Hi,

My wife and I are looking at a derelict house as our second home, and a
renovation project.

We are going to view the property in a couple of days, and although I have
bought my current house and followed due diligence in purchasing it. I am
unfamiliar with what to look for in an older house.

The house is roughly one hundred years old, a red brick built by an english
company. It certainly looks like a middle class dwelling built to a high
specification.

The vendor also purcahsed the house for renovation, but does not appear to
have proceeded with the project (he appears to be filithy rich) but he has
said that it will need a new heating system, new water system and new
electrics.

One last thing, this house is not currently for sale, I contacted the vendor
after looking up the property on the land registry database, so any advice
on how to proceed with any sale would be good too.

TIA

Chris aka BoobBoo