Show us your real estate pawn (Vol 5)

Show us your real estate pawn (Vol 5)

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FourWheelDrift

88,718 posts

286 months

Friday 19th April
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Chaffs said:
Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area said:
This is the kind of house and estate I’d buy given the opportunity. Despite its size the owners have done a great job of making it look very homely unlike many of the country houses we see in here.



https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gbsarsl...
That is lovely and a nice part of the world - great find
Been for sale for a long time though, it's come on off and back on the market annually, I wonder about river flooding or the proximity of the church put people off.

Bonefish Blues

27,161 posts

225 months

Friday 19th April
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FourWheelDrift said:
Chaffs said:
Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area said:
This is the kind of house and estate I’d buy given the opportunity. Despite its size the owners have done a great job of making it look very homely unlike many of the country houses we see in here.



https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gbsarsl...
That is lovely and a nice part of the world - great find
Been for sale for a long time though, it's come on off and back on the market annually, I wonder about river flooding or the proximity of the church put people off.
Struck me as a bit toppy for the area.

Escort3500

11,946 posts

147 months

Friday 19th April
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Manageable size and a nicely understated interior.

sammyb349

231 posts

171 months

Friday 19th April
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FourWheelDrift said:
Been for sale for a long time though, it's come on off and back on the market annually, I wonder about river flooding or the proximity of the church put people off.
How does it work with the church bang next door. Punters can turn up when they like? Weddings on a Sunday? Seems curious no mention of it in the details

Caddyshack

11,007 posts

208 months

Friday 19th April
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NomduJour said:
dxg said:
Is that... a mausoleum? So the dead family will be watching everything that you do on their land?

Nope
At least they’ve demolished the crematorium…

http://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2011/08/dorset-houses-...

Mausoleum is a good building, wouldn’t concern me.
That and the fact that dead people are now dead and therefore cannot see anything.

riskyj

349 posts

82 months

Friday 19th April
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sammyb349 said:
How does it work with the church bang next door. Punters can turn up when they like? Weddings on a Sunday? Seems curious no mention of it in the details
Well
Estate Agent said:
The fine parish church (for which there is no chancel obligation) and a privately owned mausoleum are located within the grounds. The owners have taken great care to ensure that visitors are able to cross the grounds to the church with ease, without imposing on the privacy and security of the house and gardens.
I had to google chancel liability. Apparently:
wikipedia said:
Chancel repair liability is a legal obligation on a small number of property owners in England and Wales to pay for certain repairs to a church, often the local parish church.
But I imagine the proximity alone is enough to put some buyers off.

Wills2

23,181 posts

177 months

Friday 19th April
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NomduJour said:
dxg said:
Is that... a mausoleum? So the dead family will be watching everything that you do on their land?

Nope
At least they’ve demolished the crematorium…

http://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2011/08/dorset-houses-...

Mausoleum is a good building, wouldn’t concern me.
Not quite demolished, they use it as a garden storage shed you can see it on the pictures.



DodgyGeezer

40,759 posts

192 months

Saturday 20th April
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riskyj said:
sammyb349 said:
How does it work with the church bang next door. Punters can turn up when they like? Weddings on a Sunday? Seems curious no mention of it in the details
Well
Estate Agent said:
The fine parish church (for which there is no chancel obligation) and a privately owned mausoleum are located within the grounds. The owners have taken great care to ensure that visitors are able to cross the grounds to the church with ease, without imposing on the privacy and security of the house and gardens.
I had to google chancel liability. Apparently:
wikipedia said:
Chancel repair liability is a legal obligation on a small number of property owners in England and Wales to pay for certain repairs to a church, often the local parish church.
But I imagine the proximity alone is enough to put some buyers off.
yeah chancel liability.hit the news big time a few years ago and caused more than a few choice words to be launched at solicitors/conveyancers who'd not picked up on this and put in an indemnity policy...

Horsey McHorseface

2,545 posts

186 months

Saturday 20th April
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TheJimi said:
Horsey McHorseface said:
My neck of the woods. A bit plain and uniform inside, but I'd jump at the chance.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146679164#/...

Can you spot the spark plug?
Well, I found the piston!
Pic #10 wink

okgo

38,368 posts

200 months

Saturday 20th April
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https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/147074114

Fairly serious place. Great views for the south.

TheJimi

25,076 posts

245 months

Saturday 20th April
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Horsey McHorseface said:
TheJimi said:
Horsey McHorseface said:
My neck of the woods. A bit plain and uniform inside, but I'd jump at the chance.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146679164#/...

Can you spot the spark plug?
Well, I found the piston!
Pic #10 wink
FFS hehe

Completely missed that!

abzmike

8,554 posts

108 months

Saturday 20th April
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okgo said:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/147074114

Fairly serious place. Great views for the south.
Bit of a jumble of interior decor, but lovely property.

okgo

38,368 posts

200 months

Saturday 20th April
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abzmike said:
Bit of a jumble of interior decor, but lovely property.
Agreed. Pigs ear of an interior despite it looking like it’s expensive.

No floor plan is odd.

thegreenhell

15,690 posts

221 months

Saturday 20th April
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okgo said:
No floor plan is odd.
Agent being very lazy for a £9.5m property. If you click on the pdf brochure in the listing description there are full floor plans of the property, they just couldn't be bothered uploading them directly to RM.

dxg

8,313 posts

262 months

Saturday 20th April
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Very strange for the main staircase to not serve the top floor. Would expect it to be full height, with a skylight making it act as a lightwell. As per tradition.

Must be very odd to climb such a large staircase for it to end with a flat ceiling under one of the bedrooms. Should be able to stand on the galleried landing, look up and be further impressed.

Caddyshack

11,007 posts

208 months

Saturday 20th April
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dxg said:
Very strange for the main staircase to not serve the top floor. Would expect it to be full height, with a skylight making it act as a lightwell. As per tradition.

Must be very odd to climb such a large staircase for it to end with a flat ceiling under one of the bedrooms. Should be able to stand on the galleried landing, look up and be further impressed.
I used to see the owner of this quite a lot, he has done up a few houses locally and developed a bit. This is one of the premier locations for Haslemere.

ianrb

1,540 posts

142 months

Saturday 20th April
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abzmike said:
okgo said:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/147074114

Fairly serious place. Great views for the south.
Bit of a jumble of interior decor, but lovely property.
A couple of nice hifi setups too (in that narrow respect it's like my house).

Danielson73

677 posts

265 months

Saturday 20th April
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My old neck of the woods, relatively good value so to speak. Lovely part of the world. Only 10 mins drive to nearest tescos. Some great driving roads on your doorstep.
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/141688499


okgo

38,368 posts

200 months

Saturday 20th April
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Interior reminds me of the RAC on Pall Mall!

dobly

1,212 posts

161 months

Saturday 20th April
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ianrb said:
A couple of nice hifi setups too (in that narrow respect it's like my house).
I wouldn’t put a turntable on the same surface as amplification.

Back to the house - awesome site, but horrid overblown execution - too much house, not enough home.