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  1. DarrenFreemansPerm

    Buying a House in Brighton - Possible/Sensible?

    Nothing to disagree with there. All I know is my mum is looking to move and she was disappointed about the valuation of her home. It's a nice enough street and the house is immaculate, she keeps up to speed with the values of the other houses in her street and they've been consistently priced. I...
  2. DarrenFreemansPerm

    Buying a House in Brighton - Possible/Sensible?

    My mum moved from Coldean to Newhaven 10 years ago, the town was due to undergo lots of regeneration work. I'm not sure what happened but in that time Newhaven seems to have gone backwards, the value of her house has barely increased despite having a brand new kitchen, bathroom, garden, glazing...
  3. DarrenFreemansPerm

    Buying a House in Brighton - Possible/Sensible?

    Yep, we seem to be quite lucky with what we get for our money. As you say though, we did see some extortionate fees for charges in properties with no gardens or balcony etc. I think it's fair to say you can't do too much research when purchasing a home.
  4. DarrenFreemansPerm

    Buying a House in Brighton - Possible/Sensible?

    Some good points, but not the case for all flats. Myself and my partner bought a flat nearly 3 years ago in a private court in Shoreham/Southwick area, there's ample parking, large maintained gardens and every flat has a garage and most have a balcony. The service charge is over £100 pm however...
  5. DarrenFreemansPerm

    Buying a House in Brighton - Possible/Sensible?

    I'll second that, I live on the border of Shoreham and Southwick on Kingston Lane. We've been here 3 years, very pleasant place to be.
  6. DarrenFreemansPerm

    Buying a House in Brighton - Possible/Sensible?

    When you're working out your budget and trying to figure out what you can afford be honest with yourself. Don't fall into the trap of thinking you'll use minimal electric and gas etc, consider running costs for vehicles like tyres etc. It might sound obvious but it's too easy to think you can...
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