The cost of a two bed house in "northern england" varies somewhat, in parts of South Manchester 100K is typical, but in say longsight or further north in blackburn
burnley 10-15k is more typical.

For a 100K house, 15K for kitchen, bathroom, re-wire, central heating and decorate for me to do it as a DIY job would be fine, and I would get my money back when I
sold.
15K on a 10-15K house is probably a complte waste, unless you have an urge to live in that particualr house for some years.

I would do two things if I was you
1) get the house valued by an estate agent, and then knock 10% off what s/he says. This values the house
2) ask a builder to estimate for the things you want done

You can now work out the economics of the situation.

Rick



On 29 Nov 2003 08:37:02 -0800, (Melanie19) wrote:
I realise this question is a bit like asking how long a piece of
string is!

I've seen a terraced house for sale on an estate agents website in an
area I'd like to live in (North of England). According to the estate
agent the house needs "extensive internal modernisation" as it hasn't
been lived in in about 8/10 years.

It has 2 bedrooms, 2 living rooms, kitchen and a bathroom. BTW, it
*hasn't* been vandalised or in a fire (nothing that serious), it's
just been vacant. The houses on either side of it appear to be lived
in and in good condition.

I haven't gone to see the house yet, but I'd guess it will need
re-wired, plumbed, central heating, double-glazing (it currently has
single glazing), complete redecoration, new bathroom suite and new
kitchen units. As well as tiling in the kitchen/bathroom.

If I wanted to get a builder in to have this done to a "regular" or
"basic" standard (nothing fancy), what do you think it might cost? Do
you think I could maybe get it done for £15,000 - or am I in the wrong
price range altogether!?