Fred the shred Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 The business plan for the Round House was on the back of a fag packet ,allegedly, so any improvement on that has to be a plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 2 hours ago, Dirty Buggane said: Where did the £220,000 come from. With all the extras I would be surprised if not more like£350,000. ? To build or buy? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
english zloty Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 2 hours ago, Banker said: How have you calculated the cost per apartment and can you tell me where these 3 bedrooms houses for £220k are please. a) guess at £9m construction cost (allowing for materials increase and extra work from oringinal butget)deducted cost of cafe space and divided by 37 b) first time buyers scheme - https://www.gov.im/categories/home-and-neighbourhood/affordable-housing/first-time-home-buyers-assistance/#accordion which are sold off plan at construction cost (-about 1% profit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
english zloty Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 (edited) 36 minutes ago, finlo said: To build or buy? they are only tiny (too small to meet minumum space standards i was told, but i would anticipate they would make around £250K-£280K if sold Edited March 21 by english zloty autocorrect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/former-nurses-home-development-at-pace-and-on-budget/ MDC has constructed the fourth floor using "complimentary bricks". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 17 minutes ago, Two-lane said: https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/former-nurses-home-development-at-pace-and-on-budget/ MDC has constructed the fourth floor using "complimentary bricks". At that price, politeness is the least you'd expect. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 I doubt that "complement" is the right word, either. I think "identical" is the word they are looking for. I suppose it is like the estate agents referring to a grass verge as "green belt". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 36 minutes ago, Two-lane said: https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/former-nurses-home-development-at-pace-and-on-budget/ MDC has constructed the fourth floor using "complimentary bricks". Excellent, should be finished sometime in the 2030's then after a few £50M plus set backs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 3 minutes ago, Two-lane said: I doubt that "complement" is the right word, either. I think "identical" is the word they are looking for. They certainly won't be identical. Even if the same bricks were still in production (which they won't be) the originals will have decades of weathering. They'll have chosen new bricks to compliment the old ones, it's the best they can do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 1 hour ago, Two-lane said: I doubt that "complement" is the right word, either. I think "identical" is the word they are looking for. I suppose it is like the estate agents referring to a grass verge as "green belt". They might have got them as freebies from somewhere if they're complementary...? 🤭 Recycled from a site elsewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevlar Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 2 hours ago, Two-lane said: I doubt that "complement" is the right word, either. I think "identical" is the word they are looking for. Second hand bricks. That’s what they meant to say. We’ve bought a load of second hand bricks at cost + that might ultimately look close to what the original bricks look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 (edited) 2 hours ago, Roger Mexico said: 3 hours ago, Two-lane said: MDC has constructed the fourth floor using "complimentary bricks". At that price, politeness is the least you'd expect. It’s times like these that we need a “Huzzah! Air black with hats!!” emoji… Edited March 21 by Jarndyce Punctuation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercenary Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 On 3/21/2024 at 7:49 PM, Two-lane said: https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/former-nurses-home-development-at-pace-and-on-budget/ MDC has constructed the fourth floor using "complimentary bricks". There is something galling about being told a taxpayer funded project, with no publicised budget (that I can see), is 'on budget'. It's much easier to deliver an 'on budget' project if you can set the budget as you go, as happened with MEA/Profitt saga 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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