The "have a look at this!" thread II

Davesnave

ScarletMarble wrote: »

Currently EPC rating of 16 to potentially 17.:eek:That usually means changing all the lightbulbs to energy ones

Well, clearly the potential increase of 1 point is nonsense, which shows how awful some so-called 'assessors' are, but the house is starting from a very low base and there will always be constraints as a result of it's construction and the likely desire to retain character.

The saving grace is that it's not a very large house to heat!

moneyistooshorttomention

Davesnave wrote: »

"With no upward chain you may struggle find something as quaint and cosy as this beautiful cottage again!"

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-72305585.html

Quaint? Definitely

Err..... did you say "cosy?"

See EPC! :eek:

Also, "Semi-Detached but Not Overlooked"

Apart from the neighbour's window and balcony (Pic 23) that is...

Can't quite figure the semi-detached bit - as it looks detached?

But - yep....a "total rip-out job" - including those buildings in the garden imo.

Silvertabby

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Can't quite figure the semi-detached bit - as it looks detached?

But - yep....a "total rip-out job" - including those buildings in the garden imo.

Is it attached to the house at the back? Doesn't seem to have any rear windows.

Davesnave

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

But - yep....a "total rip-out job" - including those buildings in the garden imo.

To get an efficient, modern home, one wouldn't start with a house like that. A 20th century box is much better.

It's like the classic country response when someone asks for directions :
" Well, if I was going there, I'd not be starting from yer!"

arthurdick

Looking at the street view, I think the best time to view is 2:30. You would need your own railings.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-64654000.html

Ocelot

Davesnave wrote: »

To get an efficient, modern home, one wouldn't start with a house like that. A 20th century box is much better.

It's like the classic country response when someone asks for directions :
" Well, if I was going there, I'd not be starting from yer!"

Agree. I don't know why some people see a character property and then decide to rip out all that makes it a character property, and turn it into a soulless, plastic, magnolia box.

Dandie89

Davesnave wrote: »

"With no upward chain you may struggle find something as quaint and cosy as this beautiful cottage again!"

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-72305585.html

Quaint? Definitely

Err..... did you say "cosy?"

See EPC! :eek:

Also, "Semi-Detached but Not Overlooked"

Apart from the neighbour's window and balcony (Pic 23) that is...

My fairly recent experience of selling has taught me to pretty much disregard EPCs.

The lady who came to assess our, similarly thick walled, back to back cottage in Cumbria when chatting about them generally actually commented how cosy they were yet gave a much poorer rating than I would have expected given my low energy bills and suggested wall insulation that, she claimed, would save more money than my energy bills came to in a year!

During our chat it was also mentioned that she only did this part time, her other job was selling energy solutions such as wall insulation! Whilst pondering if this gave me grounds for some sort of appeal due to conflict of interest it became a moot point as the viewings poured in and a full asking offer was received within a week so it seems others are not too troubled by them either.

Davesnave

Dandie89 wrote: »

My fairly recent experience of selling has taught me to pretty much disregard EPCs.

As I have had 3 on this property (purchase, Green Deal, Free loft insulation) I know how much variability there is!

However, the fact that I've chosen to live in a modern house is no accident. I've lived in hundreds of years old houses too.

Some extremely important factors affecting warmth in winter which don't form part of the EPC are, location, aspect, alititude and shading.

People who value old houses will stll want them, even though they cost more to heat and maintain, just like I accept that owning fields etc will never pay for itself either.

Dandie89

Davesnave wrote: »

As I have had 3 on this property (purchase, Green Deal, Free loft insulation)

People who value old houses will stll want them, even though they cost more to heat and maintain, just like I accept that owning fields etc will never pay for itself either.

But that is my point, it didn't cost much at all, very economical in fact, which the lady who bought it was able to ascertain by viewing my energy bills rather than the EPC. She certainly did not go on to insulate the walls which someone not so savvy might have done on the basis of that EPC, wasted their money and losing valuable space in an already small house. She immediately offered it as a holiday let and many of the reviews have mentioned "cosy".

Definitely not saying all old properties will work so well but neither does merely being old preclude it.

Davesnave

In my list of stuff affecting the cosiness of any property, I forgot one quite important one; detached bungalows are probably most disadvantaged due to their often spread-out nature and the amount of external wall area.

Won't say what sort of property we have, but there are no stairs!:rotfl: