Nice People Thread Number 10 -the official residence of Nice People

PasturesNew

LydiaJ wrote: »

Thanks PN. He's had the same advice not to bother doing anything unless he can do everything, which he clearly couldn't do and wouldn't want to try.

However, it's a Victorian house with 5 double bedrooms, 3 receptions, kitchen-breakfast, cellar and loft. It's been inhabited by a hoarder for over 50 years, so all of those are full of STUFF. Even if the only thing we need to do to prepare it for sale is to remove all the contents, it will take ages. Firstly, he will take a long time before he's sure he's decided what's needed in the new flat and what can be let go. Then he will resist any form of getting rid of anything other than giving it to somebody he knows who will appreciate it. Since he's fully compos mentis, it would be wrong to get rid of his stuff without his consent, in the way that can be done if the Old who occupied the property has dementia.

The four of us will try to help, of course, but I'm the nearest, at an hour away, with the next nearest 3 hours away, and the other two not in England at all. We all have jobs and children, so getting down there to sort it out is difficult.

Once the place is empty, I expect selling it will be a doddle compared with emptying it.

I know it's extra expense.... but you're wealthy enough to pay for this solution.....

Investigate local storage units. Rent 2-3 of them, giving you space to get around and sort things out properly. Get some cheap metal garage racking type of shelving and put those in a couple of the units - so you can get at things. Have one that's for furniture.

Then, de-junk the house into the storage units.... then you can treat the two operations separately and manage them concurrently more easily.

If you had one for furniture and small/random items ... and another one for boxes of paperwork, boxes of crockery, boxes of ... stuff... and a 3rd unit if you need it.

Good shelves will mean it's not so daunting as a stack of boxes where the one you want is at the bottom.

Unless you can get one, large, unit that makes it more cost effective.

mystic_trev

chewmylegoff wrote: »

Michaels is right on the changes to PRR - https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264601/13._Capital_gains_tax_private_residence_relief_final_period_relief.pdf

I'm probably being more than a little stupid, but can anyone clarify how this will work, as although I'm not affected, someone I've provided a bridging loan for,will.

A second property was bought begging of December 2012, so 16 months will be running as at 5th April 2014. Do they have to sell the Property by June this year, or do they get the benefit of another 18 months running from 5th April?

Thank you NP

PasturesNew

tomterm8 wrote: »

I hated doing them at school. And, lots of athletics is boring. You've seen one person running round a track you've seen everyone you need to running around a track.

And with the cost of land it'd make more sense if they were all lined up in a shed on running machines

vivatifosi

PasturesNew wrote: »

And with the cost of land it'd make more sense if they were all lined up in a shed on running machines

Now I would have preferred that. I don't mind running, but really dislike muddy trainers. I'd never make a country person:o.

michaels

mystic_trev wrote: »

I'm probably being more than a little stupid, but can anyone clarify how this will work, as although I'm not affected, someone I've provided a bridging loan for,will.

A second property was bought begging of December 2012, so 16 months will be running as at 5th April 2014. Do they have to sell the Property by June this year, or do they get the benefit of another 18 months running from 5th April?

Thank you NP

I think it may be a cut off date, sell before the date and you get 3 years worth, sell after and you get 18 months but you should check properly rather than take my word for it.

lostinrates

vivatifosi wrote: »

Now I would have preferred that. I don't mind running, but really dislike muddy trainers. I'd never make a country person:o.

I hate muddy trainers, worse though is mud up your legs, or wet ankles and socks. BUT I still chose road running over tread mill when I had option because I liked my routes to have their landmarks. I didn't really want to monitor my heart usually, just my time. And I found treadmills boring. Now I am do used to the forum and tv I wonder of I'd be able to distract myself more like that? But I liked the fact if I hit 'that tree' by nine minutes I was starting well, and if I could do that hill before twenty five I was doing ok and so on.

I hated running. But I liked it too. Does that make sense? I never woke up and thought 'yay! A run! But I always got back. thinking, woohoo, this is great!'

bugslet

lostinrates wrote: »

I am quite enjoying the winter games coverage. Winter games are more alien to me than lots of the summer ones, I don't ski or anything (I have a feeling I would excel at après ski, and would be up for that, the ski ing bit leves me , well, cold) I have a sledge and could ice skate a bit, build snow men, like snow and making angels. But its all fun to watch,


But, I don't really get curling. It looks like sweeping the yard in winter round feed bowls.

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That last bit had me:rotfl:. I don't care for track events, but the ski-ing and luge are far more entertaining and I have always loved the ice-skating.

I did wonder if at my advanced years I had left it to late to be a world or even a national champion at anything - seemed to be a toss up between crown green bowls or croquet:o.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

I hate muddy trainers, worse though is mud up your legs, or wet ankles and socks. BUT I still chose road running over tread mill when I had option because I liked my routes to have their landmarks. I didn't really want to monitor my heart usually, just my time. And I found treadmills boring. Now I am do used to the forum and tv I wonder of I'd be able to distract myself more like that? But I liked the fact if I hit 'that tree' by nine minutes I was starting well, and if I could do that hill before twenty five I was doing ok and so on.

I hated running. But I liked it too. Does that make sense? I never woke up and thought 'yay! A run! But I always got back. thinking, woohoo, this is great!'

New business solution would be to create runs on screens displayed in front of people on machines ... you can pick a pre-programmed run, or even upload your own local run that you'd captured on a head cam

Images move at the same pace as you're running.... but it's never dark and never rains

lostinrates

bugslet wrote: »

That last bit had me:rotfl:. I don't care for track events, but the ski-ing and luge are far more entertaining and I have always loved the ice-skating.

I did wonder if at my advanced years I had left it to late to be a world or even a national champion at anything - seemed to be a toss up between crown green bowls or croquet:o.

Hello , I've missed you! You ok?

I thought DH and I had a croquet set some where but I haven't found it. Its possible I gave it away . I 'd like it now. Well, not NOw but, now we are settled.

Lemon jelly is all about bowls .

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

New business solution would be to create runs on screens displayed in front of people on machines ... you can pick a pre-programmed run, or even upload your own local run that you'd captured on a head cam

Images move at the same pace as you're running.... but it's never dark and never rains

Wii have something a. It like that for running on the spot I think but its just not the same.

Also, road running when I was quite seriously fit and doing other sporty stuff I justified my PT coming with me every now and then and a massage