[matt_320d]

Totally off topic..

Currently looking at buying a new house...Just wondered if anyone on the forum had any experience of owning a Grade II listed building and how much of a headache it was in practice to do the work you wanted to on the property?

[moonshine]

Scotland or England?
Our old flat in Glasgow was listed.

[Billy Cheeseman]

Originally Posted by matt_320d

Totally off topic..

Currently looking at buying a new house...Just wondered if anyone on the forum had any experience of owning a Grade II listed building and how much of a headache it was in practice to do the work you wanted to on the property?

I am an estate agent and deal with older homes - many are listed or in conservation areas - my number is 01883 743400 - Brett

feel free to phone me to discuss - I might also be able to help with insider info on the house you are looking to buy as I can track its full marketing history

Good luck

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Originally Posted by BrettChinery

I am an estate agent and deal with older homes - many are listed or in conservation areas - my number is 01883 743400 - Brett

feel free to phone me to discuss - I might also be able to help with insider info on the house you are looking to buy as I can track its full marketing history

Good luck

+1
Excellent offer

[JD6]

Our current house is Grade II listed. It does make alterations more difficult, and involving listed building consent in addition to planning permission. It can make buildings insurance more complex/expensive as rebuilding costs are generally higher. Some insurers won't even quote or will require a surveyor to calculate a rebuild cost at your expense.

Personally I would only buy Grade II listed if you don't foresee the need for major changes. The previous owner of our house did make huge changes, but we were given about 500 pages of planning correspondence, so this was clearly a protracted battle. Luckily for us, he had done all of the hard work...

[Billy Cheeseman]

Grade II isn't as bad as many people think

each local authority normally has a listed/historical buildings officer who basically polices the work done to ensure you are not ruining a fine piece of history!!!! LOL

generally they are only concerned with keeping the outside façade original and that all architectural features are to be preserved - you are well within your rights to update and modernise the house to more modern standards as long as it is respectful and sympathetic - generally anything that was in the house prior to circa 1900 has to stay and if you are replacing woodwork, windows etc etc it has to be like for like and normally done by a craftsman not bobski the cheap builder!!!

buildings insurance is not normally a problem as there are specialist brokers like there are for classic cars

I always liken the owning of an old house to that of a classic motor - parts are generally more expensive and any problems are usually more expensive

[Nick the Greek]

Originally Posted by BrettChinery

I am an estate agent and deal with older homes - many are listed or in conservation areas - my number is 01883 743400 - Brett

feel free to phone me to discuss - I might also be able to help with insider info on the house you are looking to buy as I can track its full marketing history

Good luck

An excellent and most generous offer.

I'm unsure as to how wise it is to post your number though. You may have the certifiable fringe of this forum calling you to place an order for Peking duck, with an extra order of egg fried rice and don't be shy with the prawn crackers.....

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Originally Posted by Nick the Greek

An excellent and most generous offer.

I'm unsure as to how wise it is to post your number though. You may have the certifiable fringe of this forum calling you to place an order for Peking duck, with an extra order of egg fried rice and don't be shy with the prawn crackers.....

It's ok, I posted his number on 'Gay masochist bikers .com'

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