Westbury Park has some interesting properties. I’ve just been to a narrowish road made up of two rows of terraced houses built in the late Victorian period. I think that originally they had slate covered roofs, but, it always frustrates me when I can not get onto a roof that is designed with parapet gutters. Imagine how I felt then, when I could barely see half of the roof, to be honest, probably nearer only a quarter of it. Why don’t owners and or builders introduce an opening on to their roof if only to keep surveyors happy? It was bad enough trying to shift a very heavy wooden bed to get to the access trap into the roof space in the first place. I don’t know, but I could tell my Client, that the roof is now covered with concrete tiles and that apart from a small leak to a chimney stack that had only recently been repaired, but not that well, that the house was otherwise in reasonable condition, although, it is a tad neglected. Never mind, he is aware of its condition and he can proceed in the knowledge that he has a pleasant house in a quiet location and to boost a south facing rear garden. Now, once that has been hard landscaped with brick and stone, possibly slate and maybe a water feature…   more »