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This Dave is a pensioner, without the tens of thousands to spend to renovate this property the way I feel it deserves. I started to list but it depresses me so much.. We spent tens of thousands on this house when we came here twenty years ago and now, almost all of it needs bloody doing again and we don't have 'friends who can' as the previous people have. We'll have to do some things before selling up, but not go too mad as anyone moving in will probably gut the place and start again, this time with knocking walls down and so on I suspect, as is current fad and fashion. We don't have cavity walls either and, although the roof and loft are well insulated and never get too hot or cold with the seasons, I'm certain we lose through the outside walls. Compared to typical three bed houses such as yours westie, our summer gas consumption is at least as low bit come wintertime, its 50% or so more than I'd estimate your house being. We've turned everything down as much as we can, but with three here, we have to have *some* heat in the daytime.

Our next home will either be mid or post wars, BUT will have to have been properly insulated walls and loft and sorted outside so we won't have to do loads to it, preferably a bungalow as my knees complain every so often (much worse early summer, before my B12 levels were corrected by injection and tabs). I'd love us to move further north where properties are cheaper, freeing off some dosh to help our son get sorted and more independent, but who knows what'll go on. Modern houses a few years old may be okay, as long as previous owners have had the issues sorted properly and they're built to modern specs. If a bungalow, I'd love a heated and lit cabin outside to use as a workshop and storage (well, I can dream).

Having said the above, herself doesn't want a bigger garden any more, but my gripe will be being hideously overlooked as modern estates tend to design-in as standard.