Buying & Renovating an Old House: companion pages

Printables, colour photos and current links for each chapter of the book. Rules, grants and web addresses change; these pages hold the current position.

• 1.1 Before you view: ten minutes at a desk (QR q1)
• 1.2 Viewings: seeing past the staging (QR q2)
• 1.3 The Scottish Home Report, decoded (QR q3)
• 1.4 England and Wales: choosing a survey (QR q4)
• 1.5 When to get a specialist survey (QR q5)
• 1.6 Listed buildings and conservation areas (QR q6)
• 1.7 The legal side: title, shared repairs, offers and contracts (QR q7)
• 1.8 Money matters: insurance, mortgages and budgeting (QR q8)
• 2.1 Damp (QR q9)
• 2.2 Walls: stone, brick, lime and cracks (QR q10)
• 2.3 Roofs, chimneys and rainwater (QR q11)
• 2.4 Timber: rot, beetle, floors and windows (QR q12)
• 2.5 Services: wiring, water, gas, heating and drains (QR q13)
• 2.6 Warmer without harm (QR q14)
• 3.1 The right person for the job (QR q15)
• 3.2 Vetting and quotes (QR q16)
• 3.3 Contracts, payment stages, snagging and disputes (QR q17)
• 3.4 The order of works (QR q18)
• 3.5 Consents: what needs asking about, and who to ask (QR q19)
• 3.6 Grants, funding and help (QR q20)
• 3.7 Tenements and shared buildings (Scotland) (QR q21)
• 3.8 Keeping records (QR q22)
• 4.1 Before you pick up a tool (QR q23)
• 4.2 The seasonal maintenance calendar (QR q24)
• 4.3 Water out: gutters, downpipes, gullies, vents and ground levels (QR q25)
• 4.4 Windows and doors (QR q26)
• 4.5 Lime basics (QR q27)
• 4.6 Timber and floors (QR q28)
• 4.7 Warmth without harm (QR q29)
• 4.8 Decorating an old house (QR q30)
• 4.9 The red list: leave these to the trades (QR q31)
• Useful organisations (QR q32)