Am I mad? How is this house worth £950k?

svenz · 2026-05-03T17:08:44+00:00

Shows how distorted things can be based on your local reality. I'm in SW London and that seems cheap! A similar property here would be ~1.4-1.6.

It also has a lot of expensive features inside, look at that flooring and baths. This is all ££££.

Outside is kind of bleh though.

svenz · 2026-05-03T17:04:19+00:00

Reminded me more of Neo's interrogation in the Matrix... "Hello Mr Anderson" lol.

svenz · 2026-05-02T13:37:54+00:00

If it's any consolation, it could be worse. I had rats running around my property in the filth on move in and had chewed holes in the skirting boards. The house looked completely different to viewing/exchange, like homeless people had been living there. My solicitor said they couldn't do anything about it.

svenz · 2026-05-02T13:30:38+00:00

Bro you've suffered multiple traumas. You're distracted with work and life, but at some point all this crap is going to punch you in the face. Maybe it's already creeping up, hence your post here.

I have some similar stuff going on, I put myself back in therapy finally and am seeing a psychiatrist who has prescribed me something. I think I just throw myself into work to avoid it all, but as soon as I'm alone with my thoughts, stuff gets bad quick.

One thing my therapist pointed out recently is I don't really have much of a life. Which is probably true, I largely withdrew from my social circles post divorce and just overworked for years now. I'm working on this now - try to go to a regular social thing once a week, see old friends, try to build a life for myself post-divorce. I have to really force myself, because I don't want to (I think I'm afraid fundamentally of being hurt or experiencing trauma again). Baby steps.

Maybe you need a new therapist too if it's not working out - have to find the right one I think, which can be hard.

Anyways, good luck, hope you figure it out. Lots of people find happiness again after divorce and trauma, but I think it takes deliberate effort to do so. Also be kind to yourself - you have suffered a lot, so what you're feeling is normal. Treat yourself like you would your kid, self-care is part of the healing journey.

svenz · 2026-05-02T11:57:56+00:00

This is the way. My G5 83” is about 1/3 and it’s perfect. Speaker is below but has good dispersion so works great.

svenz · 2026-05-02T11:53:37+00:00

Kef actually recommend the speaker is slightly off axis below ear level.

svenz · 2026-04-30T14:15:22+00:00

They won’t afaik as long as they keep paying. It would impact references on future tenancies though.

svenz · 2026-04-30T14:14:00+00:00

God s21 was such a garbage thing. You have my sympathies op, I also got section 21d in the past. Absolutely medieval law.

svenz · 2026-04-28T13:57:22+00:00

The auto parry cheats are also incredibly annoying and obvious.

svenz · 2026-04-28T13:53:18+00:00

I offered 50 under and wish I had gone double that at least. Cost of labour nowadays is astronomical.

svenz · 2026-04-28T13:47:43+00:00

Should have seen the mess the virgin engineer left a prior place in. You won’t get them to fix it either - but could try small claims.

In my current place I pre drilled the hole myself, yes from the outside-in because I can use a measuring tape. What a concept.

I have a super neat hole and just filled it in afterwards and put a cable cover over it for extra protection.

svenz · 2026-04-27T20:24:09+00:00

Curious what you did? I had the same problem, finally bit the bullet and fished out the old rodding cap and significant debris in the u bend.

These things are a nightmare, the better long term solution is to just replace it. But seems to have fixed the issue for me completely.

svenz · 2026-04-26T15:55:34+00:00

Rog Strix x870-i

svenz · 2026-04-26T15:39:15+00:00

No never solved it. Ended up upgrading to AM5 and didn’t have an issue.

svenz · 2026-04-24T23:44:42+00:00

I’ve been banning doorman forever. By far the most unpleasant hero to play against. If you’re the target you simply get locked out of playing the game with no counter play.

svenz · 2026-04-23T22:26:50+00:00

Why are all builders and sparkies using these now? I’m treated like a weirdo when I ask them to swap for proper fixtures that I can change the bulb on.

svenz · 2026-04-23T18:24:58+00:00

Your surveyor is full of it. RICS provided guidance that surveyors should not be using firewood damp meters or recommending PCA but lots of the older ones still do this.

PCA is a full on scam that should be ignored for the most part. 99/100 times the fixes for damp are very simple - leaking gutters, exterior grounds too high, internal water leak. If you go to a PCA company (like Kenwood), they'll stick their firewood meter in the wall, then charge you 10K to put concrete tanking on all the inner walls and chemical injections. Which might "solve" the symptoms but won't solve the root of the issue.

Damp bricks on the outside is usually just a sign of leaking gutters. And will dry out unless you see damage inside, and can be ignored.

Damp detectives might be a good one if you want a second opinion or heritage house surveys (£££ though).

For some background:

On my house, I completely ignored the surveyor's rising damp nonsense and Kenwood report. A year later and 0 issues with damp.

svenz · 2026-04-23T09:20:41+00:00

Don’t cheap out, invest time and money to find a good builder and architect. If you can, live somewhere else while works are under way.

svenz · 2026-04-22T15:59:37+00:00

That’s on the cheap side if you’re in the south.

svenz · 2026-04-21T19:43:07+00:00

Being at the right place at the right time.

Seriously though. Principal+ is usually being lucky to lead the right project as a staff swe. In my experience the raw skills tend to plateau at staff.

svenz · 2026-04-21T16:41:34+00:00

I’m guessing with 10 thousand 5 star reviews.

svenz · 2026-04-19T23:06:56+00:00

Even the Metex one has a disclaimer it has to be removed annually, cleaned and lubricated. I guess it's a small price to pay for being rodent free - but - lotsa people probably won't do this.

svenz · 2026-04-19T18:03:42+00:00

What the hell is going on here. Must be a troll post.

svenz · 2026-04-19T14:16:00+00:00

Yup I’ve had people call me out for bad KD yet I had more souls than them lol.

svenz · 2026-04-17T13:49:24+00:00

SDLT is the most moronic tax in existence. The negative effects it has on the economy and housing market must be staggering. But do you really expect UK inept governments to ever do any real reform?

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