"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"Brett Jackson" wrote in message
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"bruce phipps" wrote in message
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Back in the 1980s World in Action ran a scare story about timber
framed homes (specifically Barratt homes if I remember correctly)
which caused resale values of these types of houses to plummet.

Is this still the case? Are buyers and mortgage lenders wary of such
houses?

If I buy a 1980s Barratt timber framed home will I find it difficult
to sell in the future?
I am located in Yorks. Housing market is buoyant but I have a seen a
detached house for sale which is slightly cheaper than market value...
I know that these houses were timber framed ones built in the 1980s.

bruce

Still buiding them. Saw some flats go up in Pudsey (Leeds) recently
that
seemed to be timber framed. Would hate to think what would happen with
a
spot of woodworm going unnoticed for a few years as the timbers didn't
seem
particularly thick.

I suspect that if timber were being used even in Pudsey (which I call
Bradford!) it would be treated against such things.

Mary







You never know though. Would you be 100% confident that all had been
treated and ventilated proberly. It's a different thing when you can access
the timber than when it's hidden away - or maybe it's just me who would
worry too much about such a thing.

I hear rumour that the Tyersal end of Pudsey is ditching it's BD post codes
for LS28 post codes sometime soon. Post code snobbery at it's best!