property to renovate websites...

[truenorth]

Morning all,

I'm starting to think about my next house and am looking into findng something a bit special that'll need a good amount of renovation.

I've been on a couple of web sites that show exactly that, but unfortunately I can't find tham anymore. (think one might have been eng heritage???).

Can anyone point me in the right direction of sits to look at.

All help really appreciated.

Cheers

TN

 

[ljn]

http://www.pickupaproperty.com/

Or come to Margate. I've been renovating period property in Hackney for 7 years, but last year I just couldn't find any decent things to work on. Now I am moving to Margate where there are loads of beautiful Georgian and Victorian buildings thet are really cheep and the town is being regenerated really fast. A stroll on the beach always picks me up.

 

[Nemesis]

Buildings at Risk registers - English Heritage and SAVE in England and Wales.

 

[Anita]

It's also worth a call to your local conservation officer who will be aware of buildings at risk in your area. Whether they are actually for sale of course is another matter! Good luck in your search.

 

[DaveBrigg]

There are some to be found here http://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/697/BAR_grades123.pdf , although there's no indication that they are for sale. Looking at some of them, I imagine most estate agents would run a mile.
I did hear that Buckingham Palace is starting to fall apart...

 

[ljn]

Another good source is the local Council's Empty Property Department - or register.

If you register with them, they can contact you if a property comes on their empty/neglected list. It is their preffered option over compulsary purchase which costs them a lot of money.

 

[Nemesis]

They may be willing also to enter a 'back to back' agreement with a CPO if someone is willing to take on a building at risk. What a local authoroty is not keen to do is to issue a CPO then have a building on its hands which it would need to spend cash on.

 

[Penners]

I just couldn't find any decent things to work on.

Any time you're in Suffolk, bring your tools and I'll willingly give you "something decent to work on". :wink:

 

[truenorth]

thanks all - time to start digging.

cheers

TN

 

[stickybeak]

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