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Simple answer, no. While theoretically this could be done it wouldn't be installed by Sky and they sure would be suspicious of the extra boxes.

As the install would be after the 18th December, the boxes wouldn't require a phone line connection so no cables need to run between houses. However this doesn't mean that in the future you won't have to connect the boxes together.

Virgin will not offer other boxes to different houses; there is also a maximum number with Virgin.

If you are to tell Sky about what you want to do, they will say no.

Each property needs a seperate subscription as well as a TV License.

Regards switching to + boxes it is a simple cable switch however +Boxes need 2 cable feeds from the dish to record 2 things at once.