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Building your own home

My husband and I have a wonderful house but we now need somewhere bigger. The builder who built our house 4 years ago is a small independent developer and not one of the big nationwide homebuilders....

themalster

How much do driveways increase house values?

My wife and I are looking at selling our home, and we are planning to put a driveway to the front of the house. Is there a standard percentage increase in the house value added by a drive? It will...

Ric.ror

Central Heating and air conditioning

I am about to have central heating fitted to my house and I wondered if there was some kind of air conditioning system that could be fitted as well - not the large units that you can get from the...

langara

LPG

Surely someone uses bottled gas. Thanks

Ric.ror

Gas Board repairs

My elderly mothers water is not heating up due, I supect to the boiler not firing up as it is not in use for her heating at the moment. How much do you think British Gas will charge to call out and...

bluebird34

Garden Fences

I own the fence between my neighbour's house and mine. He has suggested that it needs painting and i am aware that it does, but am i responsible for painting his side, because the way he said it I...

sas200

woodland for sale

How much do you think an acre of woodland should cost in rural gloucestershire, its overgrown & neglected. Thanks

Animals4me

buiders in Powys

Can anyone tell me where to look to find private small building firms who are building new bungalows in powys,Wales.Looked at usaul sites for new homes but can't find listing /directory for this. Many...

sas200

buying a piece of woodland

Pimpernel

repossession - tenant's side

Hello, I have been renting a flat for over a year. The building previously consisted of offices, which had been/still are to be converted into small flats. There were numerous problems from day 1:...

babyface29

Ending a Tenancy agreement

Hi, I need some help please... I agreed an assured shorthold tenancy agreement on 31/03/2008 for a period of 6 months, ending 29/09/2008, after this period, every 6 months we have received a new...

slp0210

property access

i need help!!! i moved into my brand new persimmon house 31 months ago only to recently find out that the pipe work and drainage in my culdesac is wrong and they can't sign it over to the water board...

fordadrian

extending above garage

hi i live in a linked detached property where the garage is attached to the house next door, will it be possible for me to build above my garage, if so are there any financial implications which would...

judyjohn

My neighbour has just had her 70 foot tree cutback to 5 foot. She has left all the roots in so basically the roots and tree are still alive. Will the tree continue to grow or will it die. I am worried...

jen19

Who should replace the fence?

My neighbour has taken down his shed which was also part of the fence - who should now replace it?

Stevie13

Dogs Trespassing ?

We recently moved into a house and on several occassions the next door neighbours dog has managed to get into our garden, as the dividing fence is in need of repair. I do not know who is responsible...

guernseyman

Galvanised angle trims

on the corners of my outside walls have rusted and are discolouring the paintwork. I am hoping to re-paint the walls this year but don't want the rust to be showing through shortly after. Does anyone...

hazelb

Which side is my boundary

Which side of my property is my boundary On my title deeds i have the letter 'T' on the left hand side as you look from the front of the property so i think that this is the side that we are...