Daydream thread continues.....

rozeepozee

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

Now i know this might seem a bit ott, but is the house in one or joint names?
If it is in one name, could you then put it in your oh name? aS IN THEORY:D It has a new owner...... which then might get you another year's free council tax, or isnt it as simple as that? if it is, then you have only got the cost of change the deeds over, which i am sure would be far less than the council tax....

Not an option I'm afraid. I suspect any savings would be lost on legal fees. I'm no conveyancing whizz kid.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

alfie_1 wrote: »

yep that sounds right ..they get thier tail and wing feathers last. give em 2 weeks and u will see how it works

So they dont change their feathers like chicks then?

I Am sure the goglins have grown since saturday..... until they are alot bigger, they are in one of our chicken sheds with the indoor runs..... even though they suposed to be off heat, we are putting the heat lamp on in the nights for them..... they cant half eat:rotfl:

Havent used that harker stuff yet.. wanted them to settle in first...

oooo and this is what hubby done tonight:eek:.. this is where we want to put a rayburn/aga, so we wanted to see if the original big fire place was there somewhere...lol...

rozeepozee

Davesnave wrote: »

Wonder how lotus eater is getting on with his hens?

Lotus Eater is a MAN? :cool:

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

So they dont change their feathers like chicks then?

I Am sure the goglins have grown since saturday..... until they are alot bigger, they are in one of our chicken sheds with the indoor runs..... even though they suposed to be off heat, we are putting the heat lamp on in the nights for them..... they cant half eat:rotfl:

Havent used that harker stuff yet.. wanted them to settle in first...

oooo and this is what hubby done tonight:eek:.. this is where we want to put a rayburn/aga, so we wanted to see if the original big fire place was there somewhere...lol...

Hands on!

Itismehonest

Davesnave wrote: »

Maybe your position and theirs shouldn't be compared. We aren't talking holiday cottages here, and money probably isn't the issue, but I can understand that not everyone wants to be a landlord.

My friend lives semi detached to one. Not a situation I'd want to be in.

Even being a long-let landlord involves a fair amount of costs, Dave, if the properties are to be up to standard & the legal minimums now. It's not like the old days when farmers could just let their old places out to farm workers, holidaymakers or locals. The red-tape involved is enormous & they probably feel they have enough red-tape from the farming side.

Itismehonest

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

:rotfl: He created just a little bit of dust then

I love the way the picture is still hanging on the wall

lucielle

rozeepozee wrote: »

Thanks Lucielle, we're after the Stihl MS181 and I'm not sure about clothing... I've seen the Stihl online at about £200 or £220. We don't need it just yet though. Be good to have a price to bear in mind. PM me if you prefer. Thanks!

The weather is unreal here. Aboslutely chucking it down and windy with it. Poor Oh has still gone out with the girls though. It's never been possible to get them asleep together for any length in the house and he usually enjoys his daily walk.

Hi

Not sure what size bar you've been quoted for and does that include VAT? For a brand new 14'' stihl (other sizes available) would be in the region of £200. HTH
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alfie_1

Itismehonest wrote: »

To be fair they may not even be able to afford to do so, Dave.
I know, if we hadn't decommissioned, we'd have been paying just short of £7,000 CT & that was 7-8 years ago. As it is we still pay more than double a Band H in Mayfair costs :mad:

Guess what the rates were when we first moved here .......... just under £100pa

can i ask why you stopped letting for holidays etc ??:p

Itismehonest

alfie_1 wrote: »

can i ask why you stopped letting for holidays etc ??:p

DH hit 65 & I hit iffy health. Basically, after more than 20 years without a holiday we were knackered & wanted a rest.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

ITSME... I jusy showed hubby your post, and he said he left the pic on the other side too....lol....

You can see the original stone work on the left....

You can tell hubby has had a new toy....( hammer dril thing..lol...)

Weather wise .......looks as though its going to be a bad day tomorrow as well.....

rozeepozee

Itismehonest wrote: »

Even being a long-let landlord involves a fair amount of costs, Dave, if the properties are to be up to standard & the legal minimums now. It's not like the old days when farmers could just let their old places out to farm workers, holidaymakers or locals. The red-tape involved is enormous & they probably feel they have enough red-tape from the farming side.

Yeah, you've really got to need or want to do it. In my experience, properties have to be up to a very high standard to be let on the open market, there's a fair old bit of paperwork that would be daunting as a newbie, there's increasing bureaucracy that's easy to get wrong.... If you only have one property, or a small number, you don't benefit from it being a "proper" business with all the advantages of economies of scale. If you pay someone else to manage it, I'm not sure how you make money as their commission is often 15% of the rent plus VAT. And there is always the dread that you'll get the nightmare tenant that you can't get rid of.

It gives us a great deal of freedom but we're certainly not in the category of wealthy landlords - they're hopefully a decent pension in years to come....