Renovating a five-bed

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My grandparents are ageing and as a result have moved from Hull to South Wales to be closer to my aunt and uncle. They've bought an apartment straight out in Wales so don't need a quick sale to move on. They've also already moved, incl. all their home contents.

The house is a five-bed on the market for £290,000. The same street has a four-bed that's on for £345,000, the only difference being the decor which as you can expect for a grandparents' house very dated.

I've spoken to my dad who lives in UAE about the possibility of renovating it and he said he'd speak to the agent and family and see what they think. The main issue is distance: he's obviously too far away to be bothered, as are my aunt and uncle. I'm not exactly close (3h 30m away in Bristol) but it will be worth my time if I manage and do it all and get a share of the extra sale money it generates.

Property: http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/28453246
Photos I took of interior: http://i.imgur.com/wFVV8vB.jpg / http://i.imgur.com/g3zlFj8.jpg / http://i.imgur.com/2GWFXEP.jpg

Questions
1. How much, roughly, would it cost to carpet and paper/paint 7 average sized rooms and hallway/stairs? Nothing fancy, just basic and neutral.
2. How long would it take? I'm assuming professionals could do all the carpeting in two or three days.
3. How much would it cost to have one small interior attic wall knocked down? I think it probably is brick but thinner than a usual interior wall with no insulation.

Thanks for any advice. I'm not a builder or anything by trade but equally I'm not stupid and generally pick up most DIY activities pretty quickly. I'd be tempted to do all the wall decorating myself and certainly replacing all the fixtures.
 
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Sorry, I meant fixtures, ie lights. But yes the fittings aren't great; I think the bathroom set is green. Might be worth replacing but depends how much money I can get to do it all.

Not sure what state the floorboards are in. Won't have been seen in probably 30+ years, but yes, could be an option. I have a hardwood flooring company as a business contact in Bristol who I could hire a sander and polisher from.
 
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Totally understand. What's a likely cost for rewiring 8 rooms, a bathroom and a kitchen? And remember this is in Hull where everything is cheaper than down 'ere :p.

Done a bit of research in the meantime and it seems it can vary a lot, but going off a few sources it seems around the £4,000 mark and 3 weeks. Know any different?
 
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Size and shape-wise fine, but like the rest of the house it's dated. But then you're talking about a massive project to redo that. I don't however think the cupboards are too bad and I would imagine re-topping them and replacing all white goods would get 80% of the job done.

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If I was renovating it for me to move in then I'd be tempted to convert the ground floor WC to a utilities room; it's always been a bit weird going to the toilet just off the kitchen and that area is dated, both in terms of the toilet itself and the sliding doors that lead to it.

However the place also has a double-length garage that could be used as a much larger utilities room w/ chest freezer etc, it would just mean going outside to get there which isn't perfect.
 
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