Dave Jones

cant do that it would bankrupt too many people also the banks would never put up with it. imagine them repossing a place then having to drop 50k on it to pass an EPC before putting it up for auction. No chance. Better way is through the mortgage market, no new loans from 2040 onwards for anything EPC E or below. Doesnt stop cash buyers and there is plenty of notice. A heck of a lot of homes will become worthless overnight (cheaper to demolish than upgrade) so will have to be done sensibly.

plaster in downlights look good. zero bezel.

dont forget to compare apples with apples. The new regs are much more stringent and costly. building on old regs was much cheaper.

https://domadeco.co.uk/realizations/aluminium-doors

id reject those.

yep completely idiotic. Main source of heat in these old homes is burning coal. Perverse the government is preventing the owners from switching to a more green solution.

we have a g2 listed BTL, cant even put in double glazing. whole thing is a farce.

first talk to an accountant not a forum for tax advice. 20k gift, declare it and pay the roughly £3k tax depending on your tax bracket. Get permission build and complete, move in. its now your primary residence and exempt from capital gains. sell/rent old house also exempt from capital gains. dont pay the tax now and maybe the tax man can come after you in future for a share which will be much more than a couple grand now.

just take the free plastic replacement and fit an accumulator, its what we are doing.

does it not need a pump ?

it will be fine.

recommend any particular brand or make ?

probably get it cheaper from timbuktoo. seriously, there is no metal bashing firms close to you who cant do half hours welding for 100 quid ?

dig down as far as you need to get 300mm of XPS, conc in around the pillars at same time. IT just shows the utter madness of the system, they actually want to prevent you insulating below ground because it will effect who exactly ? No one. Just a rule on a pieve of paper somewhere written by a faceless unsackable cretin. Can see why the french shot en mass thousands of the ones in charge.

will pay a visit to their showroom for a look see i think.

anyone used https://www.doorsofdistinction.co.uk/ ? prices seem good.

im a fan of the cast iron spindles as well.

whats the stairbox price ?

yep.

letter prior to action against the Qualified architect designed it. See if any of your insurances have some legals with them.

rads.

just put a cheap fire door in to pass regs then swop it out after.

there's a price limit for every location. if the location doesn't increase the price the size has to come down to make the maths work. 300m2 is very very niche size.

same, don't forget to add dishwasher, sink and a toilet being flushed to get worse case. I'm doing a min of 3 cylinders (will keep adding them until we dont run out of hot water) and a buffer. Making sure the plumber runs separate runs to every bathroom etc.

place is too good for the location.