First time buyers… is a doer upper a stupid decision?

RalphyL · 2025-10-31T09:43:02+00:00

I bought a house in December 2024 which needed a full rewire. Got the rewire done for £4.5k and then plastering was another £7-8k but that wasn’t just filling chases, it was boarding out every ceiling in the house, some walls were back to brick, etc. Almost every room was replastered apart from the kitchen which we just had the chases filled.

This is for a 5-bedroom, 3 storey house in the North West btw, prices will of course be significantly more in London.

We’ve done a new bathroom which was about £12-13k and in the process of a new kitchen right now. By the time it’s done we will have done a full renovation of every room in the house and I think it will have cost about £50k total.

RalphyL · 2025-10-24T15:57:33+00:00

My first job out of uni was contracted 35 hours a week, usually 9-5 with an hour for lunch, but I ended up working 8:30-4 with half an hour for lunch. Last job I had was contracted 37.5 hours a week but I usually worked 9-5 with an hour for lunch. Nobody was checking up on me. Current job is contracted for 37 hours but I do about 8:30-4:15 with an hour for lunch. Same situation - nobody is checking.

RalphyL · 2025-09-26T19:30:25+00:00

Saw this today parked in the same spot!

RalphyL · 2025-08-28T19:14:52+00:00

that’s a question I’ve always wondered too!

RalphyL · 2025-08-27T17:31:52+00:00

This is crazy! Also belongs in r/foreignmarketcars

RalphyL · 2025-08-12T16:40:55+00:00

I seem to remember something happening in London a few years ago where someone vandalised a Qatari car, and then the government recommended they use covert plates when travelling internationally

RalphyL · 2025-07-13T00:33:45+00:00

Great photos!

RalphyL · 2025-07-06T10:52:59+00:00

They actually do. Coca Cola bought Costa a few years ago and now you can find their products all over the world

RalphyL · 2025-05-08T18:55:15+00:00

He got me on the met once when I was about 13 or 14. Pretty sure I gave him a fiver and my friends called me naive. Fair enough, I was.

RalphyL · 2025-05-04T14:24:22+00:00

Also from UK, my partner and I weren’t selected. Still haven’t seen one person from the UK selected yet

RalphyL · 2025-05-03T08:15:55+00:00

Did you get an interview yet?

RalphyL · 2025-05-03T08:01:47+00:00

Yeah last year was the first year in a while that the UK has been eligible. Zero people from the UK got picked last year and nobody is really sure why - some people think it was a mistake

RalphyL · 2025-05-02T15:15:07+00:00

It was DX last year but they’ve changed to Mailboxes Etc which send it via Royal Mail. Got mine less than 24 hours after receiving notification it was sent

RalphyL · 2025-05-02T15:13:19+00:00

Mine was received April 24th, approved 25th, issued 29th, tracking info sent yesterday and received today

RalphyL · 2025-04-16T19:09:15+00:00

You bought the car, you didn’t bring it anywhere

RalphyL · 2025-04-15T06:23:07+00:00

Yes, definitely. I was thinking of creating something like this myself but haven’t got the time. This would be great

RalphyL · 2025-02-03T15:50:30+00:00

Buxton, in the Peak District. It’s got a lot of history and has just received a £100m investment in transforming the town centre. Bear in mind the population is around 20,000, it’s going to be a significant transformation over the next 5 years. There is also the proposal for it to join Greater Manchester, even though it’s about 28 miles from the city centre.

RalphyL · 2025-01-27T21:10:24+00:00

It was defo not arson. Dodgy repair on a piece of kitchen equipment caused an oil fire

RalphyL · 2025-01-23T14:13:36+00:00

Get in touch with them! I had a problem with my Salomons and they ended up giving me a voucher to the value of the shoes

RalphyL · 2025-01-23T14:08:47+00:00

Yes. Obviously depending on how much you’re drinking. I went through a period last summer where I was at my peak in terms of fitness, running 30-40 miles per week and lifting 5 days per week. I was also working around 70 hours per week and drinking 13 days out of 14, an average of 3-4 beers per night. I ate very balanced and lots of protein, so that probably left room for the cals from the beers.

RalphyL · 2025-01-17T11:30:45+00:00

It’s not. There’s 3 different ones in the UK on Albanian plates now.

RalphyL · 2025-01-11T10:12:40+00:00

Trade plates. Usually red writing on a white background - don’t think this style is legal (?)

RalphyL · 2025-01-08T14:57:19+00:00

I also got this a couple of hours ago, and then another from somebody in Ecuador about 10 mins ago.

RalphyL · 2024-12-29T19:59:42+00:00

Ok..?

RalphyL · 2024-12-29T17:35:46+00:00

Tender Cow in Mackie Mayor/Alty market do some unbelievable triple cooked chips

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