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Grizebeck Posts: 3,967 Forumite

11 March 2023 at 11:14AM

SuzeQStan said:

Grizebeck said:

My uncles house......

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/132320963

Will make a really lovely family home - dimension of the kitchen is fab - very unusual for this style of property they are normally galleys. And the bathroom is upstairs - onto a winner

Yes . My mum gave him that lino in the 1970s before i was born lol

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[Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie

11 March 2023 at 12:59PM

3 floors?

What is with new builds and tiny windows?

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Martico Posts: 1,228 Forumite

11 March 2023 at 1:12PM edited 24 January at 4:59PM

[Deleted User] said:

3 floors?

What is with new builds and tiny windows?

I've a theory (based on hunch alone) that it's the cheapest way to meet EPC regs

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SuzeQStan Posts: 1,973 Forumite

11 March 2023 at 1:15PM edited 24 January at 4:59PM

Martico said:

[Deleted User] said:

3 floors?

What is with new builds and tiny windows?

I've a theory (based on hunch alone) that it's the cheapest way to meet EPC regs

I thought it was to discourage thievery

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Ditzy_Mitzy Posts: 1,976 Forumite

11 March 2023 at 1:31PM edited 24 January at 4:59PM

[Deleted User] said:

3 floors?

What is with new builds and tiny windows?

A long running feud between the builder and his sister, a curtain maker, has resulted in him trying to bankrupt her by very contrived means.

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ProDave Posts: 3,785 Forumite

11 March 2023 at 2:30PM

So which one was the original and which one has been photoshopped?

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peter3hg Posts: 372 Forumite

11 March 2023 at 3:59PM

ProDave said:

So which one was the original and which one has been photoshopped?

The first one is the real one.
It is the side elevation of a block of flats. You can see a few of the same design here:
21 Dragon Rd
https://maps.app.goo.gl/P3n9f5jZQkUnEudv7

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Ocelot Posts: 677 Forumite

11 March 2023 at 4:32PM

Is the window tax coming back in?

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Looby_Lou Posts: 373 Forumite

11 March 2023 at 5:09PM

Not sure where to start!
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/129643376#/?channel=RES_BUY

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Martico Posts: 1,228 Forumite

11 March 2023 at 5:13PM

I love that. The space and feel and views - I'd probably adapt it for taste a bit, mind

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