Recent content by MrsArtyFarty

I'm going to see how much the bank is willing to lend us. So long as we doing go beyond the value of the property, I think it should be fine. . .I hope. Plus a third bedroom would increase the value of the property. If we can't borrow what we need then this project is dead in the water anyway.

Sorry Indus. I cut a huge part out for ease. It is a council house that we have applied to buy. It is too small for our family as is but we are willing to buy it if we can adapt it to suit our needs. We are hoping the discount we get will cover the cost of the extension. The council has given...

Sorry Andy, Pred has beaten you by a day and a pound. Think I will go with him. A ballpark figure is surprisingly reassuring. This morning i want sure if the work i wantewould cost £40k or £140k. £70k, though much more than we anticipated might not be impossible. ... maybe the bank will be...

Am i asking for reassurance that no one can give? I just need to know that I'm not about to pay out for architect, building regs, planning permission, water board, tree removal and buying a place that is currently too small for us but we'll be stuck in for 5 year only to hear then that our...

All money is being borrowed from the bank as part of a home improvement loan (that's the plan anyway). I consider it a start as soon as we have paid out any money to make it happen. I THINK we can borrow up to £40000 so can only go up to that and this needs to do everything. If everyone says to...

The property is leasehold but we have applied for permission to build on it. We have seen where others with similar properties have built on theirs so don't expect there will be an issue. What additional informational I need to provide? I've had two builders come in and one managed to give us...

I understand this is a "How much is a piece of string?" question but will try to explain as best as I can. We would like to extend our two bedroom, ground floor maisonette. We would like to convert the bathroom into a third bedroom, move the current bathroom and toilet and add a kitchen...

Thanks Woody. At present, everything is just a pie in the sky. We have no solicitors yet as we are still awaiting a valuation on the property. I have been informed that we should receive this at the end of the month at which point I want to run with it. We won't buy the place unless we can...

Lots of helpful advice already, thank you! Spoke to the council previously and they said that I would be able to extend on the property however the lady I spoke to today said it would be best to request for and get approval in writing so will be doing so. In ouoner case, the flat is a house...

We are in the process of buying our two bedroom, ground floor council flat with the intention of extending it to accommodate us and our 3 kids. We would like to add a third bedroom and expand the living space by adding a dining area and a larger kitchen.  We have a good idea of what we want...