I am thinking about having my back garden tidied up and made low maintenance. I estimate that this will cost circa 2,000. At the moment it doesnt look great - It needs fencing/trellis both sides to make it private and there is too much in there in terms of bushes/trees etc. Can I ask whether this investment would pay off in terms of adding value to my property i.e would it at least add 2,000 to the valuation?
If it did it'll push up your council tax under the govts plans.
Are you planning on selling? If not, Then there is no added value as such, just the additional enjoyment you'd gain from not gardening.
If you are planning to sell then maybe but it also depends on what similar houses in your area/ street are sold for and whether the garden is a big issue for the intended market and whether the market is slow or rising, or even falling.
Cost even less if you got off your bum and did the work.
"Steve Firth" wrote
How do you know that the 2,000 isn't *all* for materials, and he *is* doing all the work?
Because I can speak English.
"having"
There's a clue for you.
"Steve Firth" wrote
Even if he's not doing it himself, doesn't mean he's paying someone else to do it.
His sons / grandsons / nephews / etc might be doing it for him, for free...
And it's possible that your being worked by someone's hand up your bum, but lets work on the balance of probabilities, eh?
"Steve Firth" wrote
Hardly likely!
"Steve Firth" wrote
OK - what proportion of work on people's gardens is done by themselves/relatives/friends (not paid for), and what proportion is actually paid for?
I'd guess that the vast majority of routine maintenance work is done by themselves, while the vast majority of special jobs is paid for.
Wouldn't you?
"Ronald Raygun" wrote
I'd agree with the former, but think that the latter is not at all obvious...
I think it is obvious, on the grounds that big jobs tend to be labour intensive (i.e. time consuming), which equates to expensive if you pay. But most people who would even contemplate a big job will be more likely to be able to afford the money than the time, unless they're either retired or exceptionally keen gardeners, both of which would place them in the minority.
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