The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Information on Houses!

In this guide I explain the benefits of owning your own house, what houses you can buy, what plots of land you can buy (DLC) and more.

Introduction

This guide will identify the advantages and disadvantages to owning your own house. I will even cover the land plots (DLC only) in this guide.

These are the following houses and plots that will be covered in this guide:

Houses

- Breezehome
- Honeyside
- Vlindrel Hall
- Hjerim
- Proudspire Manor
- Severin Manor

Plots

-Windstad Manor
-Lakeview Manor
-Heljarchen Hall

Benefits of Owning A House

1. Sleeping in our own house will grant you the Well Rested bonus. If you sleep in our home where your spouse also lives, you will also receive the bonus Lover's Comfort. Though if you're under the effect of Lycanthropy (Werewolve) or have the Lover Stone active, you will not gain either of these bonuses

2. Containers in an owned house do not reset, so you may store your items in any chests, wardrobes, cupboards, dressers and others. Without losing your items.

3. You're able to buy decorations for an owned house from the city's steward. Every house's kitchen includes a cooking pot or spit. The Dragonborn may also purchase an alchemy lab for every house. Arcane enchanters are available for every house except Breezehome.

4. Hjerim, Proudspire Manor, and Vlindrel Hall have enough combined bookshelf space between them to hold every available book in Skyrim.

5. Valuable dead bodies can be stored in houses without being reset.

Houses for Purchase

Breezehome:
Location - Whiterun
Price - 5000
Upgrade - 1800
Details - Awarded the opportunity to purchase the house apon completing Bleak Falls Barrow from Proventus Avenicci or Brill.

Hjerim:
Location - Windhelm
Price - 8000 -12000
Upgrade - 9000
Details - Completing Blood on the Ice and Stormcloak or Imperial Army quest lines.

Honeyside:
Location - Riften
Price - 5000-8000
Upgrade - 4300
Details - Purchased from Anuriel

Proudspire Manor:
Location - Solitude
Price - 25000
Upgrade - 11000
Details - Completing The Man Who Cried Wolf and a miscellaneous quest named Elisif's Tribute for the Jarl.

Severin Manor (DLC):
Location - Raven Rock
Price - Free
Upgrade - N/A
Details - Completion of the quest Served Cold

Vlindrel Hall:
Location - Markarth
Price - 8000
Upgrade - 4100
Details - Purchased from Raerek after completing a number of quests for the Jarl including the quest to Recover Hrolfdir's Shield

Plots for Purchase

Plots of land can be bought for 5000 in order to build a Homestead.

Please Note: To purchase plots of land you require the Hearthfire DLC.

Windstad Manor:
Hold - Hjaalmarch
Housecarl - Valdimar
Details - Purchased from Aslfur, or Pactur if the Stormcloaks have taken Hjaalmarch

Lakeview Manor:
Hold - Falkreath
Housecarl - Rayya
Details - Purchased from Nenya, or Tekla if the Stormcloaks have taken Falkreath.

Heljarchen Hall:
Hold - The Pale
Housecarl - Gregor
Details - Purchased from Skald the Elder, or Brina Merilis if the Imperials have taken the Pale.

Conclusion

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Cheers ~Caypaks

[maverick7]

I don't sorry.

[PapiwA]

Yea I found a few great houses. Would you happen to know how to put a wood chopping block in the yard?

[maverick7]

Using the DLC yes, though there are probably mods for that..

[PapiwA]

Are those the only 3 land deeds that can be bought? I want to build a home outside of Whiterun, better yet in a remote custom picked location somewhere. All of Skyrim and these are the only 3 land plots to build on?

[FloppyDisk™]

Hello there non-MLG foxy

[OnyxGull]

eh 10%

[maverick7]

sarcasm?

[OnyxGull]

for breezehome..

[OnyxGull]

yeah now thanks to you i know where to get houses and now i got a job in riverwood

[maverick7]

thanks :D