Hello I am just wondering if anyone has experience of selling their house without using an estate agent. 01) Is it difficult 02) Would you do it again 03) Do you have any tips for someone doing it for...
our next door neighbours have dug a trench the length of their garden, put drainage pipe & thinish blue cable in, then covered it up..the cable then sticks up above the ground at the end of the...
Hi folks, we are thinking about extending our kitchen into the back garden, to give us some more space. But this is only in our heads at the moment, no firm plans. Will we need to seek planning...
I found an almighty hole in my late mum's roof, insurance sent surveyor but wouldn't cover said roof had come to the end of its life. 82 years old. I got in touch with 7 roofers none of them mentioned...
Is there any way to clean grey pebbledash on outside of a bungalow without damaging it..after winter there are some green patches on & other places where it looks patchy & uneven...
My son and his fiancee viewed a house, made an offer and it was accepted. They have since seen another one which is the same price but with a lot less work needing to be done. Can they make an offer...
I've some inheritance which I'd like to invest in a London flat. My husband and I both work in London and commute every day. We would keep our home and use the flat as a weekday stopover. My husband...
Landing window on gable end wall leaks in at top seems only when we get wind and rain together had gable end pointed and water sealed still rains in above window...
As it is potential buyers might see it only as a project. Decorated, with cheap carpets fitted , the garden tídied, and maybe a new bathroom suite, potential buyers might see it as somewhere they...
My husband and I own our home. We've paid our mortgage off. We have some inheritance money with which we wish to buy a second home (to live in, not to let, at this stage). Can I remove myself from the...
About four months ago we had our un-used conservatory taken down and replaced with a brick built extension with toilet. When the wall was taken down between the kitchen and extension there was a...
Under what circumstances would a piece of British made jewellery not be hallmarked? I have a vague recollection of a commissioned piece not requiring a hallmark unless I paid for it to be sent to the...
Hello, Would I need planning permission to put an additional window into my property. I live in a small bungalow in a cul de sac, my nearest neighbour is 6 metres from my property so would I need...
Can anyone tell me what type of batteries I need for the back up pack in a riser-recliner chair, I bought the chair from a charity shop and don't know the make of it, it works fine on electric but...
I was just looking on google earth at the area I grew up and noticed a newly built house below number 2. with odd numbers opposite, what number could this house have been given by the council or...
he has now started erecting a large shed like building on the land he has gained. my question is should i ask the council if this is legal as there are no planning applications for this or for the...
When my wife died in 1997 I was the sole beneficiary but I signed a Deed of Variation in favour of my two daughters ( at the time that was the advise to minimise inheritance tax then or when I died )...