Important Factors To Be Considered When Choosing A New Home
There are some very important factors to consider before choosing a new home! It
is easy to fall in love with the property and be influenced by the house itself before you have carefully considered the area. Before going along to view the show-home have a look at the area and decide if it will work for you.
Local amenities are the biggest concern are you close enough to shops and petrol stations? If you are moving to a more rural location and are aware that you will be further away from amenities have a drive around the surrounding areas and think about how much petrol money and time is required to complete weekly tasks such as shopping or filling up the car.
If you are happy to compromise close proximity to supermarkets, banks and shops it is likely that you will be in a rural or semi-rural location and this is ideal if you are an outdoors sort of person. Perhaps the lure of the countryside or coastline appeals more than amenities after-all many supermarkets now deliver and orders can be placed online.
If you have a family, younger children or teenagers then a rural location may be not work you will need to be close to transport links, schools, doctors and hospitals as well as community centres and activities for the children. Schools are the biggest consideration it is often the case that schools are oversubscribed and your postcode is crucial. You need to look on the local Councils website and perhaps make a few phone calls to Childrens Services to enquire about the school places available.
Good transport links are important if you need to travel to get into work, even five miles can make all the difference. The best idea is to take the journey to work from your location of choice at rush hour this will give you an indication of transport time and ease getting to work. Consider the school run can you walk or is it safe to cycle? If you have children in different schools is it feasible to make the drop offs and pick-ups?
A great way to suss out the local area is by visiting the local pub spend the evening talking to locals and listen to the local gossip. Any concerns from residents will be discussed in the local pub for example maybe there is a problem with gangs of teenagers.
Many new build developments are purposely built with excellent transport links and new amenities being built to support the area. You may be able to purchase your new-build forever home in an up and coming prime location.