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Q: Search Order sorting in MS SQL This query returns  data sets.Whenever I try to sort it on corresponding value its working only for a some of the columns and not working for firm ID and jurisdiction.(Pagination is done for 50 values)and for sorting we have  "ORDER BY {OrderBy.Parameters}" clause in query.
and  from xslt we have below piece of code for sorting :

            <xsl:text>Firm ID</xsl:text>

            <xsl:text>EIN</xsl:text>

            <xsl:text>Law Firm Name</xsl:text>

            <xsl:text>Jurisdiction</xsl:text>

            <xsl:text>No Objection Date</xsl:text>

and the statement for select and sort is :
<Statement Name="SearchSATS" Transform="{Table}.Search.xslt" Query="
    DECLARE @Count int;
    DECLARE @XmlTable TABLE (RowNumber int IDENTITY(0,1), IdentityID int, FirmID nvarchar(50), FirmStatus nvarchar(50), Jurisdiction nvarchar(50), TrainingCompletion datetime, EIN nvarchar(50), ContractCreatedPerson nvarchar(255));
    INSERT INTO @XmlTable (IdentityID, FirmID, FirmStatus, Jurisdiction, TrainingCompletion, EIN, ContractCreatedPerson)
    SELECT TOP (@Batch) {Table}.{Table}ID ,
      (SELECT TOP 1 CollectionMember.CollectionMember FROM CollectionMember WITH (NOLOCK) INNER JOIN Collection WITH (NOLOCK) ON Collection.CollectionID = CollectionMember.CollectionID
               WHERE Collection.Collection = 'LMWS ID' AND  CollectionMember.SourceObjectID = ImportForm.AssignedOrganizationID),
      CASE
          WHEN Contract.ContractID IS NULL THEN 'GSE Contract Required'
          WHEN Training.VerifiedDate IS NOT NULL AND Contract.Status  = 'LRA Executed' THEN 'No Objection - Notified'
          WHEN Training.VerifiedDate IS NOT NULL AND Contract.Status <> 'LRA Executed' THEN 'Training Complete'
          WHEN Contract.Status  = 'LRA Executed' THEN 'GSE Contract Signed'
          WHEN Contract.Status  = 'LRA Sent' THEN 'GSE Contract Sent'
          WHEN Contract.Status  = 'LRA Received' THEN 'GSE Contract Received'
          ELSE 'GSE Contract Required'
      END,
      CONVERT(xml, XmlData).value('(/ImportFormXml/AssignedOrganization_Regions_0_State)[1]', 'nvarchar(255)') ,
      (SELECT TOP 1 VerifiedDate FROM Contact WITH (NOLOCK) WHERE ObjectID = Contract.VendorID AND Contact.Object = 'Organization' AND Contact.ContactType = 'Training'),
      Contact.TIN,
      (SELECT Person FROM Person WITH (NOLOCK) WHERE PersonID = Contract.CreatedPersonID)
    FROM {From.ForeignKey}
    INNER JOIN Contact WITH (NOLOCK)
        ON  Contact.ContactID = Vendor.ContactID
      LEFT OUTER JOIN Contact Training WITH (NOLOCK)
            ON  Training.Object = 'Organization'
            AND Training.ObjectID = Vendor.OrganizationID
            AND Training.ContactType = 'Training'
      INNER JOIN ObjectLink WITH (NOLOCK)
            ON  ObjectLink = 'LRA Contract Form Link'
                  AND ObjectLink.PrimaryObjectID = Contract.ContractID
                  AND ObjectLink.PrimaryObject = 'Contract'
                  AND ObjectLink.LinkedObject = 'ImportForm'
      INNER JOIN ImportForm WITH (NOLOCK)
          ON    ImportForm.ImportFormID = ObjectLink.LinkedObjectID
    WHERE {Where.Basic} AND {Where.Filters}
      AND (@FirmStatus IS NULL OR @FirmStatus =
                                    CASE
                        WHEN Contract.ContractID IS NULL THEN 'GSE Contract Required'
                        WHEN Training.VerifiedDate IS NOT NULL AND Contract.Status  = 'LRA Executed' THEN 'No Objection - Notified'
                        WHEN Training.VerifiedDate IS NOT NULL AND Contract.Status <> 'LRA Executed' THEN 'Training Complete'
                        WHEN Contract.Status  = 'LRA Executed' THEN 'GSE Contract Signed'
                        WHEN Contract.Status  = 'LRA Sent' THEN 'GSE Contract Sent'
                        WHEN Contract.Status  = 'LRA Received' THEN 'GSE Contract Received'
                        ELSE 'GSE Contract Required'
                   END
       )
        AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM ImportForm WITH (NOLOCK)
                WHERE AssignedOrganizationID = Contract.VendorID
                AND CONVERT(xml, XmlData).value('(/ImportFormXml/QuestionContractYesNo)[1]', 'nvarchar(max)') = 'Yes'
        AND ImportForm.Status = 'Reviewed'
        AND ImportForm.ImportFormType = 'No Objection'
                )

     ORDER BY {OrderBy.Parameters}

    SET @Count = @@ROWCOUNT
    IF @DisplaySize = 0 SET @DisplaySize = @Count

    SELECT {Select.ForeignKeyLabel},

        @Count AS RecordCount,
      XmlTable.Jurisdiction,
      XmlTable.FirmID,
      XmlTable.TrainingCompletion,
      XmlTable.FirmStatus
    FROM {From.ForeignKey}
    INNER JOIN @XmlTable XmlTable ON XmlTable.IdentityID = {Table}.{Table}ID
    WHERE
       XmlTable.RowNumber BETWEEN @RecordStart AND (@RecordStart + @DisplaySize - 1)
      ORDER BY
      XmlTable.RowNumber
            ">
           <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="Batch" DbType="Int32" Value="50000"/>
        <Parameter Name="FirmStatus" DbType="String"/>

      </Parameters>
    </Statement>


1. Map friends! Geography is so much more fun when you can make little story lines to go along with it and use your kids' favorite characters. See post about that here.
2. Memory Work Board. It was just great to have the material for the week always out in its own space. Out of sight, out of mind, right? However, I did make a big boo-boo with this, which I'll discuss in the Fizzle part.
3. The Map Friends Book was a huge hit! This has been a great way to use our map friends in a smaller space. Love it! See post about the book and how to make your own here.
4. Field Trips! Our family went to the Nashville Parthenon during Week 3, and we visited the Tennessee Aquarium after studying vertebrates and invertebrates. Good times!
5. The Math Review Book was also very, very effective at daily math memory practice. See post here.
6. Our CC group is just plain awesome! We love, love, love everything about CC and our community, and Mary has an enthusiastic, joyful tutor who loves on her kids. Perfect!
7. Mini Timeline Cards! God has blessed me with a wonderfully patient husband who scanned in every single timeline and president card and then shrunk them down to the size of baseball cards. How cool is this! I've really enjoyed having the minis for timeline review. And they're just sooo cute! See post about these here.
8. Geography Cards! These little picture cards have been great for reviewing our weekly geography. These can also be made into a fun review game by having kids randomly pick a card and then locate the place on a map. Quick and easy! Crecia at CCing it one day at a time came up with this great idea, and she has them all on her blog. Be sure to check it out! To see my post on them, click here.
9. Missionary of the Week! Mary has really gotten into this, so that's certainly a plus. See post and our Christian missionary/hero schedule to go along with Cycle 1 here.
10. Cycle 1 Memory Work Flip Chart! Oh, this has been such a blessing to me as I plan for each week. I love not having to flip through that big ol' Foundations Guide! Check it out here.
11. Timeline Card and Bible Story Integration Schedule! I used the book above to help me correlate Bible stories and our daily CC timeline card reading. This worked out really, really well, even though we didn't stay on-schedule too much. ;) Since timeline repeats each year, we'll definitely be doing this again next Fall. See post here.
We didn't do a lot of extra stuff outside of our CC memory work this semester. Mary's only four, so aside from reading, we just stuck to CC stuff. So, I don't have too many little fizzles to share (simply because we didn't really do much). However, I do have one big, super-duper failure: I let school come before my husband.
Sad, huh? I could tell it was really starting to affect our marriage, which is very embarrassing to admit. I mean, who in the world would let CC review come between her and her man? Me. Yes, sad, sad, sad.
Well, a very sweet reader sent me an email a while back and clued me in. At first, I'll have to admit that I was a little offended. I mean, really, who does she think she is! She doesn't even know me! But God used that email. God used that sweet friend to show me what I was doing in my home, in my marriage (thank you, R, for your honesty and openness.). My husband read the email and nodded his head. Yep, he agreed with her.
I prayed a lot. Pouted a lot. I asked him what would make him happy again, and he said to stop reviewing at the table when he's home. So, we (reluctantly) stopped. We put the Math Review Book away and cleared all the school stuff off of the dining room table (but he said the memory work board was okay - whew!). It shouldn't have been a big deal, but it was. Mary was doing so well, would she fall behind if we stopped reviewing so much? The answer is yes. Yes, she did fall behind. She doesn't know a lot of her skip counting, Latin, and some Science.
After only a couple of days, God had restored my man to me. Oh, how wonderful it is to have him back! Aside from our relationship with Jesus Christ, nothing is more important than our relationship to each other as man and wife. The whole incident really opened my eyes and prompted us all to take a step back and just breathe.
So, that's the best and worst of the Strouds' first semester of CC and homeschooling. Good lessons learned by everyone, especially by over-the-top me. I'm so thankful to God for the blessing of being able to stay home and do this, for honest friends and readers, for a patient and longsuffering hubs, and for sweet girls who are always ready to forgive. What a beginning!
This post is being submitted to Half-A-Hundred Acre Wood's CC Monthly Blog Carnival for November.
I loved reading this!!! Thanks for your honesty. :) sounds like you and i are very similiar. :) I, too, am over the top...and have mellowed week by week as the semester rolled along. I've had to remind myself to focus on all the things they ARE learning rather than all of the other things I wanted to do with them. Why is it easier for me to focus on the negatives of what we're not doing...rather than the positives of what we ARE doing!?!? I'm reminding myself to take a breath and enjoy the ride! :) Hoping I'll continue to be "CHILL" next semester. let's hold each other accountable to that, want to!??!!?
Ooooh! Yes, Suzanne, let's absolutely hold each other accountable to being more chill next semester! And I'm glad you're over-the-top, too! ;) Oh, and I've been LOVING all of your holiday posts!
This is a great post. I think God was trying to teach us both some lessons (mine was submitted to the carnival as well).
Love your honesty and here's hoping your 2nd semester is great!! Love you girl!!
Thanks, Jamie! Love you, too, friend!
Love this blog. Question: were the skip counting practice pages on CC Connected? I love how they illustrate the process of getting from 0 to 9 to 18, etc. Thanks for being real!!!
How fascinating that a reader emailed you about your prolific memorization work. . .and so amazing that you didn't dump her right in the delete bin. :) Thanks for sharing your teachable heart, I'm sure it wasn't easy.
God keeps bringing you up in my mind, and so I wander back here to see how you are doing. I just want you to know I so enjoy the "voice" of your blog, even though we've never met.
Oh, Danielle, it sure wasn't easy to read that email. It was hard to admit that I wasn't putting my husband's needs first. But, God certainly planned everything just right, as always, and things are much better now. I really do enjoy sharing my fizzles because this is usually the only place I will. If you were to see me in church or the grocery store and ask how things were going, you'd get a, "Just fine! How about you?" I feel like everyone's lives are so busy, it's hard to have a deep conversation with anyone sometimes. So, I have my conversations on here, with myself. Ha! But I'm very glad that here, too. And thanks for your kind comment, friend! :) I hope to get back to posting more regularly after things get settled with Anna. Today is her MRI to check for any brain tumors, so after that, things should be a little more mellow around here.


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Letter LXV
"Augustine's correspondence, the mark and expression of the influential personality and apostolic zeal of the author, is rich in historical, philosophical, theological, exegetical, spiritual, literary, and autobiographical content" (Agostino Trapè). Here he acquaints Xantippus, primate of Numidia, with the case of a presbyter of his own diocese whom he had deposed for scandalous behavior.
The extant correspondence of St. Augustine includes more than 270 letters, including well over 200 written by him. Those numbered 31-123 span the period from his episcopal ordination until the conference between Catholic and Donatist bishops held in 411.
by Augustine of Hippo in 402 | translated by J. G. Cunningham
TO THE AGED XANTIPPUS, MY LORD MOST BLESSED AND WORTHY OF VENERATION, AND MY FATHER AND COLLEAGUE IN THE PRIESTLY OFFICE, AUGUSTIN SENDS GREETING IN THE LORD.
1. Saluting your Excellency with the respect due to your worth, and earnestly seeking an interest in your prayers, I beg to submit to the consideration of your wisdom the case of a certain Abundantius, ordained a presbyter in the domain of Strabonia, belonging to my diocese. He had begun to be unfavourably reported of, through his not walking in the way which becomes the servants of God; and I being on this account alarmed, though not believing the rumours without examination, was made more watchful of his conduct, and devoted some pains to obtain, if possible, indisputable evidences of the evil courses with which he was charged. The first thing which I ascertained was, that he had embezzled the money of a countryman, entrusted to him for religious purposes, and could give no satisfactory account of his stewardship. The next thing proved against him, and admitted by his own confession, was, that on Christmas day, on which the fast was observed by the Church of Gippe as by all the other Churches, after taking leave of his colleague the presbyter of Gippe, as if going to his own church about 11 A.M., he remained, without having any ecclesiastic in his company, in the same parish, and dined, supped, and spent the night in the house of a woman of ill fame. It happened that lodging in the same place was one of our clergy of Hippo, who had gone thither; and as the facts were known beyond dispute to this witness, Abundantius could not deny the charge. As to the things which he did deny, I left them to the divine tribunal, passing sentence upon him only in regard to those things which he had not been permitted to conceal. I was afraid to leave him in charge of a Church, especially of one placed as his was, in the very midst of rabid and barking heretics. And when he begged me to give him a letter with a statement of his case to the presbyter of the parish of Armema, in the district of Bulla, from which he had come to us, so as to prevent any exaggerated suspicion there of his character, and in order that he might there live, if possible, a more consistent life, having no duties as a presbyter, I was moved by compassion to do as he desired. At the same time, it was very specially incumbent on me to submit to your wisdom these facts, lest any deception should be practised upon you.
2. I pronounced sentence in his case one hundred days before Easter Sunday, which falls this year on the 7th of April. I have taken care to acquaint you with the date, because of the decree of Council, which I also did not conceal from him, but explained to him the law of the Church, that if he thought anything could be done to reverse my decision, unless he began proceedings with this view within a year, no one would, after the lapse of that time, listen to his pleading. For my own part, my lord most blessed, and father worthy of all veneration, I assure you that if I did not think that these instances of vicious conversation in an ecclesiastic, especially when accompanied with an evil reputation, deserved to be visited with the punishment appointed by the Council, I would be compelled now to attempt to sift things which cannot be known, and either to condemn the accused upon doubtful evidence, or acquit him for want of proof. When a presbyter, upon a day of fasting which was observed as such also in the place in which he was, having taken leave of his colleague in the ministry in that place, and being unattended by any ecclesiastic, ventured to tarry in the house of a woman of ill fame, and to dine and sup and spend the night there, it seemed to me, whatever others might think, that he behoved to be deposed from his office, as I durst not commit to his charge a Church of God. If it should so happen that a different opinion be held by the ecclesiastical judges to whom he may appeal, seeing that it has been decreed by the Council, that the decision of six bishops be final in the case of a presbyter, let who will commit to him a Church within his jurisdiction. I confess, for my own part, that I fear to entrust any congregation whatever to persons like him, especially when nothing in the way of general good character can be alleged as a reason for excusing these delinquencies; lest, if he were to break forth into some more ruinous wickedness, I should be compelled with sorrow to blame myself for the harm done by his crime.
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AMPYR Solar Europe Secures €400 million From CarVal Investors
AMPYR Solar Europe ("ASE") LP, a pan-European solar IPP established by AGP Sustainable Real Assets, Hartree Partners and NaGa Solar, today announced the closing of a € 400 million facility with CarVal Investors ("CarVal") to support ASE's plans to bring over 2GW of solar power capacity into operation by 2025.
"One year after its inception, we couldn't be more proud to have reached this key milestone in ASE's journey to become a leading European solar IPP," said Andrew Gould, Executive Chairman of ASE. "With the support of CarVal as our capital partner, we are on a steady path to turn our fast-progressing pipeline into a portfolio of large-scale solar power producing assets, that will contribute meaningfully to Europe's energy transition."
CarVal has made available an initial tranche of € 250 million as well as a further incremental tranche of € 150 million. This facility will predominantly cover the construction costs of solar assets as well as providing some development capital and operational expenses. The initial focus will be on sites in Germany, Netherlands, and the UK with the facility having the potential to extend to other European jurisdictions as well as allowing for funding of energy storage projects.
"We are excited to have ASE as one of our partners as we expand our footprint in the rapidly evolving clean energy transition," said Jonathan Hunt, Managing Director at CarVal Investors. "We view the breadth of skills and track record of the team as market leading and look forward to funding their growth. The capital-intensive nature of the clean energy transition means that partnerships like this remain one of the largest opportunity sets for CarVal."
ASE expects to break ground on its first projects in the second quarter of this year and be operational by the end of the year. By 2025, once fully deployed, the generating portfolio is expected to be among some of the largest utility scale solar platforms in Northern Europe.
"This transaction is yet another testament to the increasing investor engagement on the climate crisis, which cannot be resolved without massive private capital contribution," said Elmahdi Tahri, AGP Partner and Global CIO of AMPYR Energy. "We are pleased to partner with CarVal Investors to help accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon Europe, and look forward to replicating this model across AMPYR Energy's renewable platforms globally."
The recent gas crisis in Europe has highlighted the urgent need for more renewable energy sources to reduce the continent's dependency on gas and other fossil fuel sources. This initial 2GW development forms a significant part of ASE's overall ambition to roll out 5GW of large-scale solar projects in Northwest Europe.
"Volatile and competitive power markets increasingly require solar developers to optimise between long-term power purchasers, the grid and storage assets," said Abraham Kozhipatt, Partner and Co-Head of Renewable Infrastructure Assets at Hartree Partners. "ASE combines the partners' strengths in asset development and merchant market risk management and we are delighted that CarVal recognise and support our strategy."
Akereos Capital acted as sole bookrunner, structurer and exclusive debt advisor to AMPYR that was also advised by Reed Smith (legal). CarVal was advised by Norton Rose Fulbright (legal), ARUP (technical) and Baringa Partners (commercial).
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AGP Sustainable Real Assets Pte Ltd (AGP) and Hartree Partners, LP (Hartree) today announce the…
AGP Sustainable Real Assets Pte Ltd (AGP) and Hartree Partners, LP (Hartree) today announce the launch of AMPYR Energy USA, the second joint venture between the two organizations in just over a year.
AMPYR Energy USA will be headquartered in New York and is targeting to build a 5GW utility-scale solar PV platform across multiple US markets. With experienced renewables development professionals on the ground, the newly-created company will continue to leverage AGP's experience in developing large-scale renewable power projects globally, and Hartree's cutting-edge power trading analytics and zero-carbon solutions.
"With the Federal and State goals for accelerating the energy transition, the US will be one of the fastest growing solar markets in the world and a core strategic priority in realizing AMPYR's ambition of becoming one of the largest independent renewables developer and operator globally," said Saurabh Beniwal, Partner at AGP and Board Chair for AMPYR USA.
Since its inception in February 2021, Hartree and AGP's European solar venture, AMPYR Solar Europe (ASE), is making swift progress towards its goal of rolling out 5GW of large-scale solar projects to establish itself as one of the largest utility scale solar platforms in Europe. ASE also recently closed a €400 million facility to support this plan.
Following in the footsteps of ASE, expectations are equally high for AMPYR USA.
"We are excited to take another step forward with AGP into the US market," said Stephen Semlitz, Managing Director of Hartree. "This new venture allows us to further demonstrate our decades of experience in finding investment solutions, consulting, and generating sustainable and commercially viable strategies for energy renewal and regeneration."
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AMPYR Solar Europe Signs Deal with Edinburgh Airport to Develop Renewable Infrastructure
AMPYR Solar Europe (ASE), a pan-European solar developer, and Edinburgh Airport Limited today announce the…
AMPYR Solar Europe (ASE), a pan-European solar developer, and Edinburgh Airport Limited today announce the signing of a deal to develop a new solar farm linked with battery technology and electric vehicle charging infrastructure at Scotland's busiest airport.
Under the agreement, ASE along with its local construction partner, Absolute Solar & Wind will build approximately 9MW of solar PV, 1.5MW of battery storage and 40 EV charging points. The large ground-mounted solar PV system and battery will be situated next to the runway on a 16-acre plot of land, connected to the airport via a high voltage private wire network.
The development will be a cornerstone of Edinburgh Airport's goal to achieve Net-Zero by 2040 by generating clean, renewable energy that will cover about 30% of the airport's total consumption.
"Our commitment to a net zero future is underpinned by the various strands of work we have going on across the airport as part of our Greater Good sustainability strategy and one of the most visible projects will be this solar farm," said Gordon Dewar, Edinburgh Airport's Chief Executive. "We are happy to confirm our partners in this exciting step and our collaboration will enable us to implement this technology and allow us and Scotland to benefit from it as soon as possible."
The project is in the late stage of design, with construction planned to start this summer and be fully operational by the start of next year.
"We are really pleased to be partnering with Edinburgh Airport on this important step towards a net-zero future and in support of its impressive "Greater Good" sustainability strategy," said Andrew Gould, Executive Chairman of ASE. "Edinburgh Airport's leadership shows a way forward to zero carbon for the airport sector. This is the first of ASE's five renewable energy projects in Scotland to reach the delivery stage: the commitment and support of the Scottish Government and its strong policy position on climate change is clearly attractive to international investment."
Edinburgh Airport will purchase the power produced by the solar farm through a long-term Power Purchase Agreement with ASE. This PPA will generate long-term energy and carbon savings for the airport.
"We are delighted to support Edinburgh Airport with its ongoing drive to reduce its carbon impact," said Matthew van Staden, Senior PPA Originator at Hartree Partners. "Through our expertise within Hartree and AMPYR Solar Europe, we can drive and deliver innovative energy solutions for companies within energy-intensive sectors. Our understanding of sustainable generation and commercially viable strategies in this space helped bring this project to life for Edinburgh Airport."
The construction is further supported by the Scottish Government's Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme, which have provided a grant for a portion of the capital expenditure.
"We are proud to be delivering this pioneering project and helping to decarbonise Edinburgh Airport alongside our funding partners ASE and the Edinburgh Airport project team," said Tom Newall, Managing Director at Absolute Solar & Wind. "The co-location of utility scale battery storage and solar PV has enabled us to maximise the green energy generation on site whilst working with the grid connection constraints. We look forward to entering the construction phase before progressing to carry out the operation, maintenance and optimisation of the system, as it generates clean power for years to come, providing energy security for a major, Scottish transport hub."
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Moving from shame & heartache to feelings of joy & love is something we can all do.
How do I know this? Because I've been there. Full of shame and doing everything in my power to control myself, my situation, and everyone else around me, slowly destroying every relationship I ever had.
When you hear the words, "I don't love you" from your mother's lips, the pain and hurt are excruciating but more than that, is the shame that surrounds it all, making it totally unbearable.
Many women today, like me hide this "secret". The fact that they don't have a relationship with their mother they so desire, they don't admit this in public because of the shame that surrounds this "taboo" subject. If your own mother doesn't love you, you must be unlovable.
So we keep the secret to ourselves, pretending it's not real, surrounding the whole thing in shame. Until we see the effects on our marriages, our children, and our friends, the mother-daughter relationship molds everything. Do not underestimate the power and intensity of this relationship.
So why did I feel such shame that drove me to control everything?
Simply because it made me feel that there was something wrong with me — I really believed I was totally worthless.
I believed there had to be something very wrong with me if my own mother didn't love me and I became addicted to this feeling of shame. It allowed me to feel in control of other people's feelings — that somehow, if it was my fault, then I could change it.
If I let them have their power, it left me feeling helpless over their behavior.
This continued throughout my childhood unknowingly. I learned how to blame everyone and everything else, never accepting any responsibility. It was always their fault — I controlled how they felt.
As a little girl, I developed feelings of low self-worth which continued to grow through my adult life. I had so many feelings that I hid from others and denied to myself, shrouding myself in guilt and shame.
As long as I kept the feelings of shame, I masked other feelings of loneliness, fear, resentment, and sadness, which I couldn't bear to feel. I would rather feel this pain I was causing myself than the feelings of what was happening in my life. In this way, I felt in control.
As long as I had the control, I would not let go of my belief of total worthlessness.
1. Start nurturing and putting yourself first.
Acknowledge your feelings, learn to feel, and be aware of what is happening to you right now so you don't cover them up with shame and anger.
Start being compassionate towards yourself and you will notice the feelings of control fade, as you no longer need to protect yourself. You are being authentic at last.
2. Let go of controlling others.
Accept that other people's feelings, thoughts, and words have nothing to do with you. You have no control over whether they are happy or sad, that is only in their control.
This feels immensely freeing and takes a great burden off your shoulders. In this way, you will let go of the false beliefs you hold about yourself — that total worthlessness.
Write all of your feelings down and face them, write down what you are scared of, what you've been deceiving yourself with — everything.
Don't stop writing until every emotion is on paper, then take the papers and burn them. Watch the ashes go up in the sky. You will release yourself of these feelings.
There is always another way of seeing something. I managed to turn the entire relationship around with my mother to a loving supportive one and I began to see the strength and courage from my situation.
I saw my entire life through "new glasses" once I decided I would look at it in a different way. I felt no shame or regret because these experiences have made me who I am today — and I am proud to be me.
If you're at this place right now, a place where you know that there's something better for you, that you're not living the life you want to live, think about getting some support through this. It's a sign of courage to reach out and ask for help. Why? Because it's not easy. It will be a step in life you'll never regret.
I wish you all of the very best. Moving from shame and heartache to joy and love is the most incredulous experience and no one should have to do this alone.


I had the pleasure of meeting Howard Chaykin last week in Minnesota for the MCBA's SpringCon. I was particularly interested to hear that he's been teaching in an unexpected venue: the Marvel Bullpen. He and Klaus Jansen spend 3 days every 6 months in the Marvel offices giving what-for to 5 artists under contract with Marvel.
What the nib-holding industry doesn't want you to know.
Hilary Allison came in one day beaming because she'd cracked the Nib-Holding Industrial Complex's iron grip on her student budget, and I encouraged her to throw a post together about it for you, dear readers. This is what she came up with.
At my recent workshop at the Miami Wolfsonian Museum, I taught the students about live area, how to lay out a page, and how to hand-letter. This is the second batch of videos, on lettering.
Matt gave a quick demo on making corrections by hand while at the Huntington Museum. He runs over several standard steps of correcting a page, and also touches on subtractive drawing and pasting down corrections on new paper.
Welcome to the first iteration of a regular feature, Tools & techniques. We'll periodically post about tools and techniques of the cartooning trade here, illustrated with drawings, photos, and video. Our topic today is a handy studio item that is essential if you ink with a brush: the brush basin. Let Matt take you on a quick video tour after the jump.
Here are a few websites we've come across that may be of use to students and teachers of comics.


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Yemen suffering from 'systematic looting' of oil wealth by Saudi-led coalition mercenaries: Yemen Petroleum Company
Wednesday, 20 October 2021 3:56 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 20 October 2021 4:26 PM ]
A general view shows fishing boats in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen, on September 28, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
The Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC) says member countries of the Saudi-led coalition waging war against Yemen are looting the impoverished country's oil reserves, urging the UN to take action to alleviate the sufferings of Yemeni people.
"We are suffering from a systematic looting operation, carried out by the aggression [coalition's] mercenaries and run by the member countries of the [Saudi-led] coalition, and which targets the wealth of the Yemeni people," Essam Al-Mutawakel, a spokesman for the Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC), told al-Masirah television network on Wednesday.
He noted that the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a member of the coalition, has brought boats and is present in Yemen's ports to steal the Yemeni oil.
Al-Mutawakel added that the Saudi-led aggressors have stolen "more than 165 million dollars" a month from Yemen's oil sale revenues, while Yemen is grappling with an economic crisis.
He further said that revenues from "Sea Scout" ship, through which 950,000 barrels of crude oil are being looted, could disburse the salaries of employees in Yemen for a month.
On Tuesday, a Yemeni official reported that the Sea Scout vessel arrived at Bir Ali port of the southern province of Shabwah.
The YPC spokesman also urged the United Nations to adopt "an objective and impartial" stance towards the economic and humanitarian situation of the Yemeni people.
Saudi Arabia and its allies launched a devastating war against the poorest Middle Eastern country in 2015 to reinstall former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, a staunch ally of Riyadh, and crush the Ansarullah resistance movement.
Protracted war in Yemen has killed or maimed 10,000 children: UNICEF
UNICEF says it urgently needs more than $235 million to continue its life-saving work in Yemen.
The war, accompanied by a tight siege, has failed to reach its goals, but it has killed hundreds of thousands of Yemeni people and put millions more at risk of starvation by destroying much of the country's infrastructure.
According to the UN, Yemen is experiencing the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
This comes as Saudi Arabia continues to seize vessels carrying diesel and fuel for the Yemeni people, the move which Sana'a has condemned as an act of piracy.
The YPC's executive director on Tuesday said Saudi Arabia has seized a vessel carrying 27,000 tons of diesel and mazut for the Yemeni people.
Yemen blasts 'act of piracy' after Saudi Arabia seizes fuel ship
The vessel seized by the Saudi coalition is carrying 27,000 tonnes of diesel and mazut, says the Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC)'s executive director.
"The US-led aggression has seized a new ship, FOS POWER, carrying 27,000 tons of fuel and diesel belonging to the private sector factories, prevents it from reaching the port of Hudaydah," Ammar al-Adhrai wrote in a tweet.
Denouncing what he described as the continued act of piracy in the Red Sea, al-Adhrai said the seizure came even as the vessel had been inspected and obtained entry permits from the United Nations.
Earlier on Tuesday, the YPC had announced that the Saudi war coalition forces were holding three fuel vessels, including one carrying natural gas.
Saudi Arabia Yemen UAE oil
Yemen repels offensive, hits positions of UAE mercenaries with missiles
Ansarullah leader: Yemenis' fight for independence uncompromisable
Iran calls for political solution without foreign interference in Yemen
Yemen's army liberates further areas in Ma'rib province


The common cat face spider is representative of orb weaver spiders of Family Araeniidae Order Arachnida Araneus gemmoides.
Cat face spiders show up in my lab in fair numbers during the fall and winter months as overwintering mated females which are egg bound. See the jpgs to see color differences between active feeding females in the late summer and the overwintering female.
The female spider laid her eggs in the lab and died just as I was photographing her. This is a "Charlotte's Web" scenario. The spiders lay huge egg masses in the early spring and baby spiders will quickly emerge and disperse into gardens. The mother spider will die after laying eggs as in the photo.
The young spiders do eat their brothers and sisters as they hatch so only a few of them will reach adulthood. Cat face spiders and other members of the Family Araeniidae are extremely beneficial natural enemies of many garden insects up to large insects when the spiders are mature.


W- started the kids on a review of positive and negative numbers. They got the hang of those quickly, so they worked on fractions, exponents, scientific notation, and engineering notation. They multiplied numbers with exponents, divided numbers with exponents, dealt with negative exponents, figured out the two answers to x2 = 1… Whee!
J- really wanted to review the Greek alphabet. We introduced it so that they can easily work with θ, α, β, and other characters when they encounter the letters in science and math. J- picked them up really quickly thanks to the flashcards we made. She used the same techniques to teach the other kids more of the letters, repeatedly cycling over small sets of letters, sharing original mnemonics (λ reminds her of "Mary had a little lambda" and a hill).
Watching the kids teach themselves Greek letters – and have fun doing so! – I wondered what on earth we were doing correctly, and if we could help other people do it too. Maybe it's really just providing a space where the kids can get together and learn, and some guidance and exercises to help them grow.
J- says she learns more – and enjoys learning more – in our study groups than she does in school, because the study group is more fun, more focused, and easier to understand. It's a happy middle between the intense focus and isolation of a one-on-one tutoring session, and the anonymity of a large class. I'm glad we're doing it, and I'm amazed at how the kids are doing.


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Your daily newsletter for September 12, 2018
""The power of visibility can never be underestimated."
- Margaret Cho
Congratulations, we are halfway through the week everybody! Bad news is that the crypto markets are once again, getting rekt. Try to keep your hopes up and focus on the bigger picture! Personally, I'm HODL-ing up! 🌱
Today, we will be covering rumors on a new crypto prediction tool by Nasdaq, China's new action plan to improve its charity tracking systems using the blockchain and the IMF speaking out against the Marshall Islands' digital currency plans, and a new stablecoin created by the Winklevoss twins. Enjoy the newsletter! 📚
Bumpy road ahead
It's yet another rough day for the crypto community. Total market capitalization lost another ~$10 billion today, bringing the total to ~$186 billion. We are currently sitting at the 2018 all time low, and by now the crypto market has essentially lost most of what it gained from the bull run of last year's end. 😢
Although BTC hardly budged today (~-0.43% to $6,290), most cryptocurrencies saw losses to the tune of ~6-12%. On a similar note, BTC dominance is now at a yearly high at ~58%, and ETH dominance at a yearly low at ~9.4% as investors are re-balancing their portfolios to include a higher BTC weightage during this stubborn downturn. In the last week alone, ETH has dropped ~40% in price - the last time ETH was at these levels was May last year! 😲
Far seer
New word on the street is that the Nasdaq is building a tool to predict the price movements of crypto assets. It will parse through social media and other alternative data sources like funds flow from wallets and exchanges data, to provide sentiment on some 500 crypto assets. 🔮
The tool, which will function on machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) capabilities, will be made available in their Analytics Hub.
Enhancing visibility
China's Ministry of Civil Affairs recently released its 2018-2022 action plan outlining several areas in which it aims to use internet technologies to improve transparency and visibility surrounding social service activities. 👁
In the plan, the ministry will decide upon a blockchain solution to be used to upgrade the current charity tracking system by the end of 2018, with completion of the project planned by 2020. ✔
Obstacles ahead spotted
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently published a paper advising against the Republic of the Marshall Islands' plan to introduce a "Sovereign" cryptocurrency as a second legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar. ⚔
The IMF believes that the Marshall Islands' currency economy is highly dependent on external aid due to the constant climate change and natural disasters. The islands' only domestic commercial bank is also risks losing its last correspondent banking relationship (CBR) with a U.S.-based bank with the move, due to tightening due diligence across U.S. financial institutions. 🛑
Ripple's former general counsel, Brynly Llyr (who left just last Friday), is now taking up the same position in a crypto payments startup called Celo. 💨
French soccer club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), will partner with blockchain company Socios.com, to launch its own cryptocurrency to incentivize its supporters over a blockchain. The token will alllow fans to vote on decisions like choosing the club's jersey colorway, stadium music, MVP and more. 🤝
On OKCoin founder Star Xu's recent trip to Shanghai, he was confronted by several unhappy investors of the OKEx's site accusing him of manipulating bitcoin futures, and was forced to call the police. Both parties were brought to the police station for questioning and preliminary investigation. Star was released after 24 hours. 👮
How much do you agree: "The next crypto bull run will begin by the end of 2018" 😊
And...What do you think is the strongest reason preventing more money from entering the space right now? Also, what do you think will be the catalyst to the next crypto bull run? 🤔
"How much do you agree: "I live to eat, rather than I eat to live"
The average was 5.7. The responses seem to suggest that about half of y'all are foodies, and the other half are functional eaters! 😆
"If you could only eat one of these cuisines for the rest of your life, which would it be?"
41.7% voted "Italian."
16.7% voted "Japanese."
8.3% voted "American."
8.3% voted "British."
8.3% voted "Chinese."
0% voted "French."
0% voted "Korean."
16.7% voted "Other."
Anddd the overwhelming favorite is Italian! The pizza, pasta, coffee, risotto, gelato, tiramisu...Just thinking of these foods is whetting my appetite! 😋
"What is your favorite cuisine, and why?"
American. Much variation. - True!
Chinese. Tasty & healthy. - There is great variety in Chinese cuisine too!
Asian. The flavors, variety, and the exotic-ness of it. - Eating Asian food is like eating a flavor bomb. All sorts of flavors with each bite!
Anything with truffle. - Bougieee 💸
I've recently returned from a Scandinavian trip and should say that Finnish cuisine is really great. If you don't like fish, go to Finland, and you'll change your mind 🙂 - Wow, thank you for the tip! 👍
Indian, because of the variety of dishes and flavours available. Shit i already got my mouth wattery. 😋 - Did you know, 'Chicken Tikka Masala' is a dish that was actually invented by the British! 💂
Mediterranean - Fresh ingredients. - Yummyyy.
Have none, its just fuel. - We have a functional eater here! 🤣
"What is the best restaurant you've patronized? How was your experience?"
You guys said:
Kim fa. (West Bengal, India)
Tatu at the Hard rock Seminole in Miami, FL. The day I discovered that you just have to pay a premium for certain things. (Florida, USA)
Bindella Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland)
House of Kwong. Long out of business. Excellent all around. (Los Angeles, USA)
Very hard to say, there are so many. If you ever come to Kazan in Russia, be sure to visit the Georgian restaurant called Matsoni, I've been to that city yesterday, and the restaurant's really amazing 🙂 (Kazan, Russia)
Cafe Rouge. Best service. (Costa Mesa, California, USA)
Indian Ocean, Ashton under Lyne, UK. Top chefs and has won lots of awards. The Chicken Tikka is amazeballs. (Ashton under Lyne, UK)
Wow, thank you all for sharing. These places will definitely be on my bucket list! 🗸
Thank you for reading. See you all tomorrow!! 💙💙💙
Look straight ahead and don't look back!
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Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander visit a house in Lincoln, a property in Kent and a semi in Cardiff. They learn what the properties sold for at auction.
Hello. It's difficult to judge where the property market is these days.
You can't always believe what you read
and what you hear.
No, so what you need to do is see for yourself
and one way to do that is by going to your local auction.
A huge range of properties sell under the hammer,
so, why not go to your local auction room and see what's for sale.
You might be pleasantly surprised by the prices of things,
you may even be able to bag yourself a bargain.
So, here's what got our buyers excited on today's show.
Fortunately,
not all the rooms in this Lincoln house are the same size.
It's the kitchen, it's absolutely tiny,
you've only got room for your sink.
This Kent property would be much improved if you moved the kitchen.
I think it would look fantastic, you've just got to work it out
and see if the maths work.
And this Cardiff semi has one long lounge and two bedrooms.
Third bedroom, there. But then, a bit of a surprise.
'All these properties went to auction and we'll find out who bought them
'and what they paid when they went under the hammer.'
This is the cathedral city of Lincoln,
the largest city in historic Lincolnshire.
In the 12th century Lincoln was one of the wealthiest
places in the country.
Exporting wool and cloth all over Europe.
In fact, Robin Hood wore Lincoln green cloth.
Well, nowadays it is a major tourist destination
with people coming to see the Cathedral
and other beautiful, historic buildings.
Locals divide Lincoln into uphill and downhill.
The Cathedral Quarter is uphill
and was, historically, the most affluent part of the city.
Houses in this area still fetch a premium
and that is where I'm headed.
Well, just a short walk from the city centre
is a property that I'm here to see.
£115,000 was the guide price for this beautiful,
double fronted Victorian house, three bedrooms.
I can see straight away that it's on a fairly busy road
and there's double yellow lines right outside so, no parking.
Let's see what it's like inside.
One good thing - the property still has its original sash windows.
It would be great to restore those,
but double glazed replacements might be better
because of noise from the road.
So, through the front door
and nice to be greeted by that, a beautiful tiled hallway.
Fingers crossed there'll be more original features
and lovely things like that.
On this side we've got ourselves a reception room.
Open fire, open that up and make a real feature, there.
You've got the bay window...
Floorboards would be beautiful stripped back, as well,
as would the doors.
That looks like a bit of a...
A bit of a... Oh, golly.
Hm, OK.
A bit of damp, then.
Need to have that sorted out.
Let's hope that wood rot ends in that naughty corner,
or it could take a lot of time out of your schedule to fix.
There's another large reception room across the hall,
it also needs complete redecoration,
but I am impressed by the amount of space here.
Well, towards the rear of the property
you've got an interesting space under the stairs,
which has been converted into a pantry and store area.
Then, through to the third reception room, here,
again a fireplace, which is good.
But, then, what was going on here?
Look at it, it's the kitchen.
It's absolutely tiny, you've only got room for your sink
and very little else.
So, the obvious solution is to have this as a utility room
and make this into the kitchen of the property.
You've got lots of light coming in through this window,
it would really make a big difference.
You could take out some walls, but that might be a bit complicated.
Simple thing, make this the kitchen
have that as the utility room, job done.
So, plenty of scope for improvement here,
in this house that went to auction, guided at £115,000.
At the back there is a decent sized walled yard,
and the condition of the building doesn't look too bad at all.
Upstairs, there are three bedrooms.
And a bathroom, ah, all showing their age.
Well, don't underestimate the amount of work that's needed
to sort this place out.
It doesn't have any central heating, I'm sure the electrics need replacing,
damp proof course, general refurbishment inside,
new kitchen, new bathroom. It's a major restoration job.
That lot doesn't faze me too much,
but what does concern me is this,
which I just found at the front of the property.
A very, very large crack.
On its own, would it worry me? Well, yes, kind of.
But it worries me even more
when there's a, not quite the same but almost,
similar crack on the other side.
My concern is that the front of the building is, possibly,
separating from the rest of the house.
Now, that, dear viewer, is quite serious.
The good news is that there aren't any matching cracks
on the exterior walls.
I'd advise getting a surveyor to check out the building's structure.
What does a local estate agent think of this property?
There are definitely pros and cons with this one.
It's got a lot of scope, it's got some lovely, old features,
it's got the tessellated tile flooring,
the original fireplaces, original sash windows in the bays.
People love a bit of character, so definitely keep them,
don't go bulldozing.
Once renovated, how much rent could the house generate?
I think if we were renting the property out,
you could ask somewhere between £650 and £700 per calendar month.
What if it was sold?
I think for sale value,
obviously, it's going to be when it comes to the market
and how the market is in that situation,
but I would imagine it would be around the £200,000 mark.
Well, there is a lot to like about this house.
I love the period features,
I love the location, so close to Lincoln city centre.
And, in general, a bit of effort spent here,
sorting and the damp and other issues,
you'd have yourself a great property.
Let's see who agreed when it went under the hammer.
A three bedroomed, double fronted, Victorian, end of terrace property
in need of modernisation and refurbishment.
£100,000 to make a start, here.
On my left, at £100,000.
At 102, 102?
116, 117, 118. 118.
119, 120, 121.
£121,000, are you sure? You've reached your limit.
122, against you, madam. £122,000
at 122,000... 123.
Are you sure, sir?
At 123, still in the middle of the room, all the way.
At £123,000,
at £123,000, once,
£123,000 twice,
the third and final time of asking, at £123,000, are we all done?
Thank you, Madam, well done.
That final, successful bid of £123,000 was bid by Sue.
She's a nurse and was at the auction with her partner Rob,
who is a property developer and builder.
But it was Sue and her brick layer stepson, Jason,
and pet dog, Polly, who I met at the house.
Sue, Jason, lovely to meet you both.
-Congratulations.
Got yourself a lovely house, tell me why you wanted to buy it.
I've been wanting to have a renovation project for some time,
and I saw this property up for auction,
and came to have a look around it and fell in love with it, really.
Jason, what's your involvement in this?
I'm going to be doing most of the manual work around the place,
like stripping walls and redoing the room over there.
What do you think of the house?
I think it's great.
It certainly is a great end of terrace house.
Jason's dad, Rob, will also work on the renovation.
He's a builder and a renovator,
and has been for a lot of years, so, he's an expert, really.
So, he's going to be running the project,
and I will be project managing alongside him.
As it's something that's quite new for me,
-then I intend to learn from him, really.
-Great.
And, of course, Jason will be doing a lot of the work.
Yes, done a college course in bricklaying.
I've done a lot of renovations already, like three or four.
Um, mainly on new builds, but I've done a few like this before.
It's ideal that Sue can learn about property developing
from people she knows and trusts.
Rob's experience tells him those cracks are likely to be superficial,
and easily fixed.
As for Sue's own work as a nurse,
she's in a good position, time wise, to do this project,
as she went part-time 18 months ago.
Sue's done up and extended her own homes in the past.
But this house is a much bigger project than any she's handled before.
Luckily, Sue's partner Rob has years of building experience,
and a whole team of skilled workmen will help on-site.
So, what's the idea for it then?
Is it buy it, do it up and sell it? Or are you going to keep it and rent it?
We're going to do it up,
and have it looking really nice as a family home.
Then we intend to sell it.
Hopefully, I'll make a profit on it and then put that towards another project.
Talk me through, Jason, what you are going to do to help sort it out?
-What you think needs to be done?
-I think it all needs re-skimming.
All the electrics and plumbing needs to go through again.
Doors and windows all get re-changed. UPVC put in.
And just bring it up to standard.
There's three reception rooms. So, one of the reception rooms, I want to turn that into the kitchen,
because the kitchen as it is now is very tiny.
What I also intend to do is, the adjacent reception room,
I'd like to turn that into a dining room, and incorporate the two,
as kitchen-dining rooms do tend to be the fashion.
-We're not quite sure how to do that. But we're working on that one, aren't we, Jason?
Sue's hoping to put a downstairs toilet and shower room
at the end of the utility room in the old outbuildings.
I'm delighted that she hopes to keep as many of the period features as possible.
How much money have you got set aside to do the work?
We're hoping £20,000-£25,000 will cover the costs.
-And we want to perhaps try and get this finished in three months.
-Wow.
-How's it going to work financially? Are you going to be paid for doing it?
-Yes, I believe so!
-Yes, he will.
-I hope so!
-Congratulations, good luck with it, we look forward to seeing how you get on.
-Cheers.
Well, it's great that Sue has got the opportunity to realise her dream of becoming a property developer.
And equally good that she's got Jason and partner, Rob, to help her.
However, it's not always that easy.
And I'm sure there will be challenges to face.
Not least, selling the property once it's done.
How will she get on? We can find out later in the show.
I'm in Sevenoaks in Kent today where novelist Jane Austen had close family links.
Her relatives owned a house in the town where Jane was known to have stayed,
and some say much of her inspiration came from Kent.
Today's auction lot definitely isn't fictitious,
and I know for a fact it is a best seller.
But even though it's second-hand, I'm afraid I can't promise discounted prices.
Here's hoping it's prize-worthy.
'OK, enough literary wordplay.
'But Sevenoaks certainly has heritage, and is also a bit of a commuter hotspot,
'due to its excellent transport connections into London.'
Although the property's postal address is Sevenoaks,
it's actually eight miles from the town, in a pretty village called St Mary's Platt.
Now, it's a popular alternative to central Sevenoaks
because property is much cheaper.
A four-bedroom house in Sevenoaks could command as much as £550,000.
The same property here had a guide of just £225,000-£245,000.
With off-street parking and its own garage, things look promising so far.
'A mock Tudor frontage isn't for everyone,
'but I've got faith in the potential here, given its general conditions so far.'
This house was built in the '80s.
About that time, I was wearing leggings, had big hair
and was kissing George Michael posters. But enough of that!
You can really see the old-fashioned styles of this property.
Lots of thin walls. And the kitchen is a real disappointment.
You'd expect something a lot bigger for a house like this.
But it does have a big, open feel. You've got a reception room there.
A nice-sized toilet.
And this wonderful space. You've got loads of light coming in.
You can see it does need a makeover. There's a couple of options here.
You could come in, and you could tosh it up,
spend around £10,000, making good of what you see.
Because, as auction properties go, it's not that bad.
Or, you could go crazy like I would,
and think about ripping the kitchen out of there,
and turning the whole layout around, and having your kitchen area at the back here.
You could even then think about taking some of this wall out,
having big lovely bi-fold doors there so you can really get a full whacking view of that garden.
You've got to think how much that's going to cost relocating pipes,
putting all of that, installing drainage and everything in this room.
I think it would look fantastic,
you've just got to work it out and see if the maths work.
# You bet! If you're gonna do it, Do it right! Right?
# Do it with me. #
'If money was no object or this was going to be a forever home,
'going to town on the layout could be a real hit.'
'But you'd have to dig deep into the pockets of those stonewashed jeans!'
At least with this property, you haven't got to worry about any structural work or extensions.
In fact, up here, it's pretty good to go.
You've got four decent-sized bedrooms, a nice family bathroom.
And you have got a really good space in there, which is the master room, with an en suite.
So, looking good so far.
All I'd do is, perhaps, get into the groove
and change this '80s decor.
# Get into the groove, boy
# You've got to prove Your love to me. Yeah. #
'I'd definitely think about ripping out that bathroom.
'And I'd probably replace the en suite while I was at it.
'Outside, the garden may be a bit on the steep side.
'But that patio would be great for chilling out of an evening.'
So, the garden comes with its awkwardness.
There's the slope, and there's certainly not enough room to kick a football there.
But don't get too down about it.
Because look, there's plenty of room here!
And it's right on your doorstep! Fantastic.
-# Gold!
-Gold!
-Always believe in your soul. #
'I think we might have struck gold with that communal playing field, and this lovely property.
'The auction guide price was £225,000-£245,000.
'We asked a local estate agent for his thoughts on the place.'
It's a great house, being detached, four bedrooms.
Obviously, there's work to do.
But that means it's a blank canvas for the owners,
and they can make it more modern.
'Is this a good rental proposition?'
The amount it would be rented out per calendar month would be about £1,500.
'What about the resale market?'
When renovated, I would want to put it on the market at £399,950.
You've got two options here.
You could spend as little as possible, and leave the layout as it is.
Or you could go all out, completely change the space,
spend some dosh, and make it into a home that you really want to live in.
I wonder what the new owner will do?
Let's see who took the plunge, as we go to auction.
And now we go to Platt near Sevenoaks.
It's a modern detached house for improvement.
It's here to be sold. 225, can I say?
Give me 200 then and you wouldn't be wasting your time.
200 I have. 210 if you wish? 210.
At 210? 220. 230. 230?
230. 235 I'll take if you like. 235.
240. 245, sir?
245 on the wall? Because I took the other ones first.
But if not, 245 anywhere else?
245 in the middle. And 250 now, do I see?
250 do I see? 250 at the back. 255 I'm looking for. 255.
And 60?
260 if you wish? 260. And five.
265. And 70?
270. And five?
Are we all done at 270? 275.
And 80? 280.
At £275,000 then. By the door on my left I have.
280 I'm bid. 285 it's now against you.
285 do I see? 285 I've got. 290.
290? 290. And five?
295? At £290,000 I have.
Five I'm looking for. For the first time.
£290,000 bid, if you're all finished for the second time.
Third and final time. Are we all done at £290,000?
To the lady sitting down. All done?
290, what a lovely smile.
'No wonder she's smiling.
'Medical student Clara attended the auction with her counsellor mum Anne
'and she's just spent £290,000 of her mum's money.'
# Here come the girls!
# Girls! Girls! Girls, girls! #
'I caught up with them back at the house, and the good news is that they're still smiling.'
Girls, congratulations. I'm so excited to hear the story
and why you wanted to buy this. Anne?
Well, I hadn't planned to buy this at all.
I am one of those people who had no intention of coming here,
no intention of buying this house, no, didn't look at it before I came.
One of those... We drove up literally the night before.
Looked outside. And I thought, this looks OK, let's go to the auction and see what happens.
Clara, were you with your mum? And did she just do this on the spur of the moment?
Yeah, she's one of those sorts of people. We did literally just drive outside.
We went to the auction. About five minutes before the lot came up, she went,
"Oh, my gosh, I'm too scared to do it, you bid, you bid!"
So I was pushed into doing it. But it was good fun.
Anne, tell me about yourself, what do you do day-to-day?
I run a children's counselling service across West Kent,
which is severely under threat at the moment.
So I guess one of my thoughts with this is I need another string to my bow.
This is a bow that interests me,
so I'm waiting to see, really, whether this might become a full-time occupation
or whether I need to think about something else as well.
'If she is going to make a career of it,
'Anne might be wise to get into the habit of viewing properties before buying them at auction!'
'But this time, it looks like she's lucked out.'
It was 100% better than I thought. I was in the car, and I thought,
"Oh, my God, this is going to be a tip, what have I done?"
I was very, very favourably impressed. I thought, "Wow, this is fine.!
What about the price you paid at auction?
Well, we did go over, probably...
I set a price, I'm not so stupid.
I did look at six o'clock in the morning at what the other values were.
I set a price. I said we're not going to go over 280.
-We get to 280 and I think, we're just going to go up a bit more.
-She went, keep going up, keep going up!
They ended up spending £290,000 on the property.
45 grand over the upper guide price.
Anne has a budget of between £10,000 and £15,000, so what's the plan?
Change the bathrooms, change the kitchen,
change the obvious things. Paint it. But I think the layout downstairs worries me.
So I think there needs to be some changes downstairs.
And what will be different about that is, you know, can I afford to do that sensibly?
Is this going to be a joint effort for you two, mother and daughter?
Is it going to be putting your gorgeous heads together and working some magic on this property?
-Sounds about right.
Clara, tell me what your involvement is going to be?
I've got a massive summer off from university.
I have no money. And Mum said,
"If you sit in the house and sort out the painting and decorating, I'll help you out with some money."
-So it works for both of us.
-Would you like to call yourself a project manager?
-Yeah!
-I'd like to call myself a project manager. Why not?
-Initially, that's what it'll be.
It's going to be dealing with a lot of... It doesn't need a lot of structural work, we don't think.
So hopefully, it will just be dealing with decorating, and refitting, things like that.
'Clara will be living on site during her university holidays.
'They hope to turn the property around in four months and live there
'before deciding what to do with it.
'I just hope Clara can resist the temptation
'to have those '80s-style parties before work commences.'
# Everybody cut footloose! #
Clara, will you just be project managing and overseeing,
or do you think there's any chance, Anne, that she might get stuck in and do some work?
It'll be a good experience. There's nothing like getting your hands dirty
-to understand how much it actually takes to do something.
-I will be definitely getting my hands dirty,
I can't wait to get the paint out and start getting the walls looking good.
Girls, good luck with this project. Clara, I hope you do well in your role.
And Anne, next time, maybe a little bit more research might pay off. But well done.
And I can't wait to see how it turns out.
I think it's great to be spontaneous.
But spontaneous house-buying?
Anne is a brave lady.
Luckily for her, this looks like it's a good buy
and with focused Clara on hand to help, well,
I'm sure she'll turn this place around in four months.
But will she do the work for just £10,000?
And will they relocate that kitchen? I hope so.
You can find out what happens later on in the programme.
'Coming up, this semi in Cardiff is very long and narrow.'
And it goes on and on, and on!
'We're returning to Kent, where decorating this house has been a breath of fresh air.'
The first day I thought, "This is going to be a breeze, painting every day."
'But first, in Lincolnshire,
'has it all gone smoothly for Sue and Jason?'
-It's been good, hasn't it?
-Yeah. We've enjoyed it.
'We return now to Lincoln, where, earlier in the programme, Sue had bought
'this imposing double-fronted property for £123,000.'
'It had some damp, and a very nasty crack.'
'Sue's a part-time nurse,
'and her stepson Jason was going to do the work with his dad and Sue's partner, Rob.'
He's a builder and renovator, and has been for a lot of years.
So he's an expert. So he's going to be running the project.
And I'll be project managing alongside him.
-And of course, Jason will be doing a lot of the work.
-Yeah. I've done my college course in bricklaying.
I've done a lot of renovations already, done three or four.
'Sue had set a three-month timescale,
'and was going to sell the house once the refurbishment was finished.
'Three and a half months had passed when we met up with Sue and Jason again.
'And the Victorian house is finished.
'Replacement double glazed sash windows have been installed, and a new door.
'The left-hand living room, as you look from the street,
'has retained the fireplace, and been tastefully decorated.'
'The wall to the living room on the other side of the hall has been opened up.
'The dry rot in the corner has been repaired.
'Plus, there's an opening in the wall that lets you see
'into the room behind, which is now an impressive kitchen.'
In here, it was a reception room,
but now we've made this into a kitchen. The original kitchen was really small.
We've opened out this area, so the kitchen now flows through into the dining room
which is nice - when people are in the dining room,
they can interact with people in the kitchen.
We've had a bespoke kitchen built.
That's so that we can make use of all the space that we've got.
I chose this colour because it works well with the cream of the cupboards
and it makes it quite a warm room as well.
'The former pantry next to the stairs has had the wall removed.
'A new window's been installed and it's now valuable extra storage space.
'Sue's partner Rob project managed the refurbishment,
'and his son Jason did a lot of the work.'
I helped wallpaper strip from start to finish.
I did a lot of the breaking down of the walls,
and bricking them up. Put all the lintels in.
In the previous kitchen, we knocked through into the sheds, and converted that into a downstairs toilet.
'The tiny original kitchen is now a utility room.
'The courtyard garden has been turfed, and the wall painted.
'Upstairs, the new windows and radiators policy continues in the back bedroom.
'And a very classy bathroom's been installed.'
# Crack me up! #
'And there was good news about the crack in the front bedroom.
'Sue's partner Rob checked it out and deemed it structurally sound.
'It was wired up so that it wouldn't get any worse.'
And in here is the master bedroom.
I've painted it pink and a purpley colour because it gives the room a really warm feel
and I'm really pleased with how it's turned out.
As well as the downstairs one, this is the second original fireplace.
The surrounding was originally pink,
but now I've painted that white, so it really stands out from the wall.
And then, just here, we've had an en suite built,
so I'm pleased with that.
Jason had help from qualified tradesmen for the plumbing, rewiring
and plastering, and picked up some useful tips himself, as well.
This was a good learning curve.
I learned a lot more than I did in my previous working places.
There's always something new on renovations,
compared to new-builds. It's just things you have to overcome.
Sometimes you have to think outside the box,
or should that be the paint can, in this case?
The red tiles in the living room fireplace had been chipped,
but Sue discovered her nail polish was a perfect match.
So, has she managed to keep to her budget?
I spent £123,000 at auction.
I was thinking £25,000-£30,000, and it's come nearer to the £30,000,
but that includes the solicitors' fees, so I'm happy with that.
Sue plans to sell the house and has dressed it with plants and pictures
to help create a homely feel that she hopes will attract a buyer.
Her 30 grand budget, added to the purchase price at auction,
means she has spent a total of £153,000 here.
Time to see what two local estate agents think of the place.
My first impression of the property is, it's a superb home,
a job very well done, excellent renovation and a prime location.
It wasn't what I was expecting at all.
I think they've managed to transform
a simple Victorian bay-fronted house
into something quite striking and contemporary.
I particularly like what might have been termed as the "service hatch"
from the kitchen to the dining room,
where they've just squared it off and opened it up,
and allowed lots of light into the room.
The only disadvantage of this property would be
the lack of off-road parking.
But I wouldn't expect that to affect the saleability.
Good news for Sue, but what about the rental opportunity,
if she changed her mind or found it hard to sell?
I would imagine that this property would rent
for somewhere in the region of £675-£700 per calendar month.
In my opinion, the property would achieve
somewhere in the region of £700-£750 per calendar month.
-That's good, I'm pleased with that.
-Yeah. That's good.
I haven't gone into it, particularly,
because we're going to be selling it.
Those valuations would give Sue a yield of between 5% and 6%,
but what could it make in that all-important resale market,
bearing in mind her total outlay of £153,000?
I would value this property in the region of £190,000.
My valuation for this property would be
between £180,000-£190,000 on the open market.
Based on those valuations, of between 180-190 grand,
Sue could make a gross profit of between 27,000-37,000.
Right, I've thought a little bit more than that.
I was thinking more around the 200.
Well, we'll see.
Well, maybe not quite the valuations she'd hoped for.
After three months work, does Jason think the project's been worthwhile?
Yeah, I think it's been a success, a huge success, from start to finish.
I think it's been a success as well. I really enjoyed the experience.
-I would do it again. It's been good, hasn't it?
Yeah, we've enjoyed it.
Well, I'm just a few miles from the centre of Cardiff
in an area called Kingcoed.
Now, this is one of the most affluent suburbs and, in fact,
property prices here are some of the highest in Wales,
so, it won't be any surprise to discover
that houses here often sell for over a million quid.
The area saw lots of development in the early 20th century,
when Cardiff was expanding rapidly.
They certainly went to town on some of the properties around here.
# Remember anyone can be a millionaire... #
The property I'm here to see is at the other end of Millionaires' Row,
and came with the not quite so hefty guide price of £229,000.
So, what did that get you for your money? Well, basically, this.
It's a four bed semi-detached. Looks a little bit tired on the outside.
It's an imposing house with a big front garden,
but rotten woodwork, and the front elevation needs a paint job.
I'm not sure it's much of a bargain just yet,
but this one is all about its location.
I've got Great Expectations. Would it be a Dickens of a mess, though?
Let's find out.
Love the parquet floor, and there's a nice entrance area here.
Stairs up to your bedrooms.
Front sitting room, again, that parquet floor continues
and cleaned up, that would be absolutely beautiful.
You've got a rear sitting room.
And this is where it gets really interesting.
Because we come into the kitchen. And it goes on and on and on.
Look at this! It's massive! It's not an ideal layout.
This wall here, it's too narrow to put a set of cupboards here,
so you'd probably end up putting a small table here, and then
it would be in the wrong place for a sink. So, in a nutshell,
the layout doesn't work,
but in terms of space to play with, fantastic.
It needs a complete refit and there is a leaking roof to investigate,
but it's a whopping long kitchen,
and if you knocked through to the equally long rear sitting-room,
you would have a ginormous area to work with,
which could open out onto the garden.
But I think I'd keep the front living room separate.
It's got great ceiling height and that lovely bay window.
So, what's on offer on the first floor of this house that was guided at £229,000?
So, upstairs, some nice original features, like those stained-glass windows.
Be nice to keep those, although something tells me they'd go in any refurbishment.
Bathroom there, reasonable size - it's got a shower
and a bath, but very dated.
You could have some fun with that, though. Bedroom at the back.
Second bedroom there. Third bedroom there, but then, there's a surprise.
Because a set of stairs takes you up to a dormer.
I got very excited that that concept. Absolutely fantastic.
And then you actually come up here and you think,
what on earth was whoever built this thinking?
Because you've got a dormer on the rear and the front of the property.
That - I'm amazed it's got planning permission, because
normally, they're sensitive about dormers on the front when there's very few in the road.
The natural place for a dormer, for me, would be next door, so you could have one there.
Then, they've got this cupboard in the middle, so where would you put a bed?
As a space, it just doesn't work.
So, I think, what you're going to have to do, if you want to use this
as a proper room, get rid of those two dormers,
get a dormer in there, maybe change the staircase location
and then you really have got what could be a spectacular room.
# So tell me if, you want to see A world outside your window #
This property, guided at £229,000,
was described as a four-bedroomed house,
but I'm going to reclassify it as a three-bed with a loft room.
From the back garden, you can see the neighbouring properties
have got side and rear dormer windows, so that's the way to go.
But what does a local estate agent think about the house,
situated at the cheaper end of this expensive road?
When I entered the kitchen, although it's very long, I did note that,
at the far end, the wall is single brick and dry-lined,
so that's going to be a cold kitchen, so something needs to be done to bring it into the cavity.
So, a warning about the ground floor.
But what about that loft extension?
It looks as though most of the building regulations
could have been complied with in regard to the risers for the staircase, head height,
and this has to be confirmed by the planning department,
or a structural engineer, chartered surveyor to check and measure,
basically, what's here.
Once the property's been renovated
and kept as a four-bedroomed house, how much could it be worth, if sold?
Assuming that it is going to be a fourth bedroom,
the value range here would be in the region of £325,000.
What's the potential rental income here,
as a three-bedroomed or four-bedroomed property?
If this property was a three-bedroomed property,
it would be in the region of £900 per calendar month.
If it was classified as a fourth bedroom,
then possibly £1,000 per calendar month,
but there would be a proviso that
an en suite, shower room, facilities, should be considered for the attic.
Well, what you've got here is a house that's not without its problems.
That dormer, the extension on the back, the general layout,
but all those things, you can forget about them,
because, really, what you're buying here is the location,
and you can't fault that.
I'm sure it was a very popular lot at the auction.
Number 26, this has been a popular lot, two reception rooms,
kitchen-diner, shout me a bid.
Looking for 235. 230? 225, 225 to get things moving.
OK, 225 is bid here, 225. 226, standing at the back, thank you.
227, thank you, 227. 228, thank you, at the back. 228? 229.
230, thank you, standing.
231, seated.
232, thank you, yes, that's you.
233, thank you.
Can I take 234 off you? 234.
235, thank you. 235 is bid.
236, thank you. 236. 237.
238. I'm looking for 239,000.
239 will you give me half? 238.5 is bid.
Thank you, 239. Any advance on 239?
I will be selling at 239,000, if there's no increase.
It's on you, sir, at 239. Any advance on 239? Be quick. Thank you.
That final successful bid of £239,000 was made by Jeff.
He's one of eight brothers,
two of whom he's in a property developing partnership with.
Together, the company owns around 120 buy-to-lets.
His brother, Terry, who I'm meeting at this purchase,
has been on the show before, when he and his brothers bought
another Cardiff property for their buy-to-let portfolio.
Time to find out what Terry and his brothers have in mind for this one.
Terry, good to see you again. How are you?
Yeah, fine, thank you very much.
So, how's the property we saw you in last time?
Um, it's been occupied two or three days afterwards
and we've never been back since.
The tenants have still got it.
So, moving on to this property, why did you want to buy it?
Well, you wouldn't very often get a property like this,
in an auction, in this type of area.
Normally, they are on the market and sold within weeks of coming on the market.
So, why do you think it maybe didn't sell for more?
Couple of reasons. First, the dormer.
There would be plans for that, but it hasn't got any building regs,
and possibly, the extension here, this wouldn't pass the building regs.
So perhaps they decided just to chuck it in auction. And just get it sold.
All these reasons mean that the place was unlikely
to be mortgageable, but, as Terry was able to purchase it
with capital from his company, this put him in a strong position.
With only cash buyers bidding, the limited number of bidders kept the price low.
But now Terry's got a job on his hands.
OK, so, tell me exactly what you're going to do to sort it out.
Start with the kitchen. We're going to take the wall out, have one large kitchen.
Patio doors across the back.
We're going to leave the one front room as it is, and just have one
large room here, obviously revamp it all, new kitchen, new windows.
We'll just do the whole work downstairs, yeah.
And then, moving upstairs?
Initial thoughts are, three large bedrooms.
We'll take the dormer out and put it to the side
and put a new staircase up the side of the wall to the dormer,
and make that into one large bedroom with a shower room.
Three bedrooms downstairs we will make into two large bedrooms with one en suite.
So, how much does he think it'll cost to do the refurbishment here?
The overall budget, in between 30,000-40,000.
Including the dormer?
That's the dormer, the kitchen, everything.
Is that bringing in your own builders?
Yes, they are our own builders.
If you were to contract the work out,
you could add another 30-40% on top of that budget.
Timescale for sorting it?
We wouldn't be able to start for about 3-4 weeks,
and, after that, I would say about 12 weeks.
So what's the big picture with this place? Doing it up to sell it or rent it out?
This one, we're going to put it straight back on the market, to sell.
What did you think of it when you first saw it?
-The first time I saw it was this morning.
-What?
I came in this morning.
My brother, Jeff, went to the auction to purchase the property.
I picked up the keys off him last night,
and I came in this morning and I was pleasantly surprised.
-So, had anyone seen it before you bought it?
We found out three or four days before it was on the market,
and he just went to the auction.
We didn't think we had any chance of buying it.
We thought it was going to make around the 280-290,
and of course, when it came down at 239, we were quite excited about that.
I know you're experienced at this kind of thing,
but still, spending almost a quarter of a million,
without seeing the place?
Yes, we have to stop doing that.
We must start to view them before the auction!
Congratulations. Maybe we'll see you again in another couple of years.
-Hopefully, yes.
-Good luck in the meantime.
Well, it seems Terry has done really well buying this place,
but as he admits, he really should start looking at places before
he buys them, because one of these days, he might just come a cropper.
In the meantime, he's got a team of people to sort it out
and I think there's a lot of money to be made on this one.
You can find out how he gets on later in the show.
Well, the seasons have changed.
Hopefully, the properties have changed, as well.
Or have they remained exactly the same? It's the moment of truth.
Back now to St Mary's Platt, near Sevenoaks in Kent,
where mother and daughter team Anne and Clara bought
this four-bedroom house for 290,000.
-# Here come the girls
-# Girls, girls, girls, girls #
Their plan was to drag the house kicking and screaming out of the '80s
and back up to date.
It was to be a joint effort.
or is there any chance that she might get stuck in and do some work?
There's nothing like getting your hands dirty to understand
how much it actually takes to do something.
I will be definitely getting my hands dirty in this one.
I can't wait to get the paint out and start getting the walls looking good again.
They gave themselves a budget of between 10,000-15,000,
and four months to do the work.
Four and a half months after our first visit,
we're back to see how the girls got on.
# And we can build this thing together
# Standing strong for ever
# Nothing's going to stop us, nothing's going to stop us now
# Oh-oh #
And they have definitely done well.
Downstairs, the 1980s boxiness has been ditched
in favour of a much more contemporary layout.
Well, when we came here, there was a door here,
and there was a door behind me,
and it felt really overbearing and crowded in, so what we've done is,
we've taken this wall back and we've taken this wall back.
We've created a door here, in order to give some sort of privacy,
and we've just taken this out and left the kitchen,
so there's a sort of sense of open- plan-ness, but with discrete areas.
And it just moves you into here,
where it's a lovely, big, bright room and there's lots of space,
so I don't think it feels too crowded now.
There's no way you could call this house crowded any more.
Anne and Clara have really pushed the boat out
and given the whole place a total makeover.
MUSIC: "Weather With You" by Crowded House
The thing we really wanted to do here was to give the house
some personality, so we decided to clad the outside
and change the front door, change the kitchen, change the bathrooms,
redecorate, re-landscape the garden.
What about the plan for Clara to muck in and get her hands dirty?
# Claire, Claire, you're so fine #
Originally, we talked about a kind of project managerial job,
but Mum was very, very tight about the budget,
which is kind of understandable,
and so although I helped source some of the work,
mainly, my role was decorating
and quite a lot of manual labour.
But it was quite hard. Like, the first day, I thought,
this is going to be a breeze, painting every day,
but three and a half weeks in, your shoulders are hurting,
your neck hurts.
You can't bear to lift another rubble sack
around the side of the house, but it was good. I really enjoyed it.
I felt I was working and accomplishing something,
rather than working in an office, pushing a pen around a desk.
It was, yeah, I found it really rewarding.
And it turns out that student, Clara, has further hidden talents.
She's fantastic at sourcing some wonderful trades.
Wonderful guy for the garden, we loved him.
One of her flatmates from uni.
He definitely has missed his calling in life!
# Everywhere you go, always take the weather, the weather with you. #
The garden, like the house, now feels much more spacious.
It's a real credit to them.
They kept to their tight four-month timescale,
but what about their £10,000-£15,000 budget?
Bang on the money, 15.
The decision to take the walls down really exercised me,
because I knew that it could involve all sorts of extra expenditure,
the minute you start messing around with taking things down.
I think it was the right thing to do.
Certainly the right thing to do in terms of living.
Whether it was the right thing to do in terms of margin, will be revealed.
And, as if by magic, here are two local estate agents
to tell us if they think it was money well spent.
15 grand for the renovation,
on top of the purchase price of 290,000
makes a total outlay of £305,000. So, what are their thoughts?
Very impressed with the property.
I believe that the opening up of the kitchen
and dining room have transformed that living area.
What they've done to the property, I think is good,
it's to a fair standard, and I like the idea
that they've opened up the downstairs.
So, what did they think the property could fetch as a rental?
I would put it up for between 1,200-1,400 per calendar month.
If I was to put it up for rent,
I'd put it up at £1,800 per calendar month.
I'm very surprised at 1,800, to be honest,
but I don't really know what rental values are round here.
I'd be very happy with the lower figure,
so I'd be extremely happy with the upper figure.
There's a potential yield year of between 4%-7%,
but Anne hopes to sell the house in the not-too-distant future.
So, what's it worth on the resale market?
Remember, Anne spent 305,000 altogether.
If I was to put the property up for sale,
I'd probably put it on between £355,000 to £365,000.
If I was to market the property, I'd put it on at just under £400,000.
I'd be a very happy girl at 335,
and I'd be an extremely happy girl at 400.
Done a really good deal if we get it for 400.
I'd be very surprised to see it at that.
So Anne could make a profit of between 50 and 95,000 before tax
and expenses, but for now, Anne and Clara are living here, so what's
the joint project done for their mother-daughter relationship?
There were evenings where we used to sit down
and drink wine out of mugs, like students,
and think, "This is working really well", and then
times we'd scream, "We could never do this again",
but I think, in hindsight, it did work really well, and probably,
we could do it again together, maybe.
We go back to Cardiff now, where earlier in the show,
just a short walk down an exclusive road where properties
sell for over £1 million, this semi was bought for 239,000 at auction.
It was sold to Terry and two of his brothers, who jointly own
a successful property developing company, with over 120 buy-to-lets.
The house had a very long living room and kitchen.
There were three bedrooms upstairs...
..plus an attic conversion,
that Terry suspected didn't have building regs,
but he had big plans for the room.
We'll take the dormer out and put it to the side,
Three bedrooms downstairs, we'll make into two large bedrooms with one en suite.
Well, it's now five months later,
and the dormer's still at the front,
but it's got a new window,
just like the rest of the house.
The front living room has lost the picture rail
and the parquet floor has been sanded and waxed.
That narrow room at the back has been divided into two living areas,
one carpeted, and at the back, a fabulous dining area's been created
as the wall to the kitchen has been removed.
And the long kitchen has been transformed,
with high quality appliances fitted.
The kitchen area, we took this wall out, here,
made it more open plan,
and we then fitted the folding doors
that goes out onto the patio, there,
and we've obviously fitted a very expensive kitchen, as you can see.
The former kitchen extension was demolished
and Terry's team have extended right across the back,
so you can now step out onto the decking.
Upstairs, the three bedrooms remain. Like the rest of the house,
they have new wiring and windows.
The layout in the bathroom is the same,
but a new white suite is a big improvement.
The original stained glass has been incorporated
into replacement windows in the landing and hall,
but the original staircase up to the attic remains,
as Terry successfully got planning approval
for the front dormer to remain.
This room here, we're particularly pleased with.
We gained full planning.
We can now keep it as the fourth bedroom.
It was problematic, because we had to take out this front window
and put a steel girder across, and then rebuild the whole lot
and redo the roof and also the roof at the front, here.
So, the house does now have four bedrooms.
But only one family bathroom.
I think I would have tried to incorporate an en suite
up here, in the attic.
There's one bonus, though, on the ground floor,
where the former loo has been converted into a wet room,
but what has been the effect on the budget?
Our original budget was about 30,000
and in total, we've spent 46,000.
Time to find out what two local estate agents think of this house,
that Terry and his brothers plan to sell.
I think the open plan kitchen dining room is fantastic.
It can be used as a kitchen diner, it can be used as a bit
of a party room, with the decking on the garden as well,
-with the bi-folding doors open.
-Lots of thought has gone into this.
We've got uPVC woodgrain finish, in character,
and in some cases, we have the original windows,
which give it a flavour of its original charm.
With the property being four-bedroom,
with no en suite, only a luxurious family bathroom,
I think it was essential to put a wet room in.
The estate agents reckon this property could make
between £1,100 and £1,300 per calendar month on the rental market,
but Terry plans to sell, so what could it be worth?
Remember they paid £239,000 at the auction
and have spent £46,000 on renovation, making £285,000 in total.
In my opinion, the value of this property is £375,000.
I would put this on the market in the region of £360,000-£370,000.
That valuation range from 360 to 375,000 would generate
a gross profit, before the usual selling expenses,
of between £75,000 and £90,000.
So, what does Terry think of that?
It's very good, well pleased with that, yeah. Absolutely fabulous!
The estate agents are clearly impressed with the finish
Terry's achieved, especially the lovely kitchen and dining area.
Comments like that are fantastic,
really nice. We're proud ourselves of what we've achieved
and to get them comments, the boys will be really pleased.
We'll have more news from the auction rooms around the country for you next time.
So make sure you join us for more Homes Under The Hammer.
-Goodbye.
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Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander visit a house in Lincoln, a property in Kent and a semi in Cardiff. All of these properties have been sold at auction. Martin and Lucy find out who bought them and what they paid when they went under the hammer.