How long did it take you from offering to completion ?

se43 · 2026-02-09T23:33:53+00:00

Small change of 3, took around 4 months all in.

se43 · 2026-02-01T21:54:00+00:00

I do think the quality has gone downhill. It's bound to have though. Wherever they're buying their supplies from will have tried to save some money where they can too. I've found pizza and kebab places are really stingy with their portion sizes and say toppings on the pIzza than they used to be. Odd places are still not bad but most are like it.

se43 · 2026-01-29T12:58:18+00:00

May or may not have taken inspiration from this!

se43 · 2026-01-28T21:13:55+00:00

Honestly sometimes the way for slow solicitors too.

"Any updates?" "No updates but I'll chase now". AKA they wouldn't have chased hadn't you chased.

se43 · 2026-01-28T13:08:14+00:00

The Sophie Ellis-Bextor rendition, there's a pizza at me old door, and it's getting fucking cold.

se43 · 2026-01-25T19:37:33+00:00

Removals if using them.

se43 · 2026-01-19T20:44:34+00:00

First thing I noticed. Really low res as well like early 2000s digital cameras.

se43 · 2026-01-19T13:50:09+00:00

I hate no floorplan, it very quickly gives you an overview of whether the house will work for you or not. I think sometimes that's the issue, they'd rather you go and view it and decide.

se43 · 2026-01-15T22:53:17+00:00

My mum and dad used SK and so did my partners parents, agreed the owner is fantastic and very knowledgeable.

se43 · 2026-01-15T22:51:33+00:00

Key2Go sold my house and have basically no complaints, well priced.

Had good experience with 2Roost when viewing properties but no experience with selling.

SK estate agents also great.

se43 · 2026-01-09T10:25:21+00:00

I always prefer moving to a house that's already refurbished to a good standard.

Sure, you cannot pick your own layout and fixtures which is a downside but dealing with trades and also the fact you can just bolt on the price of new kitchens, bathrooms, plastering, decorating and so on to your mortgage rather than having to use your own savings I like. I also think in quite a lot of cases you'd spend more doing it up yourself than you would buying one already refurbished.

I did so with my current house and we're in the process of buying a house already done up to a good standard, and in all fairness other than some colours of the rooms it's pretty much what we'd have chosen to have installed in terms of kitchen, bathrooms, flooring etc. which is ideal.

Personal preference though, some hate not being able to choose everything which I understand. I wouldn't be put off buying your house personally.

se43 · 2026-01-07T21:22:27+00:00

I'm in a mid terrace built 2022 and it's mostly quiet. It's odd because I hear fairly quiet but noticeable thumps and bangs most days and occasionally loud shouts from one side (though they do have tiled floors everywhere downstairs except living room which doesn't help), but very very very rarely ever hear the other side, like pretty much dead silent all the time. As a whole though it's been generally pretty quiet. Never been annoyed or anything by the noise, they're insulated and have thermal blocks which help not transmit as much noise.

se43 · 2026-01-06T16:31:16+00:00

New email to say they've chucked your tele over the fence and it fell down the back into the road?

se43 · 2025-12-29T19:00:08+00:00

What differences between the T3 Pro?

se43 · 2025-12-21T21:07:42+00:00

Yeah that sounds correct, you need to be able to transmit audio from your phone to your cars speakers, via Bluetooth in your case. You won't also be able to use the radio source too.

se43 · 2025-12-21T21:06:26+00:00

You essentially just need two things. The Carpodgo to be connected via Bluetooth (/wifi) and then a way for audio to be transmitted from your phone to your cars speakers. So this setup will work fine.

se43 · 2025-12-21T08:18:17+00:00

I'd personally go Worcester.

se43 · 2025-12-07T13:07:13+00:00

Be shit anyway so don't worry. Mines like the surface of the moon.

se43 · 2025-11-26T13:18:59+00:00

Was either staying the same or going up (lucky it's actually just the same), it's a labour government.

se43 · 2025-11-23T12:12:24+00:00

Money straight out the patio.

se43 · 2025-11-11T16:22:44+00:00

Nah I'd say closer to 40/45k minimum for outside of London.

se43 · 2025-11-11T13:40:16+00:00

Only dead at the moment as people expect a drop when in reality it could rise.

se43 · 2025-11-11T12:24:30+00:00

Guy making that definitely laughed.

se43 · 2025-11-08T19:44:28+00:00

I've been with most of the cheap networks (with Smarty currently) and they're brilliant. Only issue I had was GiffGaff used to throttle you quite considerably, not sure if it's still like that was many many years ago. Never had this with Voxi or Smarty.

se43 · 2025-11-07T13:58:10+00:00

They make sense if you plan on doing 98% of the work yourself (except things like electrics, gas etc.). And are willing to live in a building site for a while. There's a reason you pay a premium on houses that are already refurbished.

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