i would love to be able to rent it out, but with the new loan repayments it would mean no opportunity for maternity leave in the foreseeable future. So basically we have to sell the place if we want to have another bub.

Its mainly gardening stuff, some basic landscaping (pulling up some dead trees, putting down stones etc) and some interior painting that we need to do. a fair bit of painting actually. And replace a couple of doors. But nothing structural.
I am thinking of painting the walls in our sunroom - they're pale orange brick and hideous, and I was thinking of painting them white or cream to match the interior walls and lighten the room up a bit. Can you just pain brickwork, you dont *have* to render it, do you? I wonder what I will need to do.
I also need to get some CLR and have a go at cleaning the concrete. mmmm fun!