
Next time I think we will be building and I have a long list for that house.
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Posted: 17 June 2008 at 9:37pm |
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3 to 4 bedrooms
Big, sun filled living area
Room to comfortably entertain friends / kids
Outdoor play space, including grass area and room for a bbq
Indoor outdoor flow for entertaining
Will most definately install ventilation system
and...lol...opposite to busymum, a decent space between the master bedroom and Elle's room as she never cries but keeps us awake with her noisy nighttime antics!!!!! I will never buy a house where her room is next to ours! She needs to be at least at the other end of the house (if not in a granny flat in the backyard! LOL)
I would adore a modern kitchen too.
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Posted: 17 June 2008 at 9:55pm |
Our list is huge!
Quiet St
Good location in good school zone
Modern Kitchen- w dishwasher (or easy to install one)
Double IA Garage
4 Bedrooms
2 Living areas
Facing Sun
Big flat fenced yard
Good outdoor living
2 bathrooms
Master with en suite and WIR
Lots of Storage
Good insulation
Those are all non negotiable for me!
I would also 'like'
Rumpus
Study
Jacuzzi
Already with heat pump and DVS (we will install these ourselves no matter what but it would be nice to have them already there!)
Tastefully decorated (saves me having to do it)
Solar Hot water heating
Double Glazing
The more I see how fussy I am the more I think it might be a better idea for us to build 
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Posted: 17 June 2008 at 11:11pm |
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NN this time around were:
3 bdrms
big yard
no structural maintenance needing
some form of heating (ECan approved logburner)
decent area with good schools
no more than 30mins drive to work for DH
double garage
room to improve
Next time around:
aluminium windows (or cheap enough to put them in)
all-day sun (we have to spend over 1k to chop down a tree to achieve that here)
2 toilets
4 bdrms (as we will have 2 kids)
indoor-outdoor flow
separate entrance way (we have one opening straight to the living room at the mo)
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mum2paris
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Posted: 17 June 2008 at 11:16pm |
when we get there once mike's finished studying we will be building - or trying to hit the people that own our current house up, to talk em into selling it to us.
I love that our lounge dining and kitchen are all in one, we have privacy, internal access garage, a managable section, close to schools and walking distance to town and my mums, it's fully insulated, new everything, fully fenced, pretty good sized rooms, heats well and maintains that heat and isn't damp/mouldy/old/dusty(major major things for us since paris is asthmatic) it's simple, classic, not something that is decoarted in a way that will date.
and the kitchen is a good size.
Ok, i want to buy the house we are renting right now.
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kebakat
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Posted: 18 June 2008 at 8:54am |
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Ours NN's were:
seperate toilet from bathroom
large section
fully fenced
3 bedrooms with extra space somewhere - whether an office or whatever
somewhere quiet
proximity to good schools
bath and shower (ours are together but we still have both)
nice kitchen
easily maintained exterior (brick for example)
double car parking/garage
We didn't care about fittings (like curtains & carpet), landscaping or anything like that as it were things that could be easily fixed which we have done a good majority of.
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Posted: 18 June 2008 at 9:00am |
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This time around it was 3 bedrooms, full section and a dishwasher - had spent way too long living in a poky flat in London so had simple wishes.
improvements we've made since then - installed HRV, replaced fireplace, starting to repaint interior bit by bit.
Next time the list will include
4 bedrooms
2 x living areas
ensuite
flat section (still full site)
laundry
garage with internal access
we currently have sea views so would love to keep those if possible!
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Posted: 18 June 2008 at 9:02am |
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Our wants were.
3 bedrooms
seperate toilet
seperate driveway access
nice kitchen
a dishwasher - very important to preserve our relationship
large section - easy in Feilding
garage
nicely decorated - we saw so many places with bright blue and red paint.
oh and in Feilding we didn't want anywhere near a stream, river or anything remotely like water. 2004 floods are still pretty vivid.
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Posted: 18 June 2008 at 9:16am |
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my list was only to have a bath on it
Guess what - i did not get a bath at all but the house was not worth throwing away for that.. so in the process on starting to do the bathroom once we get rid of DH brother - should be this weekend LOL
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Posted: 18 June 2008 at 10:04am |
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Brick or summerhill stone
at least 3 bedroom
quiet street
good location
rentable portion to the property
maintained to a good standard and in need of little redecoration
good heating
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Posted: 18 June 2008 at 11:13am |
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Sunlight (absolute fricking necessity. Couldn't imagine anything worse than living in a house that gets no sun)
Safe(ish) street
Some yard
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