On Thu, 16 Jul 2015 07:49:50 +0100, News
wrote:


Try to visit the area/house at different times of day/days of the week.
Roads only busy at certain times? Do the local chavs circle the area
late at night, exhausts and radios blaring? On the route home from
local pub/chip shop? Gangs of teenagers congregate nearby, just on
Friday night? Next door neighbour parks his HGV outside? Etc.


Dead end estate, (shouldn't have used the word dead), full of retired
folk. Apparently there is a teenager somewhere on the street. I used
to live nearby and didn't even know it existed despite being within
walking distance of most facilities.

Orientation of the house? Will the garden be in shadow six months of
the year?


Good point, front facing S but being a bungalow and rear garden raised
there is good light generally.

Parking? Road full of cars? Off road? Space for your car(s), trailer,
camper van, caravan, boat, whatever?


Yes, most seem to get 2 or 3 cars on the drive.

Solicitors. Much has been said about modern conveyancing firms. I
prefer a solicitor who has been in business and in the area for years.
He will know things. He will be aware of anything that is just an idea
at present, but may come to fruition later.


Both the solicitor I contacted and the surveyor know the street and
the type of dwelling. Surveyor already flagging up flat roof before
even going there. They manage a letting just up the road.




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AnthonyL