Lifelong Aucklander moves to Nelson for a rural, alternative lifestyle – and hopefully, no mortgage

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The house at 225b Victory Road, Laingholm is for sale as owner Glenn Higham moves to Nelson for lifestyle reasons.

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The home at 225b Victory Street, Laingholm is on the market as proprietor Glenn Higham strikes to Nelson for life-style causes.

Lifelong Aucklander Glenn Higham says he’s lived throughout West Auckland, and he and his spouse love the bush, however the couple are “type of over Auckland actually” and are planning to take their kids south.

They’re promoting their cliff-top Laingholm house and heading to Nelson seeking a “extra rural” and “various” life whereas their kids, Harvey, 5, and Mckenzie, 2, are younger.

“The transfer for us is we wish to have a extra rural life-style for the youngsters – perhaps a bit life-style block or one thing,” Higham says. He’s hoping to be mortgage-free, taking strain off the household with one stay-at-home mum or dad.

The four-bedroom, two-bathroom, two-living house on 1416m² (effectively over a quarter-acre block) at 225b Victory Street, Laingholm, is being marketed with no price, for sale by auction on December 16, until offered prior.

It’s positive to succeed in effectively over the estimate of between $1.1 and $1.2 million by propertyvalue.co.nz, as that doesn’t consider latest main renovations, which the seller says “left no room untouched”.

Higham says they’ve prolonged the storage and “pushed out the again as effectively”, totally modernising and creating a house that the itemizing agent describes as “a exceptional, useful household house” with a newly elevated footprint of 330m².

The home has undergone an extensive renovation, completed only last year. — Equipped

The house has undergone an in depth renovation, accomplished solely final yr.

Higham says renovations are so recent, the code of compliance certificates was signed off solely final week.

He says the house was a “actual do-up” after they purchased it in 2012, however due to its location and dimension, at all times had nice potential, now realised.

He says he and spouse Rebecca have liked the view, the neighbours up the shared driveway, and having a good-sized house with loads of room for the youngsters.

“The cool factor about our home is it looks like, once you get house, you’re in your individual world.”

“The cool thing about our house is it feels like when you get home, you’re in your own world,” the current owner says. — Equipped

“The cool factor about our home is it looks like once you get house, you’re in your individual world,” the present proprietor says.

The itemizing is with Sven Higham, Glenn’s brother, from Barfoot & Thompson.

Sven’s itemizing extols the “enormous views, enormous house, enormous storage” options of the property.

“Commanding and sweeping views of the Manukau Harbour dominate the interactive higher stage the place spacious open-plan residing soaks up each inch of the moody Manukau through the in depth use of glass.

“An enclosed deck seamlessly connects the place you may entertain all year-round, admiring nature’s personal ever-changing paintings. The ground plan offers a extremely sought composition offering 4 bedrooms, two residing and two bogs.”

The garage is about 120m² and can fit four or five cars. The hoist will remain. — Equipped

The storage is about 120m² and might match 4 or 5 automobiles. The hoist will stay.

A lot is product of the 120m² four- or five-car storage, which the itemizing says: “creates automotive nirvana with an abundance of workshop/storage”. “There’s even a house fitness center and a further WC and YES, the hoist stays.”

Higham says his household is trying ahead to a brand new begin.

“Nelson looks like Auckland did 10 to fifteen years in the past. We’ve been down about 5 occasions, on vacation and dealing issues out. We’ve bought a number of mates down there and some mates shifting down as effectively – good individuals and laid again.”

The prime waterfront location is sure to appeal to many. — Equipped

The prime waterfront location is certain to enchantment to many.

He expects the sale and shopping for in a extra inexpensive location will “release some cash as effectively”.

“That will likely be good to not have to fret about. We’re hoping to be mortgage-free. My spouse is with the children all day which is cool, so hopefully we will maintain that up.”

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Glenn himself is as but undecided as as to whether he’ll proceed working as an actual property agent, as he has been doing in partnership with brother Sven, or to take up property administration, as he has additionally carried out up to now.

Regardless of the determination, he’s trying ahead to a freer life.

“I don’t wish to pay the person any extra,” he says.