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@Alan Ambroseour solicitor is no longer practicing and is in I'll health ( husbands BIL ?) so don't feel I can approach him. He was abit eccentric and fell out with the other solicitor too! @Mr Punteri will post wording when I get home. We bought property with DPP already approved. Consisted of usual extension, garaging, upgrades ect but nothing detached, granny annex or anything that could be sold as a separate dwelling.

Feeling genuinely sick.....we bought our property with DPP and in the knowledge that there was an uplift clause. But in general terms is payment triggered once the work has started/ completed? Or does any obligation end when the 20yrs is up despite carrying out building works? There is a 20yr limit which is up this December. Why am I panicking now??? Since husband died recently I needed to get my ducks in a row and had completely forgotten about this major issue. I know Any retired solicitors on this forum!

There was barely enough water to paddle never mind swim 😀....would never attempt it in a carpeted room though! And I was much much faster than Gene Wilder!!

@marshianWe@marshian There's z bug di I can't delete your name. Anyway, both rads are heating up again!

@marshianWe@marshian Surface mounted pipes on ground floor. Pipes under floors on floor. I'm fairly confident I have the correct route by which everything heats up. Just have no idea why the two rads decided to stop working after months of trouble free heating.

Well, I did it! Saved 120 quid too. No leaks, dead easy.....thanks @marshian

That's what I thought the only other option was!! I'll think about it Thanks for the vid

Hi Do I have to drain the system to replace a valve on the tail or is there a workaround? Plumber asking for £120....is that reasonable?

Sorry to resurrect this thread but I need help again! System has been running perfectly since my last post but yesterday the 2 troublesome rads ( kitchen and study ) have suddenly stopped heating up, I've changed and touched nothing. The kitchen return valve has started to leak but that's it.....I'm exasperated....any ideas ?

@thetdog666 'plate heat exchanger blocked'.....is that expensive to fix. Just so I know if they coma back with that scenario

I've asked the question but no reply yet. What other tests should I asked them to try?

Hi Tenants have been in a week and flagged up the shower is running hot then cold and so on, pressure drop too. It's a combi boiler but not that old. Don't want to be ripped off by plumber so what could be the issue?

@dave1967 did you cure the problem? If so how? I'm baffled. I pulled the insulation away from the felt, cleared the moss from the roof.

Any idea what's causing this damp? There's a rafter directly above that's wet at the base and the chimney is behind. The work the roofer did hasn't cured it!! He gaurentees for 12 months

So a week or so on and everything is good with all the rads heating beautifully. ( not a minor achievement! ) I'm still miffed that I cannot shut off 5 rads in the rooms that are unused. I'm heating them unnecessarily and I'm desperate to save on bills. Even turning down the Trvs effects those I use. I'm sorry to keep bothering you kind patient bods but is there anything else left I can try??

Hi, I had a Baxi 400 boiler installed last year and wanted to install a Nest or similar to give me remote control over on and off. Baxi replied to my query.... 'You have what’s called a “heat only” boiler, which means that smart controllers are going to have limited functionality with this system. The reason for that is that heat only boilers only have 2 modes: on and off, and they don’t output data back to controller so it can monitor usage. So your boiler would still effectively just be using the room stat to monitor the temperature and would call for heat when the temperature fell below the set point. You’d be able to install smart controls, but you wouldn’t get the full benefit of the smart controller with the boiler you have now. With a heat only boiler and a hot water cylinder, it’s usually preferable to have a programmer that’s scheduled to come on at certain times to heat the cylinder and others to heat the property.' I know it says all I need to know but I thought they were the holy grail!

@MikeGrahamT21....There are so many products and much contradicting advice. I read the vinegar solution doesn't work? Anyway it's after the fact now haha. I didn't use bleach but a purpose made thing from amazon. Cleared the mould off really well

Hi, The mould came away easily when I cleaned it all off....(it was extensive). Its the zinzer that's caused a bigger problem than the mould. Stripping back isn't an option either as tenants due to move in soon.

Hi, I have just used that product but I have spot treated but large areas due to mould. Emulsion is Leyland trade; is that good or bad? I also used that zinzer over the fireplace where water has been trickling down but it hasn't stopped the damp coming through either....I'm perplexed, it shouldn't be this difficult!

Not an option to wallpaper as its a rental. I'm on my 3rd coat of emulsion and still the xinzer is showing through!! It's unbelievably bad! Even coated over the zinzer with zinzer stainblock but no difference. Won't be using that again

I must learn to ask more questions. Thanks guys

Up a ladder but it's a bungalow, mastic around joints where flashing goes into chimney brickwork, he was about half an hour. Little travel time and a perfect still sunny day....

Hi, A roofer re sealed the mortar lines on the lead flashing on the back chimney/roof of our rental bungalow He charged me £200. I knew in advance this was his price but I thought the job would be bigger than it was. I know this is after the fact but have I been had??

I wish i could swear on this forum! I prepped the mould with mould spray, rinsed and let dry for 48hrs. I then used Zinzer anti mould paint over the areas treated (extensive!) and let dry for 48hrs. Come to overpaint with trade emulsion and the zinzer is shining though...ALOT! Decorating is my nemesis and I have a 2 bed property to paint!! What have I done wrong.....see photo

@NickfromwalesI havnt been in the loft yet but there was massive ingress of ivy up there that has been removed, could that have caused damp?