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M2RTY

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24th Oct 07 at 19:15

nowt under the floor as it had non!

Tom

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24th Oct 07 at 19:46

Interestin g post

good buy if it turns out well doing it all for right price etc

GT4Brody

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25th Oct 07 at 10:57

quote:
Originally posted by M2RTY
bare in mind it will cost 20k (30k upper limit) to sort out and funish

have spent almost that doing my house up and its probaly worth 100k more than when i bough it, which is 30% increase ( a lot of hard work too).

All worth it in the end though!

M2RTY

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26th Oct 07 at 18:13

old window smashed out, coal shed door removed

front door unpacked ready to go on tomorrow

security lights on order

Gregor

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27th Oct 07 at 12:24

Photos ?

VegasPhil

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27th Oct 07 at 19:58

Does it have Power and Water?

It looks really eerie as it was in your first photos. Really strange - Almost like a Reposession!!

Would be interesting to get the search from the land registry on that property and have a look at when the last registered owner was. Also take a look on nethouseprices.com to see if the house number has changed hands in recent years.

You don't need windows and stuff to get a property mortageable. You need one toilet, one sink, a kitchen sink, one worktop/unit to be used as a worktop etc and a cooker point. A lender will then be interested in the property. Have you considered having a private survey done on it? It will be done by the lender if you do get a mortgage anyway.

Either way looks VERY much like a reposession (although it isn't)!! Kind of strange! I'll lok forward to seeing some more project updates. Looks like a very interesting buy!!

[Edited on 27-10-2007 by VegasPhil]

Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold

M2RTY

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27th Oct 07 at 20:44

cheers phil, pretty much confirmed what needs doing to it

got the new front door on it today and window will be going in Monday (as there is no glass in the side one)

smashed into the coal house to find more crap in htere (about 2 foot deep in car parts lol)

also need to take plaster off the stairs as its pretty bad. Stripped a lot of wallpaper off in the kitchen too

bought security light for outside and getting a HOMEEASY ULTIMATE smart home kit to control lights/tv/heating and door locks from my remte control

has not changed hands in about 15 years, I know they guy who lived there since he bought it and moved out

M2RTY

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28th Oct 07 at 19:59

window smashed out totally now

new door fitted

new wall built up between window and door

smashed plaster off staircase

90% wallpaper gone

ceiling tiles gone

big security light installed, small one next to door awaiting wires to be connected

garden started to be killed off

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30th Oct 07 at 14:20

Was there anymore radio controlled model stuff in there? Cos you could probably get some money for that on Ebay

M2RTY

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30th Oct 07 at 21:25

loaaaads!

M2RTY

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30th Oct 07 at 21:26

new window in now

M2RTY

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30th Oct 07 at 21:33

kitchen emptied:....

4.8 metres..........lol........had to come back for 8*4 sheets

kitchen floor going down:

walls going in:

all gone...

new door and window in...

[Edited on 30-10-2007 by M2RTY]

M2RTY

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1st Nov 07 at 19:51

saw another financial advisor tonight

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2nd Nov 07 at 11:50

So whats the plan here Martin?
Has the fella told you he is willing to sell to you? Have you discussed a price?
Surely you must have had a money conversation with him at some point.

reminds me of a house locally that is owned by some taxi driver. It has been empty for years, and he ocassionaly pops by at 2-3am to pick up post and add to the piles and piles of random shit that is stacked floor to ceiling. There are no services into the house and is at best a very very severe health hazard.
I paid the land registry to find out about the owner, and even tracked him down colombo style, but he refuses to sell

Good luck, interesting thread.

M2RTY

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2nd Nov 07 at 20:53

contract signed between him and I for £XXX on the understanding that I need to spend a bit of time to put the kitchen in to make it habitable

kitchen should be wired/plastered in a week or 2 then pop a sink in and I am ready to go

window and door did not need to be done, but make it look better and might increase value slightly

M2RTY

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3rd Nov 07 at 23:11

half of kitchen ceiling removed

more plasterboard bought

plasterboard for stairs ready to go on

false wall built behind window to level it off

fired all the wood in garden

M2RTY

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4th Nov 07 at 18:28

under stairs plasterboarded, wires all gone from the mess that was left coming out of the dissy board, gas and electric boxes moved under stairs, one side of stairs plasterboarded, wallpaper gone from landing

busy day

linz

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5th Nov 07 at 13:51

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Ian,

went to HSBC today and they say as long as it has running water I am OK (but their mortgages are crap)

went to Darlington BS and arranged for a meeting on Wednesday next week

Only thing I still need to to sort a price out with the seller

70k I am sticking to

Can i just ask martyn, where else did you go in darlington? and who was the best for you? as i need to start getting some advice and not sure who/where to start?

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6th Nov 07 at 13:47

Am I missing something but I thought you'd already bought the place?

I would have finalised the purchase price (legally in writing) with him before I had started to even think about getting it suitable for a mortgage.

Whats to stop him from naming his price once the place has been done up and he realises its potential?

M2RTY

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6th Nov 07 at 20:07

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Am I missing something but I thought you'd already bought the place?

I would have finalised the purchase price (legally in writing) with him before I had started to even think about getting it suitable for a mortgage.

Whats to stop him from naming his price once the place has been done up and he realises its potential?

price has been negotiated, contract signed to say it will be bought

M2RTY

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6th Nov 07 at 20:09

quote:
Originally posted by linz

quote:
Originally posted by M2RTY
Ian,

went to HSBC today and they say as long as it has running water I am OK (but their mortgages are crap)

went to Darlington BS and arranged for a meeting on Wednesday next week

Only thing I still need to to sort a price out with the seller

70k I am sticking to

Can i just ask martyn, where else did you go in darlington? and who was the best for you? as i need to start getting some advice and not sure who/where to start?

to be honest there is not much in darlington, I went to the place in cockerton and spoke to my dads financial advisor too who both sorted out some good deals

M2RTY

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6th Nov 07 at 20:41

bought full kitchen for it today, got oven etc too

smashed ceiling down in kitchen last night

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7th Nov 07 at 11:50

quote:
Originally posted by M2RTY

quote:
Originally posted by Alex.S
Am I missing something but I thought you'd already bought the place?

I would have finalised the purchase price (legally in writing) with him before I had started to even think about getting it suitable for a mortgage.

Whats to stop him from naming his price once the place has been done up and he realises its potential?

price has been negotiated, contract signed to say it will be bought

Fair play. Being flexible has got you a good buy by the looks of it

M2RTY

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27th Nov 07 at 12:37

1/4 od the new ceiling is up,

kitchen fully rewired, all new water and gas pipes installed

new boiler/pump etc fitted - now have hot and cold running water and 2 hot radiators!

joists finally leveled off 100% perfect, and an tunnel under the supporting wall has been created so we can go through the trapdoor under stairs and gain access to anywhere under the house

new large kitchen window on order, new lights bought, suite for front room bought and a load of other stuff.

glad to see stuff actually getting put IN instead of being removed!

oh and strimmed half the garden back

M2RTY

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3rd Dec 07 at 18:56

more crap now done...