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Rachylou1981

witchy1066 wrote: »

the damp is the main issue, unless you sell to a cash buyer, it may be hard for some people to get a mortgage without a retention ,

you say you are "up north" have you tried any of the wanted to buy adds in the local papers,

when I was selling my house I had builders knocking on my door offering me money, fortunately my house wasn't in a bad state , I originally bought it from a "do it up , sell um on builder"

might be worth asking around locally, or put it in auction

I am not in a position to sell yet as my boyf is going to move in soon and help with saving for a deposit so it will be next year but I hope to explore every avenue with getting a good price and quick sale. Thanks

egoode

The damp and no shower would definitely put me off in putting an offer in, I wouldn't be as concerned about the double glazing.

Rachylou1981

egoode wrote: »

The damp and no shower would definitely put me off in putting an offer in, I wouldn't be as concerned about the double glazing.

Thanks, my boyfriend agrees with the shower being an issue and thinks the old sash windows are better than double glazing and I shouldn't waste my money on them.

phoebe1989seb

I certainly wouldn't waste money on double-glazing - the old sashes would be much more attractive to me

Rachylou1981

phoebe1989seb wrote: »

I certainly wouldn't waste money on double-glazing - the old sashes would be much more attractive to me

Thanks - it's great hearing other people's opinions. I make rash decisions and sometimes get it very wrong and I need to be careful where money is concerned right now.

Also, to add regarding the damp. I was led into a false sense of security when I bought house as I was sold with a 'guarantee' to do a damp proof course which turned out was invalid as it was a photocopy

Poppy9

Replacing windows wouldn't bother me but I take it into account in making my offer but I live by the sea and wood windows rot dreadfully here so Upvc so much more practical.

Bathroom. Used to be quite cheap to sort out bathrooms, we've done it a couple of times for less than £1000 but last time we redid our bathroom we were quoted over £6000 so if you bathroom looks awkward to do it will put buyers off unless they are DIY and can do it cheaply.

The damp - this is going to be picked up by survey so must be priority to sort. Do you know what's causing it? Is it an internal or external wall? If it's only on your chimney breast is it your chimney that needs replacing, will that cost £3k?

My first house had damp and so many damp expert companies charge a lot of money and talk a lot of rubbish. The one we used (injected all the downstair walls) offered a 25 year guarantee and over a 7 year period I called them back numerous times as the freshly plastered walls kept getting so wet that the plaster fell off!

We changed the guttering, windows etc. but still the damp persisted. We moved!!

Rachylou1981

Poppy9 wrote: »

Replacing windows wouldn't bother me but I take it into account in making my offer but I live by the sea and wood windows rot dreadfully here so Upvc so much more practical.

Bathroom. Used to be quite cheap to sort out bathrooms, we've done it a couple of times for less than £1000 but last time we redid our bathroom we were quoted over £6000 so if you bathroom looks awkward to do it will put buyers off unless they are DIY and can do it cheaply.

The damp - this is going to be picked up by survey so must be priority to sort. Do you know what's causing it? Is it an internal or external wall? If it's only on your chimney breast is it your chimney that needs replacing, will that cost £3k?

My first house had damp and so many damp expert companies charge a lot of money and talk a lot of rubbish. The one we used (injected all the downstair walls) offered a 25 year guarantee and over a 7 year period I called them back numerous times as the freshly plastered walls kept getting so wet that the plaster fell off!

We changed the guttering, windows etc. but still the damp persisted. We moved!!

The bathroom is lovely the way it is (to me anyway) but I think people would want a shower and to do that would entail a full new bathroom unless the wood cladding around the bath area comes off easy and can be tiled. I am not sure how long its been on there but I have lived there 11 years with it.

I have never investigated the damp to be honest. It has never bothered me that much. When I tried to get the 'guaranteed' damp proof course done and that was refused, I contacted an outside company and got that quote. Although that was a few years ago so the price has probably gone up since then. My uncle can patch up the walls and inject the stuff that is needed but it won't be a proper method and I wouldn't tell this to buyers - I don't want to dupe anyone like I was. Damp would inevitably show up on a survey so it would be up to the buyers if they wish to proceed.

I guess I could get a builder to look at the chimney. Anything is worth a go