Homebuilding & Renovating

BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO RENOVATION Part 1: assessing potential

You’ve decided you want to renovate a property. Perhaps you are a serial renovator and have become hooked on restoring run-down houses to their former glory, or maybe you are keen to buy something in order to add value to it and propel yourself up the property ladder. Sometimes, it is a love of a particular style of house that draws people to a renovation project, while other times buying a wreck is the only way to afford a house of a certain size or in a particular area.

Whatever the reason for you embarking on this project, all renovations begin with a house in

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