Cornish Unit Prc repairsAround 30,000 Cornish PRC units were built from 1946 to the 1960s, to supply a great demand for new homes following the bombing raids of World War 2.
There were two types of Cornish unit, the type 1 and the type 2. Both were classed as defective housing under the 1985 Housing Act and now require repairs under the PRC Homes License to be mortgageable by money lenders. The Cornish units often appear as bungalows with the first floor appearing behind a mansard tiled roof. A PRC repair on a Cornish unit takes around 4-5 weeks and can be carried out whilst the house remains inhabited. |
A Cornish PRC home with the original walls and structure, before we started work.
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The same Cornish PRC home, after we had finished repairing the structure and walls.
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Right to Buy mortgage for your Cornish PRC unit
The Right to Buy scheme also applied to PRC homes, including Cornish PRC units. This scheme could allow you to obtain a mortgage for your home without any savings or deposit, you may even be entitled for a discount up to £77,000! To find out more, take a look at our Right to Buy mortgages for PRC housing page and see how the scheme could help you.
Cornish unit Prc repair case studiesAs much as we wanted to undertake the PRC- Repair; the thought of all the disruption, the aggravation, a group of ‘builders being builders’, filled me with apprehension, especially with my husband being away most of the week, leaving me to cope with our 10 year old son, a very frail grandfather and a business to run. I prepared myself for 8 + weeks of endurance. The reality, however, could not have been further from my expectations. |
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