A plan comes together
At some point late last year, we noticed that the seemingly abandoned, boarded up night club was for sale. It’s a dump, a massive building falling apart, paint peeling, even trees growing out of the...
View ArticleThe planning dept pt1
Kate phoned the planning dept up to see what being in a conservation area actually meant. They told her that there would be no way that they would let us knock it down. I couldn’t understand this...
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Bidding pt1
We asked our friend and builder, Rich, to give us an idea of how much it would cost to bring down the back of the cinema. Without him going into the building, he reckoned £20k off the top of his head....
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Auction
I’ve never been to any auction, never mind one to buy a house, never mind one to buy a disused cinema. The different is, when the hammer falls, that forms a contract to complete. If we bid, we couldn’t...
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Just before I left the auction house, I just thought I may as well register my interest with them. I told them what I would be willing to bid, and surprisingly they were talking to me. Why, when what I...
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