Hi there,
We are preparing to sell our Victorian maisonette to get a bigger house. It is a lovely little place, generally in very good nick, but some of the UPVC windows are starting to go - three large tilt and turn ones in the front room (they don't look all that bad, but the seal is definitely going on one and there is a small but visible amount of fogging / condensation in the other two), and one small side window in our bedroom, which is cracked due to letting in some water. They are about 12 years old (and the 10 year warranty from a previous owner is now expired).
We don't mind repairing / replacing if we need to (and we know we at least need to get the little cracked one fixed!). The current ones are bog standard UPVC - nothing special. If we were staying longer, we'd probably upgrade to something a little nicer, but we obviously don't want to spend lots of money if we can avoid it (especially if buyers end up wanting to update to their own tastes anyway). Just something neat and functional.
This was our first property, so we've never had to get windows done before - seems expensive business generally! Does anyone know if you can get these repaired rather than replaced, or do I need to get brand new ones? Any idea on budget? Is it better to buy the windows and get a fitter or to go to someone who provides the whole service?
I'm guessing we'd take a risk that it would look shabby to potential buyers if we only get the small side window fixed? We want to make sure that we get a decent value for a nice property. It is in an area of London for which things have slightly slowed market-wise, but is still appears to be fairly buoyant (particularly compared to central London boroughs).