tim wrote:

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
t...

Peter Crosland wrote:


Walking away is the only rational option. It will be impossible to insure
the property and the costs of a properly designed scheme would certainly
escalate way beyond your estimate.


Can you actually prvide evidence for that? I have seen underpinnig done
roun here and it was certaily not a total ecsalation such as you describe.
Lbour intensive, messy, and a right royal pain, but it took only about 6
weeks of three blokes to do a similar section.

At a garnd a weekm thats 18 grand...

..walking away is not an option here,


"Been looking at a poetntial buy for a friend"

What's there not to walk away from?
Is it the only house for sale in the world?


Its the ideal place to run a specialised business from, has planning
permission for it, and is in every other way totally ideal for the job.
There is nothing or 15 miles - the catchment area of that business -
remotely as good.


tim