What does ‘in need of modernisation throughout’ mean to you?

[Pinkpanther3]

Hi all,

We’ve been to view a house, perfect location, beautiful house and great space. Advert states ‘requires modernisation throughout’. It definitely needs a new bathroom (think 80’s teal bathroom’, and could do with a new kitchen but I was planning to just paint the kitchen units until we could afford that. Also needs new carpet /laminate downstairs. I’m a bit worried that the phrase used by the agents mean it needs a total renovation! Do you think that phrase just means cosmetic work only, or total gutting?

It was rewired 10 years ago and has double glazing, new boiler fitted approx ten years ago too.

Any words of wisdom appreciated! Obviously would get a full structural survey!

Ours should have been described as needing modernisation. It was sold to us as needs a bit of updating.

Plumbing was microbore pipes so all radiators silted up, all needed replaced, needed a megaflo to run showers, conservatory was f*cked. Electrics questionable.

Just cosmetic.
Keep the teal bathroom suite!

It's on with Purple Bricks - they probably have a box where if you tick the fixtures and fittings are 10+ years old it comes up with needing modernisation.

And FWIW, electrics done 10 years ago should be perfectly fine for a induction hob. My parents got one a couple of years ago and their house has the wiring that was fitted in the 1980s when the house was built!

We have a big Victorian house previously o Menes by a very old couple. One in poor health. It has been neglected last 10 years Id say so far we have

New windows and doors front and back
Changed boiler and some rads
Redone one bathroom ( was baby blue)
Tanked a damp area very disruptive but it was awful smelly and damp
Redone cloakroom
Redone kitchen including replaster floor
Skimmed and decorated all bedrooms
We are just doing hall stairs and landing now and it's taking FOREVER but we are about 80% through and prob spend 45k So far

That's a mix off tradesmen and us doing all of the cosmetics stuff paint wallpaper tiling light fittings etc

My previous place needed modernisation - swirly carpets and dated decor, old kitchen etc. I changed the carpets (after several years of living with the swirly ones) and, painted everything white and changed the kitchen cupboard doors, then sold up. The woman who bought it knocked through the living room and put in patio doors but otherwise left it unchanged when she moved on - still had the same yellow 80s bathroom!

I have seen so many "recently renovated" houses on RM that really aren't properly modernised; like others said they have painted everything white, put in grey carpets and maybe a cheap new kitchen at a push, but this seems to merit whacking another £30k+ on the asking price when really you'd still have lots of work to do.