Owning your own home

Anyone have any recommendations for approved inspectors in New Cross area? My father in law is a builder so just looking for someone to approve the works. Speaking to the council in the morning but wondering if anyone has any other personal recommendations.

I'd steer clear of LA building control if you can afford it, in my experience they tend to be over officious and apply the regs to the letter of the law, not the intentions. We pretty much always use Assent Building Control in my office, they cover all of London. Not sure what an approval only would cost though.

Anyone know a decent electrician who would cover West London? I can't seem to get hold of brother of @mashton and need someone to run some power to an outhouse

Has anyone here ever bought their share of a freehold?
I'm in a leasehold flat and someone told me that if we get enough of the tenants together we can force the landlord to sell the freehold to us.

I haven't but that is indeed the case, as my boss and former landlord have both done the same

I've just done a bit of googling and it looks possible. You need two thirds of the tenants to agree, and it costs a bit in terms of solicitors fees and so on, but it might make life easier for everyone in the long run.
I've got a lot of free time at the moment, so I'll start poking the other tenants and see who's up for it.

Hi,
Anyone got a contact for a good builder to carry out brickwork repair, repointing and repairsto concrete balconies and metal balustrades? SE23
Five storey late 60s block budget c. £15k. Need a third quote in a hurry (have two already) so I can contract and get works done before winter.

It's dooks btw - haven't had time to sort out my weird multiple gmail/persona login issues yet.

Thankee

A

i'll email you, dooker

Alan (if that even is your real name) - if it's a roofer you're after, this lad fixed our cunted roof like a champ.

http://www.lfroofingservices.co.uk/

Anyone ever self-conveyanced? Selling an empty, freehold, wholly owned house so it should' the too hard?

Been following this thread for months now, alternatively getting terrified by some outlandish predictions for the future of the market and gleaning some useful advice here and there... but just exchanged on a little two bed between Honor Oak and Crofton Park. VERY excited. Little garden and space for bikes...

Dunno how far he travels but Mike is a nice bloke:
http://www.betterheatingandlighting.co.uk/

thanks all. left messages or spoken to all. cheers.

Nice place for dammit and hippy to go on a diet.

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skylight has a crack in it as a result of giant hailstones being smote thereon by an angry, vengeful god. who do i call? a roofer or a glazier?

gloozier?

We're in!
It's great.

Well done and enjoy it!

Congratulations!

Just had our offer accepted. Leaving London and becoming country-folk/commuter (delete as applicable).

I'm now shitting it.

Excellent news.

Congratulations to Chalfie and besuku.

Why are teenage drug dealers so rubbish at being discreet?

Next time, arrange to meet around the back of the Sainsburys instead at the self-checkout.

Old man.

Anyway, teenagers and discretion are unhappy bedfellows.

Bright sunshine. Hood up. Drawn tight. Little man bag.
Crack head pacing around.

It's sort of laughable.