seenmy
6539 posts since 17/6/06
10 Aug 2019 11:11
@rirawin as bill said its a big messy job, so just be prepared, I think its greatly improved the living space at my place especially the bedrooms in terms of usability and making the second bedroom a realistic double. but make sure you have in your budget money for fully redecorating, as moving several tons of bricks (that they will likely drop from the top floor down rather than carry) causes a lot of mess, re patching wood floors etc and re plastering walls. obviously if you are planning to do a total re decorate before you move in or you are planning to do the full loft conversion at the same time then the above is less relevant.
from my experience if I did it again I would wait till i could afford to do the lot, live with the house as it was first then move out and do it all in one go, as this would give you best value out of the works, doing it bit by bit is super disruptive and a lot more expensive
12 Aug 2019 10:23
anyone know a good price for a RICS valuation?
being quoted £600 +VAT.
London based.
12 Aug 2019 11:07
Just the valuation or the whole survey?
I was quoted 150 Inc vat on top of a 900 quid survey.
Seems very expensive for just a valuation unless London prices are completely bananas or its a palace.
12 Aug 2019 11:59
Is that RICS for a Home Buyers report (survey and valuation)? If so I paid £525 + Vat in Bath.
If I wanted a full building survey it would have been £1000 + Vat. The surveyor I went with strongly recommended I just went for the Home Buyers report, as that what he did for 99% of the properties in the area.
12 Aug 2019 13:17
Just a valuation.
12 Aug 2019 18:49
MrW wrote: themistake wrote: anyone know a good price for a RICS valuation?
being quoted £600 +VAT.
London based.
Paid £940 incl VAT for full building survey & valuation with these people just over 18 months ago.
https://www.whitehorsesurveyors.co.uk/ cheers. £455 with them. Dunno if this is including VAT.
stoney
17440 posts since 22/1/05
13 Aug 2019 19:36
Depends on purchase price. For a 700k house my charge normally 250 mortgage Val, 700 homebuyers and building survey 1500 cause I hate them.
My chain is under pressure and I’m thinking of braking it to keep the buyer. Normally I’d take a short temnketmbut thinking about Airbnb presumable you can take these for a month or 2 ? Not used them before and seems like a way of keeping flexibility and avoiding agents fees
13 Aug 2019 21:08
Can anyone recommend a good painter and decorator in London? Looking to have someone come and paint a one bed flat.
14 Aug 2019 10:11
stoney wrote: Depends on purchase price. For a 700k house my charge normally 250 mortgage Val, 700 homebuyers and building survey 1500 cause I hate them.
So your price is £250?
Can I get a stoney Valuation please?
MLI
4621 posts since 6/10/09
16 Aug 2019 08:11
This thread should be renamed "Mummy and Daddy helped me buy property now I think I'm a baller like Nigo.."
MLI
4621 posts since 6/10/09
16 Aug 2019 10:11
How does Seenmy go from a bedsit to thousands in books, clothes and a tricked out house with everything custom and refurbished sprockets furniture? Being a stylist? Uh yeah.. he got help from parental units no doubt.
Rirawin, same.
