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How much would it cost to completely redo this house?

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VivienneGlee · 16/08/2024 15:53

Ball park obviously.

Dh and I are relocating further North. Disappointed with what is out there. Dh promised me a larger house but we’re not really looking at that much of an upgrade in reality.

Never thought I would be open to a project but am now considering.

Very roughly - how much do you reckon it would cost to redo this house.

I’ve come up with £200k based on nothing.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146908985#/media?id=media0&ref=photoCollage&channel=RES_BUY

I would put the kitchen and bathrooms on 0% finance

Check out this 5 bedroom house for sale on Rightmove

5 bedroom house for sale in Willes Road, Leamington Spa, CV31 for £900,000. Marketed by Crabb Curtis Property Services, Leamington Spa

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146908985#/media?id=media0&ref=photoCollage&channel=RES_BUY

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VivienneGlee · 16/08/2024 17:16

NAndJIsLockingDown · 16/08/2024 17:08

Leamington's a dump, wouldn't recommend.

Oh really? We lived in Warwick city centre for 6 months and visited Leamington a few times for dinner. I really liked it.

What makes it a dump in your opinion?

My definition of dump is probably affected by the fact we live in a very trendy but very ugly (to me) part of London.

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Ifitaintgotnoswing · 16/08/2024 17:14

Haha
if my mum was buying the budget would start at £400k and end up being £600k+

Its listed - if windows needed doing that could be £50k+++ No cheap upvc 10 windows for a tenner type outfits
new roof if needed £50k easily
realistically I'd say £300k minimum assuming no horror stories and £450k for an amazing house, again assuming no horror stories.

KreedKafer · 16/08/2024 17:09

What an amazing house! Just gorgeous.

As others have said - the fact that it's listed is going to make it way, way more expensive to renovate than another property of that size, and you will also have much less choice over the work you do. There are some changes that you might want to make but wouldn't actually be allowed to.

NAndJIsLockingDown · 16/08/2024 17:08

Leamington's a dump, wouldn't recommend.

Scottishgirl85 · 16/08/2024 16:59

£400k easily if you're not doing any of it yourselves (and potentially more if roof needs doing). That's a money pit, it's the kind of house where you couldn't just stick in cheap kitchens and bathrooms and flooring. Everything would warrant glorious detail and high quality finish. It would be utterly stunning once done.

ItsAlrightDarling · 16/08/2024 16:58

Leamington Spa may be north of you but it’s also a pretty expensive town and not somewhere you’d really look at if cheap housing is your goal! Lovely house though, I live 5 mins away 😉. It looks like an absolute money pit to me

WhatMe123 · 16/08/2024 16:58

In my experience projects like that always take more cash than what you initially thought as there's always hidden gems waiting for you like rotten floor joists etc 🤦🏻‍♀️

Wheresmytrainers · 16/08/2024 16:58

It's absolutely beautiful so I can see why you love it. However there are definite red flags. The listing could be a problem, ( have renovated a Grade II property in the past) and planning/conservation will be very careful about what you do. I am guessing it will need a full rewire and re plumb as a minimum. Then there's the roof... if that's not sound it will cost a small fortune. Heating a place that size will be very expensive but there may be ways to put something environmentally friendly in place, (not necessarily any cheaper at the offset though). Cosmetically I am sure a lot of that could be done without professional involvement. I would say that £200k is not a bad guess but any hidden issues could send the costs soaring. Gorgeous place though and could be amazing 😍

Flossyts · 16/08/2024 16:57

VivienneGlee · 16/08/2024 16:09

In my defence I said further north which is accurate!

Okay those numbers aren’t terrifying. But like you said there could be all manner of problems not discernible to the eye.

Shame. Lucky sod who ends up living there.

Edited

Sorry- didn’t see the listed part. £££ is anyone’s guess- blank cheque time I’m afraid

Mosaic123 · 16/08/2024 16:55

I'd want to have £500k to hand to do it properly.

It's absolutely wonderful (or could be) but just think of the heating bills? It would cost a ton to run day to day plus you'd probably need a cleaner.

Rainydayinlondon · 16/08/2024 16:55

Can’t really see what needs doing… it looks wonderful!

IncompleteSenten · 16/08/2024 16:53

VivienneGlee · 16/08/2024 16:24

What is a James’ Tower. Google came up with nothing

It looks like a fancy shed they had built at some point.

MrsMoastyToasty · 16/08/2024 16:51

I don't know anything about the house or area but who has edited the photos? They all look like paintings.

noideabutstilltrying · 16/08/2024 16:49

If you were to get a good survey to find the problems with the property.

You'd also be working with an emptier house than it is now.

You would need to check for tree preservation orders before tackling the garden.

I would budget £300,000.

The listing is an issue when it comes to replacing doors and windows and if the roof needs work.

ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 16/08/2024 16:47

I didn’t bother getting past the double yellow lines outside.

Busy road, no parking. No way.

Onehappymam · 16/08/2024 16:45

@Digimoor has nailed it.

You could throw £500K at that easily.

We’re in a B listed house (Scotland), renovating a 4 bed Victorian semi. We’ve spent £200K and it’s still not finished… We budgeted for half that. I dread to think what the final cost will be. We’re mortgaged to the hilt and desperately scrimping and saving every month. Everything has to be traditional materials and finding workmen who are qualified to do this is both time consuming and costly. This is our 3rd reno, so we’re experienced, but costs have skyrocketed in the last 5 years.

It has sucked the life out of us!

Growlybear83 · 16/08/2024 16:42

What a magnificent house. I would jump at it. It looks to be perfectly habitable, so could you not renovate it gradually? You could do a huge amount of the work yourself and just use builders for major work.

YourSpleenIsDamp · 16/08/2024 16:25

Just laughing at the floor plan - apparently you can't go into (or out of!) bedroom four 😂

VivienneGlee · 16/08/2024 16:24

What is a James’ Tower. Google came up with nothing

How much would it cost to completely redo this house?
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LuckysDadsHat · 16/08/2024 16:22

As its a listed building I would say 3-400k for a good finish. It is going to take tens and tens of skips to just clear out the house and the garden.

user1471538283 · 16/08/2024 16:22

It's beautiful and as long as the electrics, roof and plumbing is up to standard it may not be too bad. But once you add listed onto it that's not good.

I once lived in a listed cottage and everything had to be approved and everything was bespoke and cost a fortune. Really simple things like windows were three times the price, had to be wood, had to be bespoke, had to be installed by artisans.

Digimoor · 16/08/2024 16:18

It's listed, it's ugly, the tree at the front needs to go, basement looks damp, various dodgy looking cracks in wall/ceilings
The pond and the outbuilding look like death traps
It's been for sale since April and they have only dropped the price by 10%
I think you could easily spend £300-500K doing it up

VivienneGlee · 16/08/2024 16:18

TomatoSandwiches · 16/08/2024 16:11

It's a grade two listed building, it's not as simple as popping in a Howdens kitchen via their regular fitters, you'd need the grounds sorted first, special permissions for nearly every remedial piece of work, a specialist architect, specialist suppliers for products... some likely to be sourced internationally.

It's blank cheque work and best part of 2 years work there.

Oh never readied there were specialist suppliers needed for grade II property. Yikes

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RomComPhooey · 16/08/2024 16:18

I’d be checking whether it floods. Jephson gardens nearby flood when the river breaks its banks.

www.warwickshireworld.com/news/people/in-pictures-floods-sweep-across-the-warwick-district-in-the-wake-of-storm-henk-4466381

TomatoSandwiches · 16/08/2024 16:11

It's a grade two listed building, it's not as simple as popping in a Howdens kitchen via their regular fitters, you'd need the grounds sorted first, special permissions for nearly every remedial piece of work, a specialist architect, specialist suppliers for products... some likely to be sourced internationally.

It's blank cheque work and best part of 2 years work there.