brownie25 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 What are people views on buying ex council property the concrete type. The ones you can't get a mortgage on should you buy or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisbuff Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I worked for Sheffield housing dept and was involved in the improvement of some of these houses in parson cross. This was 15 or so years ago and the situation even then varied wildly between individual properties some needing minimal work and others being designated as only fit for demolition .Some must be "Friday afternoon builds" An individual and extensive survey of any of these properties would be advisable, bear in mind that when built they were expected to last 25 years! The major problem at that time was heat retention they were freezing in winter and all suffered from condensation related problems. Having said all that a few of them had been maintained well and the long term tenants were very happy with their home. Hope that's helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlfc Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 If you can't get a mortgage on it then presumably you have cash. However you may buy a house you can never sell as most future buyers would need one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 You own the land tho I assume? What are concrete houses going for? I've never even heard of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttparsons Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Potentially you can buy a decent well-proportioned house for much less than a mortgageable property. I would only buy one as a long-term investment though due to potential re-sale problems. As a buy-to-let the return is good if you pay the right price. There are some buildings insurers that will insure these properties. Make sure the property is freehold so if the house eventually crumbles you still own a building plot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I worked for Sheffield housing dept and was involved in the improvement of some of these houses in parson cross. This was 15 or so years ago and the situation even then varied wildly between individual properties some needing minimal work and others being designated as only fit for demolition .Some must be "Friday afternoon builds" An individual and extensive survey of any of these properties would be advisable, bear in mind that when built they were expected to last 25 years! The major problem at that time was heat retention they were freezing in winter and all suffered from condensation related problems. Having said all that a few of them had been maintained well and the long term tenants were very happy with their home. Hope that's helpful. Yes- an excellent reply. Of course, one might even buy an unmortgageable concrete house with a view to demolition/reconstruction (if that's financially beneficial and lawfully possible). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrejuan Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 When the council modernise this type of property, the simply build a brick outer skin around the old house. When finished they look just like a new house. Mostly, the proportions inside are far more generous than new builds, so are very popular. Some good examples of this are on an estate in Eckington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyoo Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 are these airey houses your talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie25 Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Thanks for all your views been told some places will give mortgages on them does anyone know thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryBooth Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I have worked on these concrete houses and find them excellent family homes on generous plots. Apart from Wimpey no fines quite a few have had the outer skin removed and a modern brick skin around making them mortgaeable. The better way which includes some foundation work cost probably as much as the house but over time it pays off. For example in the 80's I worked on the Wellgreen esate at Stannington and someone had the better job done at £16k when the old house was probably only worth £20k. Now gp to today and somone has a damn good mortgageable house on a nice estae and it will fetch a good price. What would be a bonus is if you could by the neighbours and either do the pair or demolish and rebuild. Wimpey no fines are a pair of houses where there was a mould filled with concrete and then the shuttering removing and a pair of houses shell was formed. Very solid houses but low on insulation which could easily be rectified. These houses ate solid and a good buy. There are some in Deepcar and more in old mining area's. I would buy a concrete pre cast house but with the intention of a brick skin not Wimpey of course although easily possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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