In some countries, more and more people are becoming interested in finding out about the history of the house or building they live in. What are the reasons for this? and how can people research this?

Being in

possesion

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possession

of some form of shelter is an essential aspect of life nowadays. With the growing population worldwide and many individuals occupying new buildings, it has become

emperative

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imperative

to find out about the past of their new home.

Therefore

,

this

essay will tackle the reasons for the current trend as well as ways of conducting

research

about the past.

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two reasons are behind

this

factor.

Firstly

,to avoid living in an old

house

that might require frequent renovations, people should find out about the age of a building and what it was

intially

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initially

used for. Take

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instance, statistics show that if a

house

was built more than 20 years ago and is without any form of rehabilitation

works

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, it is more likely to collapse due to its weak foundations.

Hence

reason

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for

one

to know about the history of a

house

. The

second

reason linked to the

first

is

this

, some homes were previously used for infamous activities which may have left a detestable

veiw

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view

to many in the compound.

For example

, if a building was used for spiritistic rituals, many

poeple

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people

would not want to have anything to do with it as they will always associate it with the olden days.

Thus

more reason to conduct some

research

to avoid inhabiting

such

a

house

. Gladly, though, researching about the past of a particular building can be beneficial to its owner.

This

can be done primarily in two ways.

First

,

one

should consult with the local government authorities regarding their know-how on the building being sought after. To illustrate,

one

can write to the local council asking them to help provide information about a

house

.

This

can help to sort out any doubts about how long the building has been in existence without renovation works.

Finally

,

one

can

research

by conducting personal interviews with the people in the community.

For instance

, while conducting interviews, the owner of the building can inquire from the neighbours about what they know in relation to a building's previous use and how long it has been since it was

last

rehabilitated. In

this

way,

one

would avoid pit holes of regular renovations by

acquring

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acquiring

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data from the horse's mouth. In conclusion, because people want to avoid living in buildings that have never been renovated or that were used for spiritism,

research

is essential and can be done by

inquring

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inquiring

from the local authorities or neighbours.