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Is it worth having a conservatory

Do the windows get condensation and too cold to use in winter.

Effloressence

Why does it keep returning .It is inside my porch on original house wall which had a dampcourse injected 4 years ago.It was there before that.I keep wiping it off . It onle affects one or two smooth...

Ric.ror

Repossessed Houses

Anyone got any advice about buying one?

georgit79

Gas and electricity

I recently moved house and the vendors' solicitors have lost contact with the vendors - I need to find out who my gas and electricity supplier is but assumed I'd just get a bill....it's been a couple...

spairtool

Power of Atterney v the rest

Hi, Mother is 94 years old, resident in a care home wishes to sell her property,is of sound mind although depabtable & apart from obtaining the power of attorney which is a long drawn out process as...

brenda

Loft insulation.

Can anyone tell me please what is the recommended level(height) of loft insulation? TIA.

andywalker13

Legal abode

My partner rents out a small shop from her previous employers when she took it over from them. She pays the business rates and council tax on it as well which is about ?2,500 per annum. There is a...

grumpy80

Section 8 Eviction

Courteosy of the local council causing havoc with our housing benefit claim we are due to attend court from any point next week. We have made several complaints against the council as the whole...

angeldraws

Knocking 2 rooms into 1

I am thinking of having 2 rooms knocked into one, but i am concerned that as the ceiling will be much higher then, it may be too high to paint - and do i need planning permission?

c00ky83

Vendor deposit contributions?

I'm looking into the possibility of buying my first flat, and a common feature seems to be "X% deposit paid by vendor", to encourage people like my by lowering the required LTV. Do...

lindylou16

This was news to me

Statistically, two out of three little pigs will use inferior building materials to construct their houses

denis567

Hot water query

We have only lived in this property a few months, and we are in the middle of some extension building work. The plumber informs us that the central heating system (oil fired) has been connected up so...

deedee24

how much does a loft conversion cost appox.?

Me and my partner and looking at buying a 3 bed house, with a huge roof space, we have 3 little girls so need a 3 bed house this house we looked at is ideal only problem is the 3rd bedroom can only...

Rossmoyne

Building cost per square metre for extensions

Can it really be that, in the present economic climate, with people competing for business, building costs are quoted arbitrarily at ?1,000 per square metre by architects and assorted web sites, no...

jack99

Leasehold Questions

I am about to buy a leasehold flat, it is purpose built in a block of four, having never had a leasehold property before, could anyone help me with the following questions: 1: The property has a 75...

Poppygal1

build or buy

I have land in Oxfordshire and about 110,000 in cash but do not want to get a mortgage. In the present property market would I be able to get a decent house built on my land for that or would I be...

tpreece01

YEDL Electricity box

I had my electricity meter replaced last year and was told that a (fuse?) box next to it also needed replacing. A YEDL rep came to do the job but went away without touching it. He told me the box...

trickett1

problem

i recently bought a house i have only lived here for 2 months and the drains have collapsed and i am not sure who is resonsable for this problem because i dont know if i am covered by my home...