Make sure to remember Series…New Delivery Address

If you have purchased new furniture or washing machine make sure you remember to include the full address of your new property. If you are having items delivered such as new new sliding wardrobe doors or bookcases you will need to be there to sign for the items. Make sure you arrange a date when someone can be in to sign for the items.

If you have previously used online shopping for your groceries, DVD’s or electrical items, make sure you update with your new delivery address when you have moved in. This is something that sounds like an easy task, but often forgotten until you are waiting for your order. This can apply to book clubs, store addresses or anything that will have a delivery address. 

If you are renting or moving out of home for the first time and still keeping your banking details with your parents address, make sure your furniture and any furniture features as the delivery address and not the card registered address. Otherwise parents might wander when they ordered a sliding door wardrobe. You will also be responsible for re-delivery or trying to move the furniture yourself.

Different Style of Houses - Bungalows

The final installment in our different houses series has to be the bungalow. There are other forms of homes that range from three storey houses through to lighthouses and barn conversions. I have focused on the main houses that we tend to look at when purchasing.

The bungalow is often associated to those who cannot get up stairs easily. This means the elderly or disabled. This is not always the case though and often a bungalow can be a great investment as everything is on the ground floor and this automatically makes moving furniture easier to do, so that wardrobes with sliding doors will be easier to get in the accommodation. 

Often bungalows can invest in french doors or patio doors to bring the garden into the house. Patio doors are great for letting in a lot of light, but as a potential buyer, make sure they are using security locks and consider the safety aspect of glass doors if you have young children running around the house.

Different Styles of House Series - Flats

I did look around a lot of flats for one person or even for two people. These are great places to start with. There are a few minor problems which you need to consider when looking at flats though as I found out. One thing, is that space to extend is not available so if you are planning on a new family member or getting a pet then a flat might not be for you.

I found that a flat is often suited to one person or a couple. However, buying a flat entails more that you are purchasing a home, but you will not be buying the whole building. This will mean, in most cases, the flat is leasehold, rather than freehold. This means that buying and selling your flat is not as straightforward as selling a freehold. This is not to say that flats are not desirable, as people want to get on the ladder, but something to bear in mind if you are selling in the future.

Space within a flat is tight and can often result in purchasing some great space saving furniture, like what we have featured in our other posts. Classic and large wardrobes with sliding doors for example might not be possible, although is a great saver if you are trying to organise bedroom furniture.

If you have existing furniture, check if the flat is going to be furnished or unfurnished when considering the property. If you need to factor in new furniture, this is something that you might need to replace or purchase. A classic bed frame might be great, but if struggling up the stairs is not. Also moving bulky furniture is not something one person wants to be considering, so you may have a wardrobe with a sliding door option but if it won’t fit on the landing, then it might be time to look at other options.