Purchasing a home
Here's a list of requirements and optional features a home would need to have for me to consider buying it.
Requirementsâ
- ðŠī Garden/ outdoor area with plants/ grass without views blocked by other buildings.
- ð Not on a busy road (e.g. no bus stops/ busy traffic)
- ðģ Maximum 20 minutes walk from large park (e.g. Hampstead Heath)
- ðīââïļ Space to store bicycle which is dry and secure. Easily accessible from ground floor.
- ð Freehold: I do not want inflation to prevent ownership of the house to be impossible for family/children.
Optional featuresâ
- Direction of sun:
- Prefer sunrise in bedroom and living room (east)
- Prefer sunset for bathroom and kitchen (west)
- List development sites nearby.
- How will they affect
- living experience, in short term
- value, in long term
- How will they affect
- If share of freehold:
- The group of freeholders should be small to avoid arguments/politics
- The politics in the group has to be fair: organised/democracy.
- List neighbours:
- Who is above, below and on same level.
- They may make noise, have certain requirements, etc.
- Rentable: able to rent to multiple lodgers
- 2 to 4 bedrooms
- Commutable location
- Good rent-to-value ratio
- Energy:
- solar panels. What are the roof rules here?
- Good energy rating (A or B)
- Double glazing
- Parking with option to add car charging
- Boiler quality/efficiency. Hot water system
- Kitchen
- Space: enough space for cooking, machines, and pantry/fridges
- Potential for even more space - you never know what machines you'll buy in the future
- Open kitchen or large kitchen with modern equipment (e.g. induction, good fridge)
- Connected to Garden
- Machines:
- Washer
- Separate dryer
- dish washer
- Space: enough space for cooking, machines, and pantry/fridges
- Water pressure / boiler system - including tank for water
- Internet: Fibre optic (100MB+), capable of Star Link
- If furnished, modern furniture (nice floors, not worn out carpets, low quality curtains, beds, etc.)
- Area criteria:
- Connections with other regions (trains, flights)
- Safety: research crime history in the are
- Flight paths: FlightRadar
- Population density and other useful maps:
- Legacy - CDRC Maps