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What do you think f this house?

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Aquabi · 28/02/2025 14:26

How much would it cost to gut and redo to a decent standard?

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/155448731#/media?id=media5&channel=RESBUY

with a bit of tlc it could be special. I’m picturing the climbing roses already. The newly designed plans seem prohibitively expensive though.

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Aquabi · 28/02/2025 14:43

The house is already at the top of the budget. It’s in my dream location. I was hoping it would be £100k ish to do up cause very maybe we could stretch to that

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PoppyP19 · 28/02/2025 14:42

That is entirely dependent on your taste, what you want to do to it and how much you’ll rely on trades but I would budget £300-400k.

CrescentMoonLanding · 28/02/2025 14:39

Beautiful but the state of it inside!

Annettecurtaintwitcher · 28/02/2025 14:38

250k to 500k depending on how many structural issues there are. Full survey required!

Shoemadlady · 28/02/2025 14:38

It depends on what work you want to do? If you're talking about mocking down walls.....are they internal or load bearing? Will you need steels? New kitchen? What spec? New bathroom? What spec? It's like asking how long is a piece of string.

Amba1998 · 28/02/2025 14:37

£200k at least

Bignanna · 28/02/2025 14:37

Could be fantastic if you’re wealthy enough to pay for all the work it needs, but it’s in the wrong place, I’d be worried about it being on the corner.,

Heronwatcher · 28/02/2025 14:37

What do you want to do with it? All depends on that. Also does it need new windows, roof, damp proof, heating, electrics, septic tank or drains?. And would you want to do everything that’s in the planning permission mentioned (that seems to cover outbuildings etc too).

I think if you’re working with what’s there between £1-200,000. If you’re knocking walks down, moving things round and sorting the outbuildings at least £300,000.

It is a beautiful house but it’s not going to be cheap and I think you could potentially exceed the ceiling price if you’re not careful (if you care about that sort of thing).

Limth · 28/02/2025 14:33

What an absolutely stunning house.

I'd give myself at least £300K to renovate that. At least. But you could spend an infinite amount on it.

It needs absolutely everything doing and that's before you factor in the cost of hidden nasties that you can't see in the pictures that a survey would show up.

heldinadream · 28/02/2025 14:31

I'm no expert but I'd be surprised if you spent less than 300 grand doing that up, and you could spend a lot more. What's your budget? That is a total project really, it needs the whole caboodle.