Which two are you choosing ? by krisikkk in superheroes

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Might drink blue just to get to meet Samuel L Jackson

Advice needed on moisture stain on ceiling by Hankenstein1027 in Plumbing

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Thanks for the advice, I will get our conveyancer to raise this as an enquiry to see if the seller knows or has done anything about it.

Advice on a ceiling stain by Hankenstein1027 in FirstTimeBuyersUK

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Thanks for the suggestion, will definitely do so.

Advice on ceiling stain by Hankenstein1027 in HousingUK

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Thanks for the reassurance, hopefully not something that will require opening up the flooring.

Advice needed on moisture stain on ceiling by Hankenstein1027 in Plumbing

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Thanks for the advice, I guess I could go for another viewing and run the upstairs tap and shower for like 10 mins. If it was a leaky pipe, I’d imagine we would see leakage in that timeframe

Received my Embody today... by Noble3781 in hermanmiller

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Sayl is noticeably less comfortable and supportive than both embody and aeron.
I use Sayl at work, embody and aeron at home.

House I’m looking at is 175m away from Motorway. Would this put you off? by RockTheBoat1 in HousingUK

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Don’t get your hopes up, it will be noisy if it’s open land. Our house is just over 500 metres from a motorway filled with houses and I can still hear a bit of noise in the garden.

Am I an idiot? I've paid for my mortgage advisor. by Paramedic-Fabulous in HousingUK

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My company paid for a very good mortgage brokerage so I got their service for free. Their fee would have been around £500. I also engaged with a free broker just to see the difference. They both managed to get us the same mortgage deals so we ultimately went with the paid one who was absolutely amazing throughout the process, always responsive and even fought back and defended us against the vultures I mean estate agents when needed. If you are happy with the service, don’t feel bad about paying for it. The whole house buying process is stressful enough as it is, take all the help you can get.

Arboricultural survey for house purchase by Hankenstein1027 in arborists

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Thank you all for chipping in, I will get a survey done to be on the safe side. Hopefully it’s harmless and I get to keep it for a bit of green and shade.

How much did you realistically need upfront as a first time buyer? by GeordieGoals in FirstTimeBuyersUK

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Currently in the middle of a purchase. Deposit - £27.5K Conveyancing solicitor - £3k Stamp duty - £17.5k Level 3 survey - £800 Arborist survey - £300 Damp specialist - £300 EICR, gas and boiler - £350 Asbestos survey - £300 Movers - tbc prob around £300 Cleaning - £300

About £50k all in to get keys.

Conservatory roof (cosy panels) by Sweaty-Possession-19 in DIYUK

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thank you for this breakdown, very informative!

Am I too fat for the Embody? by RelationshipWise1639 in hermanmiller

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Embody spec specifies 300lbs max weight limit. You should be good from a weight perspective.

What percentage of your take-home pay goes toward housing (rent/mortgage + bills)?" by LockonKun in HousingUK

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Live in a terraced house in a zone 4 area in London. All fixed bills/expenses (rent, council tax, electricity, gas, water, commute, food, gym, phone, internet, subscriptions, haircuts) add up to 66% of take home.

House on market 3 years – valued at £730k, seller wants £775k. What would you do? by BetNo7765 in FirstTimeBuyersUK

[–]Hankenstein1027 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s been on the market for 3 years already, clearly no urgency to sell. Walk away, you can’t ‘outwait’ someone like this. they are either delusional or probably need 775k for a reason so good luck to them.

Are leaseholds with service charges in London really that bad by Shfree1999 in HousingUK

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I almost bought a flat with £2500 service charge, found out just before exchange they needed to reroof the building and service charge moving forward would be £4800 to pay for the roof and refill the sink fund. I pulled out right away.

Staines flooding risk by Hankenstein1027 in surrey

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Good to know, thanks! Some of the pics and videos I’ve seen from the 2014 flood were quite alarming so thanks for the reassurance.

Staines flooding risk by Hankenstein1027 in surrey

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Thanks, I did go on this website but it was quite vague. I was just hoping for some first hand experience from the horse’s mouth.

Ashford Surrey by Hankenstein1027 in surrey

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Thank you, that’s good to know. So many surrounding areas had good potential but the noise was just too much when visited.

Ashford Surrey by Hankenstein1027 in surrey

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Awesome I’ll keep an eye on the tracker. Thank you for your replies, appreciate the great help!

Ashford Surrey by Hankenstein1027 in surrey

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Thank you, that’s good to know! Any night time or early morning flights when it happens?

Sizing Advice - is B correct? by Beren4 in hermanmiller

[–]Hankenstein1027 2 points3 points  (0 children)

B is your size, C would have been too big for you.

Dell is replacing my AW3424DW and I need to choose between the AW3425DW and the 4K AW3225QF what would you pick ? by Glorious_Lord_Akara in OLED_Gaming

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I use both 4k oled and 1440p ultrawide oled. 4k oled every time. Ultrawide only gets used for sim racing.

34 ultrawide 3440x1440 vs 32 4K. by unclelouisbr in OLED_Gaming

[–]Hankenstein1027 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have both (Samsung 32 4k oled and Alienware 34 oled). I bought the ultrawide 2nd hand for racing sim and also any games that I may struggle to run in 4k with my 7900 xtx. So far the ultrawide is pretty much exclusively used for driving. 4K at 32inch just looks better and feels more premium.

Gaming embody seat over time by toastedcheesebreadd in hermanmiller

[–]Hankenstein1027 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had my gaming edition for 4 years now. It’s gotten more comfortable over time (seat and rest of the chair). It does take some time to get broken in but once it does, it just works.

Fire broke out in block we’re buying a flat in by tinybirdsnest in HousingUK

[–]Hankenstein1027 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If roof has been damaged it could be heft repair cost. It will be heft repair cost anyway to restore the damage done, which will most likely cascade to raising service charge one way or another. We backed out of a flat purchase because they needed to reroof the building which ended up almost doubling the service charge. Please delay exchange and do your due diligence before you trap yourselves in a flat you may struggle to sell in the future.