OV9

Gavster wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:56 am Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to court we go... I have a costs hearing at 2pm today, in relation to the hearing in November 2022 where my neighbours were first determined to be in breach of their lease. The judge offered a measly 15% of our total costs from that first hearing, bceause the leases don't set out who pays for costs so it's up to the court to decide, but 15% is outrageously low based on other cases. Fingers crossed we get this bit of the puzzle wrapped up today because it feels like each hearing is simply a segue into another, and another, and another.

Gavster wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 3:02 pm Adjourned because it was listed under a different judge to the one it was reserved for and this one was adamant he didn’t want to touch it with a barge pole. Sigh. Basically a cock up by the courts listings department that’s wasted all our time.

V8Granite wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2025 11:09 am Where will the burger van park ?

Dave!

Alex88 wrote: Thu Feb 13, 2025 5:34 pm 9 months since we moved in to the little thatched cottage and we love it.

A friend who specialises in older home brickwork popped round for a look and informed us that the render is not lime, but actually cement (probably). Not good as this is not the correct material which could trap moisture and damage the timber frame underneath (the rest of the house was spot on, though).

The render has blown on the gable and front. Therefore, we're getting the worst affected area, the gable end, repaired ASAP. Then we're moving on to the front of the house.

He said that the studs and uprights all looked good and uniform in verticality, and there are no signs of damp. So we may get lucky and 'only' need to replace the render...

Bloody hope so! I am a bit worried but nothing I can do until it comes off and we see what lies beneath.

It seems however, that this isn't a unique case and there are loads of old homes with the incorrect render/lathered in unbreathable paints.