What's The Best Way

[jennyjoan]

what's the best way to search for property online and sorta get something near to what you are looking for. Thanks

[ummmm]

Rightmove.co.uk or any other local estate agents.

Are really thinking of moving because someone parks a van in front of your house?

[-SharonA-]

Zoopla!!!

[jennyjoan]

I am giving it some thought Ummmm - but "just looking" at what is out there - I would be prepared to go to another side of town but am looking for pretty much new-builds.

Those houses around the corner from me were to die for and fantastically priced but have rung estate agents - they are all gone.

[Bathsheba]

J J, please don't do anything rash, you could regret it. Are your neighbours on either side quiet and pleasant? You could buy a house next to the neighbours from Hell :(

Baths
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[ummmm]

I like browsing property sites. I'm just nosey :-)

[Peter Pedant]

I use zoopla alot

[jennyjoan]

Baths - all the neighbours are fabulous - and of course either side - brilliant - went to my car last Sat and that neighbour was washing his car and started to wash mine.

No of course I wouldn't do anything rash I am too much of a scaredy cat and would take some time but if I saw something that appealed to me (don't know what I would do).

But deffo couldn't cope with this who gets there first etc - that would wear me down - as Prudie said if somebody blocked her - her stress levels would rise and I feel like Prudie.

May get a Valley of the Doll (Valium LOL) to see me through this. (My doctors - in my dreams).

[Mamyalynne]

JJ lots of new builds are sold off plan (that is very they are even built) especially in desirable areas- try to find out where new homes are due to be started.

[jennyjoan]

that's a good idea Mamy

I have acquaintances only who have moved into bungalows but they are old and too big.

but for now I will be like Ummmm - just noseying.

The same problem happened in my cousin's street - just a wee row of terraced houses but they all have cars and started to fight over the parking macoy - the situation ended up in court. Wowee

[jennyjoan]

^^^^ but they are old and too big - bungalows not the acquaintances LOL

[ummmm]

My OH has a family bungalow in Ireland. I love it. One of my least favourite jobs is hoovering stairs.

[EDDIE51]

Car parking is a problem everywhere. You will very possibly move and have the same problems or worse. Seems daft to me to even consider moving just because someone parks a car/van in front of your house when you have good neighbors and like where you are in other ways. Moving house is expensive and frustrating even when it is essential.

[jennyjoan]

I know that Eddie but like last weekend - the said neighbours were married and took the family car for honeymoon and left white van right under my nose when they coulda parked it on their driveway - are they trying to drive me nuts.

There's 8 of them over there and there is strength in numbers - right now all the kids who I was friendly with - don't look at me any more but that's ok.

[ummmm]

My OH had his works van parked across the road which was there for about a week as he was getting picked up. They asked him to move it (it's a high top transit) he apologised and moved it. Parking isn't a problem round here though. It would have been just that day there wasn't a parking space outside our house.

[EDDIE51]

^^ They are not trying to drive you nuts. They just went off on honeymoon and didn't think to stop and move the van. This was a very special occasion for them and they were excited to be going away together, just wanting to get away as fast as possible rather than trying to upset you! I would bet where the van was parked was the last thing on their minds;-)

[rockyracoon]

As much as I understand how crap it must be when he parks there, I think you need to offset it against all the good points of living where you are. Fostering relationships with new neighbours could take months or years. Could you grow nice tallish shrubs at the boundary so that you see them before you see the van? It might just take the edge off.

[jennyjoan]

A nice thought Rocky.

[TonyV]

Have a drive around the area you want to move into and see the estate agents

[naomi24]

^There you go, jennyjoan, Fancy moving to India? ;o)