Please tell me your success stories! Oh, and the mistakes you made & traps for the unwary ..
Big job move from north to south, and the eye-watering house prices in the south ... I've found what I think is a gem, and very affordable, although the building survey seemed to be saying "Don't buy this, you fool!"
There's nothing structurally amiss. It's a locally listed (poss Grade II according to the EA, but not according to the council listing) Georgian terrace townhouse, facing south with 4 good big bedrooms and the original attic usable also.
It's the current owner's family home, but they have done not a skerrick of maintenance on it. Which means that the staircase bannister rail is entirely original, but broken, the fireplaces are original but not in working order, and so on. No central heating, eeek.
I shall probably get an architect to oversee the whole thing, but I think I shall put central heating in straight away, as that will dry out the house, which it really needs.
So, tell me your war stories (and any recommendations of good tradespeople in the SW).
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