convert or sell?

[scooterscot]

I've got a one-bedroom flat in Glasgow. Lets for £615 PCM. A few years back we discovered a basement area under the lounge, full of builders waste. I paid someone to clear it out and install a hatch. It's the size of another room. Anyone have experience of converting a basement and the costs involved?

[Project Monkey]

Josef Fritzl?

[ChimpMaster]

I've got a one-bedroom flat in Glasgow. Lets for £615 PCM. A few years back we discovered a basement area under the lounge, full of builders waste. I paid someone to clear it out and install a hatch. It's the size of another room. Anyone have experience of converting a basement and the costs involved?

Call the council, pay for a pre-planning assessment (something like £100) , where a planning officer will come round and advise you on how to convert and meet all building control requirements.

Sounds like a decent return already though.

And check that there will be demand for a basement room.

[scooterscot]

I've asked the tenant to leave before the end of July, could let it for £10k over the commonwealth games, which would pay for the conversion. Or that's the thinking.

[minestrone]

I've asked the tenant to leave before the end of July, could let it for £10k over the commonwealth games, which would pay for the conversion. Or that's the thinking.

FFS, you talk some amount of absolute tulipe.

[scooterscot]

FFS, you talk some amount of absolute tulipe.

I don't understand.

[eek]

I don't understand.

If that was a set of LET properties I could believe it. It looks more like a list of unfulfilled chancers to me...

[kal]

If that was a set of LET properties I could believe it. It looks more like a list of unfulfilled chancers to me...

+1, I'd understand if it was the Olympics, Wimbledon or the World Cup but come on the Commonwealth games is hardly up there with those events!

[minestrone]

I don't understand.

As has been said by others, but also to add there are 3 bedroom flats in the west end on that list for less than you are claiming you will get for a one bedroom flat in the tulipehole that is Pollokshields.

[scooterscot]

As has been said by others, but also to add there are 3 bedroom flats in the west end on that list for less than you are claiming you will get for a one bedroom flat in the tulipehole that is Pollokshields.

Pollokshields is the posh, west end is full of students.