Nice people thread part 4 - sugar and spice and all things

GDB2222

PasturesNew wrote: »

The biggest issue might be what to do with irretrievable stained/manky carpets. Taken up you've then got boards/bare floors .... could stretch to £3/square metre stuff, but floors would be close to 70 square meters, plus any underlay/fitting costs. Whoever buys would be taking them out anyway .... what's best to do in the instance of irretrievable carpets?

I've no idea what's under them - these were all (yes, all) inherited (fitted in the 70s) when it was bought.

I'd remove the old carpets and see what's there, underneath. If the floorboards look okay, without too many patches, I would not recarpet. If there's loads of chipboard filling in gaps in the boards, then as you say £3/m2 carpet. That should have underlay built in, and fitting will be £2-3 a metre, so under £500 all in. Floorboards if they look okay will sell the house just as well, without the expense IMHO.

GDB2222

Doozergirl wrote: »

Thanks for pointing me in that direction - major engineering works!

Cheapest I can find anyway is £88. Combined with engineering works, looks like the big car is going to London. We'll probably find a large enough parking space somewhere near Oxford!

Depends whether your meeting is in central London? There is no congestion charge on sundays, but parking is still an expensive nightmare.

StevieJ

Well that is that in Birmingham, England No1 in the world

lostinrates

GDB2222 wrote: »

Depends whether your meeting is in central London? There is no congestion charge on sundays, but parking is still an expensive nightmare.

Is no where free on sundays any more? Parking somewhere thats free and hopping on tube or suitable bus is/used to be a good option.

lostinrates

gdb2222 will look later when have more time...but is it an auction guide price rather than auction price? What grade is the land?

It may be there are some adverse clauses or unsubstantiated ones.

The buildings' steel frames are worth something in themselves. I'm hoping to start keeping my eye out in the medium term for a steel frame for me, and its an eyewatering cost.

GDB2222

lostinrates wrote: »

gdb2222 will look later when have more time...but is it an auction guide price rather than auction price? What grade is the land?

It may be there are some adverse clauses or unsubstantiated ones.

The buildings' steel frames are worth something in themselves. I'm hoping to start keeping my eye out in the medium term for a steel frame for me, and its an eyewatering cost.

Bottom Guide
£70,000
Top Guide
£100,000

I know no more than is on the info I posted. The auction is in Manchester, in amongst a load of 'commercial' lots, so it is not the most obvious place to sell an agricultural lot in West Wales to achieve the best possible price. Still, if they advertise it heavily locally, that should help.

It also says:
"2. The owner of the property has advised that potential purchasers may not inspect the property prior to the auction. 3. The owner has made a number of claims in respect of various interests and rights in the property which have not been substantiated. "

That's not going to help it reach top dollar either.

lostinrates

never seen a top guide! Seen a lot advertised with a guide they hope will be tempting with the aim of getting double or treble that though.


You'd have to see it....and you can't do that so.....!

GDB2222

lostinrates wrote: »

Is no where free on sundays any more? Parking somewhere thats free and hopping on tube or suitable bus is/used to be a good option.

That's still a good option, but it adds to the cost and time.

lostinrates

re the public. Having spent some time with the general public today, and I'm on the fence as to whether I still like them or not.

silvercar

Davesnave wrote: »

Visiting homes is a scary, soul-destroying experience, but it can be worth it if you stick it out. They aren't all the same, even within a price band. I did around a dozen, and of those, only two were 'possibles.'

Eventually, I got Dad into the perfect place for him, but with the inevitable waiting for someone else to 'go,' that took almost 6 months. He was there 3 weeks.

You were relatively lucky. My grandmother ended up in some totally unsuitable place, having been moved by the hospital when too ill to return home. By the time the family got the authority to move her and found a suitable place, she lasted less than 48 hours.