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Re: Neighbours garage construction
It is semi detached with a garage then a gap with another semi detached with a garage. The garages are on the front of the houses added as you say later on but now the houses are joined because of t…2 -
Re: "Not Drinking Water" sign in flat
In a previous thread, he refers to it as both a flat and a room. Is it some sort of HMO set up?1 -
Re: Neighbours garage construction
Can that been done without my permission? And attach to my property? It was only a few inches gap say 6 at a guess. Also doesn’t that then make my house a mid terrace rather than a semi detached?1 -
Re: Another sad cancelled wedding question
I think catering businesses typically operate on thirds One third for premises. One third for catering. One third for overhead and profit. The OP paid £15k Deduct £1k deposit, so £14k. One third is £…1 -
Re: Being nosey... How many Regular Saver accounts do you have?
I was hesitating to suggest going for the NWide RS on Monday with 1st manual payment by internal transfer with a 2nd payment on 1st Nov, but only because it might sound like salesman talk and pushin…2 -
Re: 2025 Frugal Living Challenge
I had a Strawberry-shaped container of strawberry bath crystals that I kept on my living room end table because I loved the smell. When I was living in Utah, I had a number of people visiting includi…14 -
Re: How to address my humidity issues
I have a few of them, a mixture of compressor and desiccant types. I run them overnight on my 5p per kWh off peak rate so they cost me literally pennies to run.1 -
Re: How to address my humidity issues
Topical! https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/house-garden/household-appliances/how-much-does-it-cost-to-run-a-dehumidifier-b2849049.html1 -
Re: plumbing and drain cover - British gas - do you have this?
I did the same when I was offered that. I was switching to a water meter at the time so figured it made sense if it turned out I had an undetected slow leak. Just make sure you remember to cancel wh…1 -
Re: Final week of estate agent contract
Not all agents are the same. I had my last house on the market with one agent for nearly a year, I didn't change because the market was quite flat. A new agent started in business with 2 young guys.…1

