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smallholdingsister's strivings
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You could get Gorgeous George on the case!June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!0
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So exciting but what a hell of a load of work you would be taking on!! Its a dream to do but I think the reality is harder than you could ever imagine.MFW 16 No 33
2016 OP Paid/Target 2063/£2063 (100%) COMPLETE
Mortgage Free - Apr 2016 -DONE!:j0 -
Nope. We are a team. We could do it.
Squalor...we can deal with it!
Yay to gorgeous ( but spoken for ) George.0 -
900 sq feet. Just over half the size of our house.
Rally today. DS up already so no more sleep for me!0 -
Massive insulation is probably a no brainer, heat pump could be good (but do your research on tech/installers, it's still relatively untested technology compared to some), solar panels also good, but keep an eye on developments re. Tory plans to kill FITs.0
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Good layout means that the space could be well utalised. I looked at some stunning plans when was thinking of building here that were small builds but offered more usable space in many ways than our large house.
Also not entirely sure but think if you re-build you can reclaim VAT whereas if you renovate you cannot which is why that is often a choice for some.Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became
In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!0 -
You are right about the VAT Watty. Seems a shame though. Its not listed but cute and dates from 1920s.
Ed I did know about the benefits being reduced for PV panels but its still free leccy right?! Well not free but YSWIM?
South facing house and barn roof...go for 10kw or do I mean MW and run an aga off it.0 -
Ooh. If it has been empty two years then VAT is only 5%. If it has been empty ten years then VAT is not payable.
It has been empty two years and maybe even ten.0 -
Blog updated. Its quiet in here.
You lot with lives...0 -
smallholdingsister wrote: »Not really in a position to offer but going to view inside next sat, if we can get any sense out of the agent. She told me there wasn't a house on the site - there is. And not to go into the yard with the horses - there are none.
How much do you reckon...roof, wire, replaster, 2 storey extension...at the moment the kitchen is a belfast sink and a rayburn.
It might be cheaper to knock it down and rebuild, but what a WASTE!
I have been researching rebuild/renovation costs.
Sounds like a potentially nice project.
Would you need to extend? If not, how big is the house currently?2018 totals:
Savings £11,200
Mortgage Overpayments £5,5000
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