Why did we move from our big 1930's house?
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- čas přidán 26. 09. 2020
- Back to our renovation series! Last time I showed you the big 1930's semi that we renovated. Why did we move and what happened next?
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1920s small Semi-Detached House: • Small 1920's semi-deta...
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Your choice of family over corporate life is spot on the mark! Cheers from the colonies
Cheers and hello to the colonies! 👍😀
You've had it easy mate....my home has been a building site my entire life...with no end in sight. When I die I expect to be buried in a rubble sack in a drainage trench in the yard!
Ah man - that sounds like a project and a half. Best of luck with it! Sure you do this already but split it out in to lots of mini-projects. Makes it all a bit more achievable without losing motivation. 👊👍
Good for you ! Great choices.
Face it, your corporate family will not shed a tear when you pass. And the family that grew up without you will have a hard time with that as well.
May have been a hard choice but it was a lesson that I am glad you have shared.
Thank you! A lot of folk seem to make life deliberately difficult for themselves. Massive houses, massive cars and lots of corporate stress to pay for it all. We've done the car thing - lost more money than I care to think about. 😂👍
It is real nice to see your journey through life and why you made the decisions you did. I enjoyed this video. Thanks.
Aw mate I really admire you. You & yr family have made tough but clear decisions and experienced some day to day chaos at times. Leaving that '30s house would have broken my heart but you stayed clear headed.
Amazing! the transition from ''office''' work to a diyer and I have to say a very good one is unbelievable .
YAY you're back! Love your series, welcome back.
Thank you! Glad you enjoy the vids! 👍
I always say go with your heart, and you won't go far wrong.
I admire you putting your family before a secure career with a regular income. Not all of us have the guts to make that move.
Really appreciate you putting time with your kids first over a more lavish lifestyle! Great videos
Thank you! Life is short. The key to enjoying life is prioritising what's important. Extra bricks and mortar aren't that important in the scheme of things. Too many folk have their priorities completely backwards. 😀👍👊
Why do you appreciate it, are you one of his kids.
@@najaneda I assume you mean I'm not one of his kids? I appreciate it because children develop into formed adults and part of our society. Science tells us that children who have a solid relationship with their parents tend to grow into successful, contributing members of society. This benefits me.
Really love your videos - Very informative and great job! As a Geordie who has lived in London for 15 years, it’s nice to hear the friendly, familiar twang of the hometown! Keep the videos coming
Thank you Gemma! Lots more to come! 👍👊
As first time home owners we love your channel and have learned loads! We too are Newcastle residents, we have a new-ish build (we’re the second owners) but would absolutely love our forever home to be a period property with loads of character... but you’re right about the heating our house is toasty all year round. I never knew heating should come on and heat a house quickly until I moved into this house and I love my creature comforts. Don’t know if that would outweigh lovely architrave and high ceilings 😬
Like you I was trapped in a corporate life. Got divorced and then freedom meant I could do what I wanted. Halved my salary and became a train driver. Never looked back! Love your videos. Interesting, well made and you have a great presenting style. More please!
Fantastic stuff - thank you for the kind words and all the best with the train driving! 👍👊
the girl i'm currently dating recently got divorced, ironically she's well off an doesn't need anything yet we fell for each other. go figure. completely against the social norm.
Wonderful story mate. Thanks for sharing.
No worries and thank you - more to come! 👍
I find these videos so interesting thanks for sharing with us
Thank you - glad you're enjoying them! 👍
We complain about the price of homes and property taxes over here (California) but I know it’s much worse for you across the pond. Love your videos. Appreciate the thorough explanations each time.
Thank you! Glad you enjoy the vids - take care 👍👊
I'm in shiremoor, my mum lives in a house identical to your 1928 house, I dream of doing it up for her twilight years.
I have to admit the fun and adventure of a great big old house starts draining out of you after a few years spending tens of thousands of pounds and countless hours just getting it somewhere near. New houses are more practical unless you are loaded and have lots of time. Great videos.
Looking forward to hearing what happened next! Coming to the end of my second project... weeks away. You’ve intrigued me about new builds now, never considered it before! 👍🏼👍🏼
Cheers and best of luck with your project! New builds are certainly worth looking in to - they're not as bad as a lot of folk try to make out. 👍
Thank you that was interesting, looking forward to the next part.
Thank you! Hopefully this coming Sunday if I pull my finger out. 😂👍
Always enjoy your videos 😀 keep them coming.
Best wishes.
Thank you - all the best! 👍👍👊
Enjoyed the video.
Great video. Thanks for the explanation. It was very interesting.
Thank you Hans - glad you enjoyed it! 👍
Very inspiring. 👍👍
Cheers! 👍👊
Looking forward to the new build series! literally learned everything I know DIY related from this channel! Keep up the good work mate.
Fantastic stuff and thank you! Can give you a list of other awesome channels if you need any. 👍😀
Gosforth Handyman Not the same guy, but would appreciate a list, thanks!
Off the top of my head and apologies if I miss any, just DIY / building related:
Charlie DIYte
Skill Builder
PlumberParts
Ultimate Handyman
In the States...
Matt Risinger
The Handyman
Plus LOTS of woodworking channels but I'll not start on that or I'll miss people out by accident and it will get messy. 😂
Oh I am looking forward to more of your thoughts and advice about the new build houses, the other half and I are looking to buy and we are very much on the fence about whether its worth going for a new build. You hear some real horror stories! Great stuff yet again 😊👍
All I say to people is, all houses were new once. Watch this space! 👍😀
Been waiting for this!
Hope you enjoyed it! 👍
I’ve been renovating my 1930s house on a budget. I’ve just got the kitchen left to do. It’s taken me 5 years so far 😂. I know I’ll want to sell it as soon as I’ve done!
Good luck with the rest of your project! Yeah, I've found the temptation to sell when everything is as perfect as it's ever going to be, is quite overwhelming. 😀
Mate. I am exhausted just keeping up with your journey lol
Still come back to watch every single time though 💗
All the best mate
Thank you and glad you're enjoying the vids! 👍
Couldn't agree with you more about quality of life, it trumps everything. Love the videos, from a fellow drummer (p.s. THE DRUM ROOM !!!!!!!!!!!!!) oh well...
Cheers bud and hello to a fellow drummer! The drum room will be back! (I hope) 😀
Great insights... more drumming videos please 😁🙏
My first house was in such a bad state, I moved in and all there was to cook with was a naked gas ring and pipe to the supply. I could produce a 3 course meal with that and a wok! I had to squat on a bare concrete floor. What a mistake (and incredibly dangerous)! Can't wait for the next part 😊
Thank you! Renovations certainly have their low points. Mrs Mac was the master of doing a full Sunday dinner with nothing more than a camping stove and a microwave. 👍😂
Similar experience here...although someone gave me a electric steak grill to help me out.... oh the JOY of undulating pancakes. Donkeys years later my kids still laugh at this amazing 'invention' of ours. Happy days. 🤗
I remember the sheer joy of someone giving us a cooker 🤣
@@suelawson7273 😂👍🏽 With a good outlook....we have everything we need. 🥰
Missed this yesterday. Great video, can't wait for your memoirs to be released! Inspirational career change I think, it's great that you were able to do that as a family and for your family. I bet you never dreamed it would end as a multi millionaire CZcams creator! It's a great story though and good of you to tell it.
My prejudices on new builds (I own one) don't really surround the buildings themselves, more the manner in which they are built. The model is one of profit and doing the minimum required, and I think that is an attitude that should never be associated with building someone's home. There would be something spectacularly wrong if a new build wasn't significantly more performant than one of a century before, so it's the absolute least we should expect. What bothers me most about them though is the estates that they exist in. They're almost always commuter estates designed for people to get up, drive to work, drive home, watch TV. There's rarely a design that promotes community, that draws people out of their homes into the streets. Where amenities are concerned, they're almost always poorly sited (schools right on the edge of an estate meaning half the estate has to drive, that sort of thing). They're almost completely devoid of nature, with cars always king (parked on pavements etc). They're entirely homogeneous across the UK, too, the outskirts of every town look the same (tweaked slightly with fashion of course). These estates are never, ever designed around existing location and never integrate, but create a detached stand alone environment that is utterly inefficient and anti-community. In my opinion, the house is about 10% of the problem, the estate is the biggest problem. If a new build is 80% more efficient than a century ago, the estate is likely 70% less efficient.
Agree, we bought our house on a 1970s expansion area. There has been some tasteful infill since. There are a couple of awful new build estates which we considered when buying this place. We even have an active new build selling luxury homes on postage stamp gardens. Now we have a new road and a developer has promised to fill between the new build estate and the road in the way you describe. Joanna Yarrow was involved with the outline planning application. Start has been delayed because of money, instead of building amenities first as promised they want to sell some building plots which is not currently happening.
You have a very patient wife. She barely gets unpacked and it's time to move again. OK, an exaggeration, but obviously you get restless. You've explained it all and it sounds reasonable, but I hope the kids haven't had to change schools too often. You've found a lifestyle that's interesting and beneficial to your family life, and with these videos you've had some opportunity to make use of talents that might not have surfaced in a corporate job.
The kids haven't changed schools at all - everything has been geared around stability for them. Current move is so they can walk to school 👍. Mrs Mac is very patient but to be fair she's as bad as me. 👍😂
1920’s house: definitely has key features of post 1930, including cavity walls - the screenshot of the ‘deeds’ was the registry entry of a restrictive covenant drawn up when the land was sold in 1928, not necessarily when the house was actually built. During that time, mid-20s to late 30’s, labour and material shortages plus a financial depression meant builds often took a lot longer. The land for our 1937 house, for example, was originally sold in 1924, and is clearly shown on Ordnance Survey as being under construction on the 1928 and a later map. Given that it looks like your 1920s house was on an estate of similar houses, it’s more likely a large parcel of land was sold in 1928 and each set of semis built in succession, so could be 10 years or more between land sale and completion of final house. My partner is a solicitor with conveyancing experience and I have forensic and historical research skills, with a special interest in property.
I love my 1930's renovation house and in terms of life style, location and everything it suits us perfectly. But oh man do I feel you with running costs.
Cheers! Yeah, they're great, solid houses and those big rooms ain't cheap to heat! 😀👍
@@GosforthHandyman Just curious, did the new build come with a decent garden? When I was looking around five years ago, it was so disappointing to see the tiny gardens on offer. So I opted for a 60's house with a decent garden.
Unfortunately not, but due to where the house was located (open at the front) it didn't really matter. It was a choice of bigger house with smaller garden or smaller house with bigger garden. 👍
I'm going to be looking to buy my first place in the next year.. would you say it's quicker/easier to do a partial renovation, vs. tearing out the whole interior and rebuilding? I mean, not having to deal with leaving a lot intact/working around existing issues vs. blank-ish slate renovation? My sister moved into my dad's old house and she completely redid the interior (with a contractor and his team mind you) in a matter of 5-6 months.. pretty amazing to see how quickly they did all that.
I have no idea why I watch these but somehow I'm hooked 😂
Glad you're enjoying the vids! 👍
Awesome. I also chose quality of life and left the Army after nearly 14 years. It’s nice to be settled down getting to see my kids growing up. Are you going to talk about the little problems with new builds? Like the problems that arise from settling in etc...
Cheers! Yeah, will be doing a bit of an old house vs new house thing. 👍👊
I like your videos.
I like you liking my videos. 👍😀
Great video and yes definitely always a weigh up between the cheap running cost (but sometimes lack of character) of a new build vs solid but drafty older house. There are good and bad new builds.
I by chance struck a good balance with a late 80's persimmon build, so it has some of the energy efficiency benefits, but is before they forgot how to build houses properly and started scamming people with lease hold properties.
All the best with your search.
Good move family first.
My brother bought hishouse, like you did your last and he, too, likes it.
Great stuff! 👊👍
Looking forward to your vids on the construction of new builds. I've lived in two, but have little idea what's behind the plasterboard except for what I've found when drilling holes, and what I've learned in your videos. If you can, could you cover internal wall construction?
On the list - cheers! 👍👊
Great videos mate been watching all types and have helped me massively especially with the dot and dab and using corefix I know your a massive fan of the PZ screws just wondering if you can explain which PZ bit to use on each screw as sometimes the screws are stripping on me but the PZ bit seems to fit the screw??
When most people wish to have bedroom en suites, proper northern handymen have vocal booths!
Too right - gets a lot more use than yet another bathroom 😂
I've got a bed in my music studio lmao
Can you do some timeliness stuff on first and second fix? Been waiting for my new build off plan since May 2019. Just had the roof trusses put on and meant to be ready for december
Perhaps a timeline illustrating the homes you've lived in and the approximate dates you did so?
Your channel is so interesting- I’m surprised that they are building timber frame houses in the UK, and I’m looking forward to seeing how that works out. I don’t suppose these new build houses will also include basements?
Sadly hardly ever get basements in the UK. Wish we did! Not many timber frame houses up here. For some reason you get more in Scotland which I always thought was odd. Perhaps wood is cheaper. 🤔👍
I’m currently in the middle of rennovation #2. I have no internal doors and other than a dilapidated old sink unit, my ‘kitchen’ consists mostly of cheap pasting tables I’m using as a temporary worktop.
Right now, I’m in the middle of sorting out the loft. Insulation, boarding out, a made to measure loft hatch (it will work like an internal door, IE butt hinges and mortice latch), a few ceilings repairs, pipe and tank lagging etc. I hate lofts but the final job will be that loft hatch which should be quite nice, plus when it’s done all the storage space will make things a bit easier.
After that it’s on to the plastering, once I start getting that all finished it will all really start to come together once again. The old skim coat was in pretty bad shape, no strength to it what so ever, it would just scrape off with no effort. Getting it all off the render was lovely.
I remember after finishing the first house, I must have slept for an entire day.
Best of luck - sounds like a big project! Lofts are often overlooked and can give fantastic storage space so definitely worth sorting out. Best of luck with it! 👍
I always struggle to find the good points of a new build, considering they pretty much cost the same of an old build but after 20 years will be worth practically nothing due to the poor material quality and the (leasehold) maintenance fee inflating spirally. I guess the neighbours kids to play with my kids could be a plus if you don’t get the house plot close to the affordable houses section. Anyway I can see you moved back to an old house so supposedly you changed your mind after all??
A new build has never appealed to me as most I feel have little character, However, I suppose one day we may be forced to buy one. Central heating. Never had it. Our house 1902 has 2 gas fires and occasional electric heaters LOL. If we are cold wear another layer of clothes. With the exception of a really cold winter never needed it. However, cold draughts are different and the installation of DG finally sorted out that problem, So much so we open windows to stay cool! Each to their own I suppose. Keep up the good work.
Been in my house for 25 years (1920s house), it's like the forth bridge - getting the itch to move and start somewhere else
Yup - even when we got this 1930's one finished it was almost time to start re-decorating the rooms we did first. As you say like painting the forth bridge! 😂
Was just counting 34 houses in 50 years and been in this one 20 got feed up moving even though I m an expert at it now.
My Nan has just made the decision to sell her similar size Edwardian house in the West Midlands where my Dad lived between the age of 13 and 19. She’d lived for 50 years. My Aunty spent the first 30 years of her life living in this house. My Grandad “as he wished!” Died in that house. Now she’s 83 she’s decided that there’s no point running that house on her own. I cannot blame her for making that decision as much as I love the house.
I was in the corporate world all my working life and it can be soul crushing, so it's understandable you wanted to be self-employed to spend my time with your family, which is very good for you and your children. It would seem that it's also very good for children to live in one home for more than two or three years, otherwise they need to change schools and make new friends every two or three years.
they seem to really love to double insulate houses in england. we dont get that in australia. its mainly steel frame and brickwork in aus.
As life moves on so do ones priorities. I have moved I think about 20 times since I was living with me mom and dad, I think that there maybe one or two more before I settle down and put down roots 🤣
Would love to see a “how it’s made” video on timber frame new builds. Thanks! 🙂
A lot of new builds now use a modular steel stud partition system as it's quicker, cheaper and easier to construct.
I build them for a big company. You wouldn't wanna see lol
Don't get many of them up here but on my list if I can get near some being built 👍😀
@@GosforthHandyman thank you for the reply. Up here in Scotland, timber frame is the most common type for new builds, at least so I've read. Would be interesting to get your take on them, if you ever get a chance. Thanks again...
Awesome work and really inspiring story Andy. Living in a building site is draining but there’s a lot to be said for the satisfaction of a renovation. On that journey ourselves now!
Defo - it's all worth it in the end! Best of luck with yours! 👍👊
Hi Andy, do you think some people just have a nomadic gene ? I had the same drive as you and your family when I was much younger and never settled. We used to say we never nailed the carpets down. Thankfully exhaustion caught up with me and I have been settled for a while now. Keep up the excellent content. Regards Jim.
Cheers Jim! Yeah, I think you're exactly right. I'm making up for lost time since I didn't move at all as a kid even though it meant a huge commute to school etc. 🙄. Mrs Mac has moved 16 times. 😂 We have a long term plan and we'd love to settle in the countryside when the kids are older - famous last words. 👍
@@GosforthHandyman I think you will end up doing up houses for your kids in a decades time. Take it from someone who knows!
Don't give them ideas Stephanie 😆👍
I always wonder when people move a lot, have you ever worked out what stamp duty and moving costs have added up to in total?
Hey, what do you recommend buying new build house or old house and then renovated . Very confused.
Is it difficult for you to choose the best developer?
Great vid as usual Andy. Thanks for sharing and making us all want to leave the *!at race behind.
Do you find it unsettling not having a "stake in the market" whilst renting?
Lol yes, and house prices have gone berserk. People are losing their minds considering the economic climate. Lots of negative equity coming up I fear. Kinda nice having a break from the responsibilities of property ownership though. 😀
Excellent reasons to move. Too bad you couldn't have realized them before suffering through the trials of renovating. I hope you made a tidy profit on the house. As an aside, I'm an American and I enjoy how your videos illustrate some of the differences in homes between our two countries. Calling an 1800 sq. ft. House "really large" surprises me. What is an average size of a house in your neck of the woods?
Cheers bud! Average is 914 sq ft apparently. Gardens are getting smaller too. Don't get me started. 😂
@@GosforthHandyman I did a bit of internet investigation on average international house size. It appears that Austrailia, USA, Canada and New Zealand have the largest average houses ranging from 1800 to 2300 square feet. Apparently we Colonials like to spread out. They say that in the US the size of new builds has been steadily increasing over the last 40 - 50 years.
Have you ever considered just doing it solo and building the house from scratch? And if so what made you decide against it? In Germany that is very common, maybe more than buying from a large builder. Do you feel like the UK market does not support that? I feel like with all your knowledge you are a prime candidate :) - great video and have been waiting to get some update on what's going on, sad to hear we have to wait through several videos to get there :D
We'd love to do a self build but sadly finding a suitable plot of land is very difficult in the UK. Especially while staying near the schools. You'll often pay more for the land than a fully built brand new house. If we moved 15 or so miles from the schools the only plots I can find at the moment are £200,000 and that's literally a field with no road, no utilities etc. Check this out, bit extreme but £1.1m just for the plot without a house: www.rightmove.co.uk/commercial-property-for-sale/property-80588759.html - not even a huge plot. What are land prices like in Germany? 👍
@@GosforthHandyman yeah that makes sense, not sure to be honest on the current market in Germany, have been in the UK for more than 12 years and my dad prob bought theirs about more than 20 years ago and did a lot himself. When you do the new build series I saw you covered utilities comparison and base plate one. How about common area schemes/council adaptions and timber frame Vs inner blocks?
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Plumbing... clogged pipes...you must have stomach of steel...some of those smells must have been overwhelming
Love the vid and don't worry about the 'lack of content'.
Cheers! Luckily it was mainly bath / shower wastes and not too many toilet issues. Even so.... 👍😂
There is more to Materials in life, family have to make president always, you made the right choice. my mum always said " no matter how big your bank account is, how big your car is or how big your house is, your tombstone and coffin will always be the same. awesome video buddy.
Very wise words from your mum Neil. Spot on - thank you! 👍
Great video. Are you a time served tradesman or all self taught.......
Thank you! Mostly self taught but my dad was a spark and I used to work a lot with him when I was younger before he passed away. My father-in-law and mentor was a time served joiner. Learned a huge amount from him over the years. 👍
At 4:04, regarding Council Tax, I have to say as a former resident of California, one of the few pieces of really great legislation was what is commonly known as "Proposition 13" (i.e., the 1978 "People's Initiative to Limit Property Taxation"), which added a provision to the CA State Constitution dramatically curtailing the ability of local governments to impose ad valorem tax on real estate. This enactment was part of a wave that swept across the country called the "taxpayer revolt." It sort of reminded me of Magna Carta, the Provisions of Oxford, the Bill of Rights, et al. Maybe it's time for the citizens of the UK to take up the metaphorical taxpayer revolt cudgel and add another document to the mostly unwritten British Constitution.
Interesting stuff! Prior to Council Tax we had the Poll Tax riots en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poll_tax_riots but I was a teenager so didn't really understand what was going on. Sadly these days a lot of folk in the UK don't do much beyond venting on Facebook. I've tried fighting the Council Tax thing but got nowhere - possibly touch on that in a future vid. 👍🙄
@@GosforthHandyman before the poll tax councils charged rates to cover council services (bin collection, grass cutting, schools etc.), they were based on how big your house was, not the value of it - I think, don’t quote me on it 😂 so it didn’t matter if your 3 bed terrace was in tramp alley or posh avenue, you paid the same rates. The poll tax shifted the payment from householders to individuals, if a couple had 2 kids over 18 still at home, all 4 of them had to cough up, hence the riots. I’m Scottish so the briefest whiff of the poll tax gets my back up 🤣
7:08. Well we know where it DIDN’T come from 😂😂
Lol I was debating keeping it. 😂
Gosforth Handyman 😂😂
sell up and move to northern Ireland houses are a lot cheaper, mind you wages are a lot lower, it's surprising how many English people have moved over here, mostly ex forces, who served here during troubles, also everything is less than one hour and a half away
Interesting! Didn't know there was such a difference in house prices! Great stuff 👍👊
@@GosforthHandyman look up prices in Bangor on property pal. A lovely seaside town near Belfast. My husband is from there, we goggle at the prices and decide to move there every time we visit, still might retire there.
I think I'd get some odd looks if I told my builder, "I need this room to be completely soundproof". Worse if I added "Also need water and waste."
Lol yes, word that carefully. 👍😂
My builder looked at me funny when I asked him to pack the stud walls around the utility room with sound absorbing rockwool. But he soon came around when he realised you could hardly hear the washing machine on full spin....
I don't have enough experience to know if packing stud walls is common in the UK, but my sis is an architect and she was doing this back in the 80's.
Did you make a decent income off of selling these homes that you bought and renovated? And did you see much of a return on the money you invested renovating these properties?
In the long term we came out positive but we did make a loss on some of them. If we'd have known we'd have sold so quickly we'd have done things a bit differently. Looking back we wasted a lot, hindsight etc etc. 👍😀
Gosforth Handyman haha yeah I wouldn’t have built a soundproof bedroom in that 1930s house. Probably still built the room cause it was just begging for it, but no soundproofing or any of that...
You should be up to paying all cash for the next house
Lol we did have a huge mortgage on that house. 😂👍
Andy, you are completely wrong, that hat is a 1937 hat!!
See y'the heap! (🤣🤭).
No idea what that means 😂👍
@@GosforthHandyman 🤣🤣 Many years ago I worked with a few ladies whose husbands and fathers were pit men. Each night at work the girls would say to us all " See y' the heap" . It took me about a year to figure out ' the heap' was the heap of slag outside the pit😂😂. I love your ' Tatty bye' salutation....so thought I'd offer
an alternative. Greetings from the land of the rusty Angel. 🤗
Ha ha awesome! That's a new one to me! 👍😆
Council tax at 3 gránd??
Yup - and more. 🙄
@@GosforthHandyman And that was back when 3 grand was a lot of money!
That is criminal.
Don't get me started on council tax... 🙄😂
£3k a year council tax? Wow! That's more than Buckingham Palace's Council tax!
Lol council tax is a mess. Biggest con going that nobody seems to talk about. 👍🙄
@@GosforthHandyman I saw something about a year ago saying that council tax should be related to the modern value of the building. It showed how some houses are being charged like 3% of their value a year (think places like Horden) where ad multi million pound properties in London can be £1k a year, e.g. 0.01% of their value.
Also did you know the NE has some of the highest council tax in the country.
@@GosforthHandyman checkout "Fairer Share" on Facebook. That's what I saw previously.
The average council tax as a percentage of property value paid in the NE is 0.77%, in London it's 0.28%. They're calling for everywhere to charge 0.48%.
@@clarkeysam Not sure about the rest of the UK, but in Scotland your concil tax band is determined by what your house was worth in 1992. If your house was built after this then the assesors need to decided what it would have been worth if it existed in 1992.
@@diyengineer811 yeah it's something like that here too. The problem with that is house prices have gone mental in the last 30 years. Some houses worth £40k are paying the same council tax as houses with £20,000,000. That cannot be deemed as fair.
For what it's worth, I dont think it's the best way of increasing equality but I think it'll be easier to get the public onside as opposed to massive hikes in inheritance tax (which people who will never have enough assets to qualify to pay seem to be against, as they don't understand it).
What's a tween?
A kid who is just on the verge of becoming a teenager - they’re in between being a child and a teenager. Depending on the child, about 10 to 12 years of age.
Yup - what Beth said. They also often think they're a teenager. 👍😀
The more I live in this 1800s house and just do random things as a DIYer the more I'm of the opinion that fighting age and old techniques is just too much faff for one life.
Simplicity of new is good.
Personally the last few content has just been you talking
Yes. And absolutely fascinating.
Last 2 vids were re-silicone jobs - check you haven't missed them! 👍