My house has two reception rooms (living room and dining room), big kitchen (20 ft long), three good size bedrooms, en suite shower room, bathroom and a WC. As we have three DCs and are considering a fourth we are looking for a house with an extra reception room and an extra bedroom. There is one such house in our street costing £85k more than ours although it also has a garage which ours does not. We like the location of our house, get on well with the neighbours, all the kids round here are similar ages to our kids, etc. so I was thinking about building an extension with another two rooms for less than £85k. I have spoken to next door about it and they have said they wouldn't oppose it if we applied for planning permission. We would be extending into the driveway to the side of the house but there would still be space for two cars at the front of the house.
But I honestly have no clue about whether it's a good idea in the current housing market. We have had our house on the market for a year now with no interest and if it did sell we would have to take about £20k less than we paid for it six years ago on a 100% mortgage. Does an extension sound like a good idea or should I persist with trying to move house?
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StuntNun · 04/04/2013 13:03
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