MikeGrahamT21

Ahh yeah that makes sense. Will see what land registry's response is and take it from there i guess, and crack on with probate as we need it anyway. Thanks for your replies, and hopefully will help someone else out in future too!

Yeah it was done around 3months following her death, so its around 8 years in total since it was varied. I've just had a look at the title deed which the solicitor sent us, and to be honest there are no proportions listed, we are simply all named under Title Absolute, point 1, with both names and address. If this means that it is equally split then maybe that simplifies the process I think the rent free bit may have been done in a different way... No disposition by a sole proprietor, so no one person can sell, unless authorised by a court it states. So i guess the authorised by a court would be probate?

Indeed ratio was 50:25:25 with an exception that Dad could live there rent free, til the end of his life. All i've done so far is send this form (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/deceased-joint-proprietor-djp) along with a copy of the Death certificate (which they've since returned) to the land registry, and awaiting next steps, so it sounds like i'll need to do the Assent as a next step. Both me and my brother are executors to the estate. I've ran everything through the IHT calculator on the gov website, and it states nothing is due. No we didn't do any declarations of trust as part of it, a solicitor just did a variation of the will of my mother. Looking at the Assent form, thats getting a bit beyond my knowledge, so we will have to involve a solicitor in that to fill it out for us, but it does suggest that Probate needs to be completed before you can do it, so I'll ensure that gets submitted ASAP The will is a real simple one, basically everything that was Dads, goes to me and brother 50/50 split, but yes you are right, it was 50:25:25. Good to know we can at least get the ball rolling on that front whilst the legals go through in the background, this was the main thing I needed to know to start off with.

Hi, Tried searching the web for an answer to this one and can't find anything relevant, but it must have happened previously. When my Mum died 8 years ago, me and Dad varied her will to put her half of the property in mine and my brothers name, leaving the remaining 50% in my dads name, all three of us are named on the title deeds at Land Registry. Dad died around a month ago, and since then i've sent the land registry form off to have his name removed from the title deeds, leaving just me and my brother as owners. My question is, at this point are we legally allowed to put it on the market for sale, or do we need to wait for probate to come through? Dads 50% has been included in the IHT calculation, for which we are not liable. Hoping someone has come across this before... Cheers Mike

always printed side to where you want the moisture to go, think of how it’s used on a roof

A few bits which i'm not quite sure I'd agree with here... Marmox is in no way strong enough to go on top of the joists and under the chipboard/OSB layer, it would get crushed in the areas of contact, once a lot of weight is put on the floor. You would have to put this layer on top of chipboard/OSB layer and either top with 10mm self leveller compound if you are to use carpet, or by using a wood flooring/engineered wood/LVT/Laminate, and use a thin 2mm EPS under the solid flooring to prevent it touching the rough cement layer on the Marmox. I'm using Marmox under underfloor heating in bathroom, and me just kneeling on it has left a few dents, so it definitely needs something else to spread load. No, do not use Marmox for this purpose, it is only XPS insulation sandwiched between two 1mm reinforced cement layers, it is not designed for point loads such as sitting on joists, and needs to be fully supported. You need to use specific tape which is 'plaster-in', such as https://www.airstop.co.uk/product-page/airstop-flex-fee You will need a primer to put on the block/brick work first, and then tape your membrane down with this style tape. You are then ready to plaster in. Most primers are paint on, however I have just discovered Tescon's SPrimer, which is spray primer, though i've yet to use it so can't comment on how good/bad it is.

yeah replacement is definitely on the cards, especially while the old bathroom floor is up. I replaced all of the TRVs when I redid the heating pipes and installed the manifold, which would have been maybe 2016? Not lasted very long, others all seem OK touch wood. I’ll bet your accident wasn’t a laughing matter at the time but was afterwards, done similar things myself and had to chuckle later down the line

😂 yeah I’d rather not have my very own black water feature in the living room. I did start undoing the plastic one a couple of weeks back and nothing happened but I chickened out and did it back up again. What happened to you?

Hi, one of my TRVs is leaking, only slightly but had to keep some kitchen roll around it to stop it going anywhere like the carpet. water is coming out of the pin and there appears to be two nuts, one plastic and one brass. would I be right assuming that if I remove either one of these pressurised water will escape? is it likely a repair (I’m thinking it probably just needs some PTFE tape on it) would be effective or would it be easier just changing the valve entirely? cheers Mike

Don't replace based on aesthetics, thats an awful waste in an already wasteful world. When they're on the roof you don't really see them anyway unless you specifically look.

Someone comes out to view the system physically, including the meter once every 2 years, guy came here about 2 weeks back

As above, the licensee is allowed to interpret the rules in their own way, i've been through all this before between ofgem and british gas, and ofgem specifically told me that their guidance is open to interpretation and not enforced as such. This is the current guidance to licensees: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2024-04/FIT Guidance for Licensed Electricity Suppliers V17.pdf However, this is what i got from Ofgem: The decision ultimately lies with the FIT Licensee in accordance with this guidance.

The licensee is Octopus in your case. im not sure how they pro-rata the payments for generation, but it must be some standard equation they apply. I know these rules did get updated recently to account for failing equipment etc. the important thing here is the rated capacity, if you swap out current panels with brand new ones totalling up to the same capacity then in theory nothing should change and you’ll get paid for everything you generate, in theory, but it’s all a bit of a grey area and you’ll find that ofgem has one set of rules, and your licensee is allowed to interpret them in their own way so could be quite different. the change of equipment I believe has to be approved by both ofgem and the licensee so you should be able to find out what changes if any before placing any orders.

From memory the new one was from the economy range and the existing one on the inner leaf is absolutely huge, so if that’s the case then both will be min 30mins. @nod What kind of mesh will I need for the job? Expanded metal? Thanks Mike

As title really, I’m used to steel lintels requiring additional protection in the form of plasterboard, but do concrete lintels need the same or can I just go straight in with bonding coat? Thanks!

Looks like your missing the cill, but outside pic will confirm

Please post some photos of the installation and where the water leaks, will help us try and figure out whats happening

Thank you, he looks to be suffering greatly at the moment, 1st bowel cancer around 17 years ago, which recurred another 3 times, now has a stoma but it’s spread to a kidney and he’s lymphoma too, horrible to see, he didn’t even have the energy to talk to me other day when I was visiting 😞 he’s done so so well bless him. I’ve got him to thank for my interest in DIY and building, he was a builder back in the day before the cancer got him

Life can be absolutely brutal at times, be kind to yourself and take things at your own pace. Hope the job hunt has proved successful for you? I’ve been on with my renovations for approx 16 years now, have always found it helpful to have something positive to focus my energy on, and in that time I’ve lost my mum, my wife and currently my dad is very ill in hospital with terminal cancer; I’ve often forgotten to be kind to myself along the way. Sending best wishes

Thanks to the relatively mild weather this winter i decided to start chipping away at the bathroom project, which is being extended into part of the extension which was finished over a year ago. This gave me the opportunity to install the bath, sink and toilet in the new bit, at which time I’d totally disconnected the old bathroom allowing me to strip it out and that’s worked really well for my as I struggle to do more than 4hours in a single day so I could keep doing a bit and stopping when I’d had enough. didn’t fancy tackling the ceiling for plastering in the new bit so got a pro in to do this bit for me, all done in a couple of hours which was nice. and made the most of the space and got the painting done after putting a layer of 10mm marmox board down ready to accept the underfloor heating mat Next job was to start making a frame to hold the toilet frame and the sink and cabinet Decided on making my own cabinet rather than paying silly money for an MFC one, got pine furniture boards, a pocket hole jig and a new router and came out with this which I’m pretty happy with that all got painted and the sink installed, wall mounted tap and the wet room panels that I’m using both for this and for the walk in shower area all installed. got to work cutting the OSB backing and wet room panel for the toilet in prep for the final big push to disconnect the old and commission the new, that was a hard days work! And then bath and toilet all installed once the shower area is complete the bath will be disconnected again to lay the underfloor heating, self leveller and the flooring before being put back in place, and eventually building the wall and plastering it. Made a start on stripping the old bathroom out Next job is to patch up the loft insulation where the old spotlights were, new wiring in place for a single light fitting this time, airtight membrane adhered to the walls and then battens before reboarding it ready for plastering. Floor is coming up also to be replaced with 22mm chipboard to match new bit.

That leakage has improved even further since, why I’m not quite sure as the firmware is still the same, but my power curve now looks like this on a daily basis: Having not needed to charge from the grid so far this month, from 1st to 12th I’ve only imported 1.38kWh, and the majority of that will have been small spikes over the max output of the inverter, which are few and far between but can happen on a real dark day which we’ve had quite a few of lately. Estimated cost is £0.33 for import so far this month (exc standing charges) and I’ve been paid almost £10 for my export to the grid. Gas usage is slightly elevated this year due to the old bathroom being ripped out and rather cold air coming up from under the floor, which stands around £6 exc standing charges, so I’m in a small profit so far this April

Have a look at my blog, as i'm doing the same kinda stuff, might be helpful for you:

So for the purpose of the solar, the additional amount of space which will come available on the south side will be fairly limited as you said. Depending on cost of G99 in your area will likely be the deciding factor for you, but since the panels are fairly cheap these days, you'd probably be better buying enough to do the entire roof including the new bit, and then adding them on when the roof area comes available, having to amend an existing install will have its additional costs however, so it would be worth finding out how much that might be to weigh up your decision.

I believe you can have more than the 3.68kWp in panels, but still remain on a standard under 16A circuit, you'll lose out on the peak power available via panels, but get more year round, though i'm not 100% certain on that one

Northern Power Grid is anything from £650 up to £10k (ex VAT) for low voltage G99