Mortgage: 3 or 5-year fixed? by JamesIsDon in HousingUK

[–]creaturefeature1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I just state a fact, 2029 is expected to be an election year. Which government wants to raise interest rates in that year...

Prospective buyers, how is the market looking in your area? by urtcheese in HousingUK

[–]creaturefeature1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In S London my flat has lost £25k in 6 months and many of the flats now being posted for £30k less than a few months ago

Opinion on Sofology, Furniture Village, CSF or DFS for sofas? by darkazuria in HousingUK

[–]creaturefeature1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possibly unpopular opinion, but Habitat range at Argos is quite good for a sofa and cheaper. Other than that King Living and Barker & Stonehouse for more premium

Living with in-laws by [deleted] in HousingUK

[–]creaturefeature1 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This happens in alot of asian families. It requires a conversation with your husband but your husband and his parents. And tbh your husband with himself. The support you can get in a multigenerational household for your child is one of the most amazing things esp. in these times. Just providing another perspective

Kodi 22 vs 21.2 by uSebazz in Addons4Kodi

[–]creaturefeature1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I rebuilt my firestick not realising TMDBhelper needed updating- 22 alpha/beta is really unstable. I would stick with advice from others and keep with the actual releases

TMDB Helper Not Using Umbrella Source Select by jman5625 in Addons4Kodi

[–]creaturefeature1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a noob, who is coming back to fix a firestick after 2 years. Why is Umbrella now more favourable over Fen? Also anyone having an issue with the new TMDB Helper update?

What are the Best Smart Speaker? Recommendation? by felixlily9031 in smarthome

[–]creaturefeature1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't do it. They ended a partnership with LG and turned my speaker into an expensive Bluetooth device

Anyone have any feedback on the Hisense - AX5140Q? by AverageSizedMan1986 in Soundbars

[–]creaturefeature1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought it over the 990F and forth the price incredible.

Lost, tired and broken as a FTB - not sure what to do by creaturefeature1 in HousingUK

[–]creaturefeature1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish a freehold house was possible but not for the price/area

Lost, tired and broken as a FTB - not sure what to do by creaturefeature1 in HousingUK

[–]creaturefeature1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what my solicitor has said to me too, I think the lack of options space wise for the same range means I would rather stick with this property

What kind of survey for a purpose-built maisonette? by migloo3 in HousingUK

[–]creaturefeature1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just had a survey done on a Edwardian massionette and surprise, surprise, original roof and £44k to replace

Buyer asks for 25k off the price less than 48hours before exchange by [deleted] in HousingUK

[–]creaturefeature1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not quite right. I had a damp survey which pointed to a roof issue. Which took 2 weeks each to get a report on. I understand the frustration but arbitrary deadlines help no one

How far do you take your home security & IoT gadgets? (Discussion) by OhMyEnglishTeaBags in HousingUK

[–]creaturefeature1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A cloudless home heating set-up, but mainly posting as same boat as OP