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If the fucked windows were the final piece of the 'how do we make this house fucking great' puzzle, I'd be tempted to do it.
If the place is still middling before you'd sell it, I wouldn't bother. It'll make the other flaws in the house more obvious. And you'd have to redecorate around them. Probably.
Might be worth renovating them for £5k?
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I guess it depends exactly how bad the windows are, do they open/function? If they're so bad that they would be mentioned by the future buyer's surveyor, then it may be worth doing as they may push for a discount on the asking price because of them anyway..
Otherwise probably worth leaving.
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Given today's mortgage market you may well not see that investment back. If it were me, I'd not do it.
Before selling, I'd do any cosmetic only work to the existing windows so they look in good condition to prospective buyers
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I replaced/refurbed the ones in my old place at a cost of about £10k a year or two before I sold.
I doubt I got the price back as such but the previous windows were knackered with a few of them held together with duck tape so I suspect that leaving them in that state would have made the whole place harder to sell.
If they're knackered enough to make buying the place unattractive then I'd think about it. If they are just not great then I wouldn't bother. Or, if the rest of the place is amazing and they are standing out as not then I'd consider it.
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We're thinking of moving out of London, but not sure when as it's dependent on finding a job, but it would probably be September 2023 at the earliest.
We have single glazed wooden window frames which need replacing.
Aside from the insulation and soundproofing benefits we'd enjoy until we sold the place, is this a daft thing to do, or is the £10-20k it would likely cost (it's a corner house with double bays) going to be money we'd be able get back from selling it?