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Do you know the size of the Zoom quill stem? Is it 1 1/8in?

Thanks very much all - the penny has finally dropped!

Thank you!

So in terms of the new property being purchased - how does the deposit transaction work?

So if we say that Property B (£460K) is acquired at 90% LTV and a £46K deposit is therefore required, do I actually need to find those funds in advance of exchange/completion? Or does a share of the £110K equity that will be realised when completing the sale of Property A instead act as a deposit in effect?

ELI5 - I'm otherwise fairly financially literate but seem to have a massive blank spot when it comes to the understanding the basic moving parts of this (hypothetical) scenario.

I purchased my current home for £320,000 (£20K deposit, £300K mortgage) - remaining mortgage balance is about £250K

I sell this home for £360K and simultaneously buy a new home for £460K

Ignoring Stamp Duty, solicitors etc. what's the amount of hard cash I should reasonably expect to have to hand over to facilitate my move up the property chain?

Approaching the end of a vehicle lease and have a scuffed alloy wheel which will (quite rightly) be chargeable.

Based on size/finish looks like £80-100 for a mobile repair but am keen to avoid the faff of booking, trying to hold a parking space for their vehicle close enough to my house for their electric/power etc.

Anybody sent back a lease/PCP vehicle with wheel damage? Any recollection of your £££ penalty if so?

Cheers but I don't really see it.....?

Plumbing! Putting a Belfast sink into a bathroom (aesthetic reasons). Belfast sink wastes all (seemingly) have a 40mm thread, all bathroom chrome/steel bottle traps have a 32mm thread.

Plastic adaptors seem to exist but given the hardware here is all going to be exposed it really needs to be something in metal but this doesn't really seem to exist.

I feel like I'm missing the obvious solution (which is entirely possible as I'm clueless about plumbing....). Any pointers?

Few bits gone, price drops on everything that remains. Happy to post any of the remaining bits.

This has now been collected. Cheers.

Just to avoid (further) confusion, this is for frame/forks (+BB, Headset, Cranks) only. Not the entire bike as pictured above.

@jonuxuk I got slightly earlier interest via PM but if that doesn't materialise pretty quickly I'd be glad to post! Will drop you a PM.

All yours, thanks for your PM!

Good man. Drop me a PM in your own time but it's all yours.

Actually, sod it, need the space. Will trade this for a couple of bottles of beer if collection can be arranged reasonable swiftly.

Collection from Chingford (E4), just a short hop on the train from Liverpool St (through Hackney, Clapton, Walthamstow). Happy to meet at the station to make your pick-up easier. Can probably offer postage on many of the items, just give me a shout for a price.

Cheers!

Brooks B17 Champion Narrow £22 £20
Used condition as per the photos. Couple of small pin holes on either side where it's previously been laced (included in image).

Pair Vittoria Cross XL Pro Folding Tyres 700c 33c £15
Very lightly used, probably less than 25 miles.

DIBS for @fussballclub

Specialized Pizza Rack £25
Includes all fixings (+ a few additional spacers I used), no box. Near-mint condition.

DIBS @amey 2nd @cake 3rd @Oddo

26.2mm System EX Long (400mm) Seatpost £8 £5
Only fitted once so minimal scratching. Near-mint condition.

Pair Tektro CR720 Cyclocross Cantilever Brakes £12
All fittings included. Fitted once and less than 25 miles travelled so pads are virtually as new.

Shimano Tiagra 3x10 Flat Bar Shifters + Tiagra 4601 Short-Cage Rear Mech £40 £35
Nice set for running a 1x10 or 3x10 setup. Hardly used and the triple shifter has actually never been fitted. Linking to ChainReaction for a bit more info...

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-tiagra-4703-3x10sp-flat-bar-shifter-set/rp-prod137776

Shimano Hyperglide 10 Speed Wheels £20
Beater Quando wheels. Think they were stock wheels off a Carrera of some description. Running true and plenty of life left based on the wear indicator line. Have been completely unstickered at some point so I can't really offer a lot of info beyond that. Allen key bolts.

Just to confirm, there's presently no dibs on this. Comments above refer to interest when being sold as a complete bike.

Bits and pieces of interest but still available. £150 to anybody who can collect before the end of the weekend, otherwise I'll probably just dismantle and keep the good bits for a future build. Cheers!

Alright, let's drop. £200.

Claud Butler Tourer Frame, probably late 90's. Reynolds Cro-Mo Tubing (lots of eyelets). New bottom bracket (<20 miles) and Genesis cranks with 42T chainring included. Headset also included which feels fine but I don't really have any detail on provenance or age!

Decals have been replaced pretty crudely as there's still a reasonable amount of residue from the previous CB decals. Paintwork itself is in really good nick.

Measurements
Seat tube 58cm
Top tube 59cm
Down tube 65cm
Head tube 18cm

Located in E4 (Chingford) which is a 25 minute train ride from Liverpool St (through Bethnal Green, Hackney, Clapton, Walthamstow).

Cheers!

Lovely. Does this stay folded without the guards (and hook)?

Anybody selling a Brompton (or possibly other interesting folding bike), give me a shout. Cheers!

Yeah, got that. The rebuild cost we have is a little lower (about £25,000) than the figure the previous owners used in their insurance policy, just wanted to check I'm not missing anything obvious!

Presumably surveying isn't an exact science hence the difference in the figures?

For insurance purposes, where I need to provide a 'full rebuilding cost' can/should I use the figure from my property survey? Or is there going to be a more definitive figure somewhere else in the mountain of standard mortgage/purchase paperwork?

You should be absolutely fine for <£1000 all in. Not really my remit but we've secured some of our property at work using grilles/gates and the costs always seem pretty reasonable, I'd assume domestic costs might be even lower given you're likely to be talking about standard sizes. A quick look reveals you can buy the standard gates on ebay for <£200, a decent handyman should be able to take care of the installation.

It's reasonably invasive though, biggest difficulty might be getting the landlady to agree to installation rather than agreeing to meet the costs. I had exactly the same feeling myself after getting broken into in a rented place, desperately wanted to increase the security but ultimately it was all out of my hands. Very frustrating. Good luck!

Hairy balloon.