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    The quality restoration and modernisation of existing features adds real value...

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Property Restoration Consultancy

Vintage Property Restoration

Practical Advice

Vintage Property Restoration Ltd specialise in the restoration and conversion of period properties. Company Director, Justin Vogler, offers consultancy to home buyers and investors wishing to buy and/or transform run-down houses.

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Property restoration and development can be a minefield. Getting sound practical advice before you start can save you money and anguish later. Learn from VPR’s extensive experience.

 

 

Period Property Restoration Consultancy

Restoration Consultancy

Restoration Consultancy

Practical consultancy tailored to your needs. From one-off pre-purchase inspections to full project management, you decide how VPR can help you.

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Recent Renovation Projects

Case Studies

Case Studies

Combine period style and elegance with contemporary comfort and you get homes that are better than new. Gentrified town houses to 1930s semis see some of our work…

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Period Renovation Advice

Property Advice

Property Advice and Comment

We’ve overcome many of the issues relating to restoration projects and our blog covers every aspect of VPR’s work from the politics of housing to restoration techniques.

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Latest From the Blog

Good Bathroom Design: Tricks of the Trade

Next time you want an original Christmas game try handing out plans of a two meter by three meter room with a door and a window and a list of artefacts: 1700 x 700 bath, walk in shower and screen, pan and cistern, wash hand basin, towel radiator, fan and mirror. 

The game consists of organising the artefacts against the available wall space in such a way that you can: a) open the door, b) sit on the loo without burning your legs, c) get children in and out of the bath, d) reach the towels and take a shower and get dry easily. Bonus points are awarded for designs where: there is no visible pipework (though of course pipework should be accessible in case of leaks), the towel radiator can be reached from the shower tray, the mirror is lined up over the wash hand basin, you can turn the shower on and off without getting wet, and there is storage space for towels, toilet rolls and sundry other trappings of contemporary sanitary life. 

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Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Property Investments

This is the first in a series of articles on converting an inner-city terrace house into a socially and environmentally sustainable buy-to-let investment.  

The aim is to demonstrate that it’s possible to set up a lucrative small buy-to-let investment that has a positive impact on the tenants, the environment and the surrounding neighbourhood.  

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How to Take Your Joomla! Website Temporarily Offline

There may be occasions when you will make your Joomla! website completely unavailable to visitors for a short time. There is a simple switch in the Administrator back-end that enables you to take your website offline very quickly. It can be returned to service at a later time just as easily.

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To make your Joomla! website unavailable to visitors, replacing it with a simple message, do this:

  1. Log in to the Administrator back-end.
  2. Click on the Global Configuration button in the main Control Panel or click the Site → Global Configuration menu item in Joomla 2.5 or System → Global Configuration in Joomla 3.2.
  3. There are so many configuration options that they need to be divided into separate groups or tabs. The Site tab, it should be the default first view displayed, if not click on the tab.
  4. Find where it says Site Offline and change the radio button from No to Yes in Joomla 2.5 or click the Yes button in Joomla 3.2.
  5. Optional: Change the Offline Message to give your visitors some explanation about why your website is unavailable.
  6. Click the Save toolbar button to implement the new settings:
    • The Save toolbar button will save your changes and but leave you in Global Configuration.
    • The Save and Close button will save your changes and return you to the Administrator Control Panel.
  7. You should see a message confirming the settings have been changed.

Vermilion comes with it's own customized Site Offline page which is displayed when the site is set to Offline Mode within the Joomla! Administration. This page, /templates/rt_vermilion/offline.php can be easily customised with your own layout, logo and colours, so it represents a message which relates to your project.

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Help & Knowledge

Pre-Purchase Consultancy Services

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Before you make an offer on a house that is derelict or in a poor state of repair you need quick, concise and accurate information.

  • Are your plans feasible?
  • Do you require planning permission?
  • Are there structural implications?
  • Do you need a planning consultant, architect, quantity surveyor or engineer?
  • What kind of budget will you need?
  • Does the property have added potential you haven’t spotted?

Yet we are all hesitant to fork out money on houses we may never own and there are legions of property professionals keen to charge hefty fees. VPR’s Pre-Purchase consultancy gives a concise affordable overview of the main issues facing a restoration project designer.

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Property Potential Reports

After a detailed site inspection you will be sent a concise easy to understand Property Potential Report. A typical report:

  • Outlines the planning considerations
  • Summarise the buyer’s requirements and the property’s potential
  • Evaluate the project feasibility
  • Provide an indication of the scope of works and budget requirements.

Here are two sample reports. The first was prepared for a terrace house in Meanwood that had been subdivided into student rooms. The client’s intention was to knock it back into a family house. The second was prepared for a large stone detached house near to Roundhay Park. The house was divided into two flats and the client wanted a report on the feasibility of creating a third flat in the roof space

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Case Study: Buying in Auction

Thorn Lodge, Roundhay, Leeds

Buying run down properties in auction has big advantages. It’s transparent; you see who you are bidding against, there is little scope for bluff and you never pay more than a thousand pounds over what the next bidder is prepared to pay.

Secondly, it’s quick. The Seller cannot mess you about and conveyancing is simple. A legal pack is generally available before the auction and once the hammer falls both sides are committed to complete within a tight timeframe.

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