Just discovered a cellar!!!

Aug 05, 2007 24 Replies

If that _really_ is the case then why do so many estate agents headline property details with the fact that the property is listed? I don't mean some mention in the small print but the first line describing the property as "A Grade 2 listed ..." etc.

Andrew

You are "lucky" it is not listed :

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"The older a building is, the more likely it is to be listed. All buildings built before 1700 which survive in anything like their original condition are listed, as are most built between 1700 and

1840. After that date, the criteria become tighter with time, so that post-1945 buildings have to be exceptionally important to be listed." Robert

Because it probably impresses the average buyer who finds out too late what the issues are. I suspect that "Moben kitchen" has a similar effect.

On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 02:36:35 -0700 someone who may be snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote this:-

As well as the storage already mentioned, they can make good places for odd bits of machinery like washing machines. This is likely to require a pump to raise the output to sewer level, but that is no great problem despite what the trolls say.

Ventilation is the key to preventing deterioration. An ideal solution would involve total house ventilation.

Odd bits of machinery? What planet are you from? Suggest that to someone with a young family

This is likely to

Yes, doors and windows are an excellent idea

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