Show us your real estate pawn (vol 2)

[Mobile Chicane]

Justayellowbadge said:

GetCarter said:

I'm sure it will. Good luck to those that buy. Personally, I would rather stick pins in my eyes than move to Wimbledon - but that's as I lived there once

I've been here best part of 15 years now, not sure there's anywhere in London I prefer to the village.

Really? Since when does a grotty bedsit in Raynes Park count as Wimbledon Village?

[Mobile Chicane]

Here we are again



Was 1.375 in June 2013 and didn't sell.

Now 1.395. Clearly there's a problem with it as it seems like a lot of house for the money, in a wonderful location.

The cyclists are annoying, for sure, but in that place they can just shut the gates and enjoy all the private land behind.

I would, if I had anywhere near that kind of money.

[vescaegg]

Legacywr said:

vescaegg said:

I think that was featured in an episode of Sherlock as some bad guys house. Its pretty awesome.


ETA - It wasnt but in my head it looked quite similar;

Edited by vescaegg on Thursday 24th April 11:19

Is that council offices?

I quite like it. Not usually into ultra modern houses but this one I think is pretty special.

http://www.swinhay.com/residential-projects/swinha...

[vescaegg]

Mobile Chicane said:

Here we are again



Was 1.375 in June 2013 and didn't sell.

Now 1.395. Clearly there's a problem with it as it seems like a lot of house for the money, in a wonderful location.

The cyclists are annoying, for sure, but in that place they can just shut the gates and enjoy all the private land behind.

I would, if I had anywhere near that kind of money.

I would say there must be something wrong with it. Its in a great location and house prices at the moment round there are going insane so it should easily achieve it now. June 2013 may as well be ten years ago when it comes to house prices in the area. I think it will go quick this time.

[scenario8]

vescaegg said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Here we are again



Was 1.375 in June 2013 and didn't sell.

Now 1.395. Clearly there's a problem with it as it seems like a lot of house for the money, in a wonderful location.

The cyclists are annoying, for sure, but in that place they can just shut the gates and enjoy all the private land behind.

I would, if I had anywhere near that kind of money.

I would say there must be something wrong with it. Its in a great location and house prices at the moment round there are going insane so it should easily achieve it now. June 2013 may as well be ten years ago when it comes to house prices in the area. I think it will go quick this time.

For Goodness' sake...

I must have commented on this property in each of the volumes of this thread!

I'm local and I'm an agent and for the best part of my life this house has been on the market one way or another. Genuinely I doubt (in some fictional world where I had the money) I'd pay a million to live in that house.

Leaving aside the fact it really isn't as big as those images suggest (although I concede they have bothered taking nicer internal images this time around) and there is cheeky use of unsuitable lenses for the external shots. The bigger problem for me is its "fabulous" location. For those not in the know it is at the foot of the zig zag road at Boxhill recently (re)made famous when the Olympic road cyclists pedalled past iat insanse speeds.

Specifically the house is at the junction of that road and another. The Zig Zag road at that point is barely wide enough for two tottering Nissan Micras to pass without Saga insurance details being exchanged. Truly, while it is common to blame cycling for all manner of evils on PH, and I accept cycling has become more popular in recent times along that road, there is near constant solid traffic outside their door all day every weekend and even at the odd time during rainy Wednesday mornings.

Also, due to its pretty looks and proximity to the footpaths they must be plagued by near constant bother from walkers "popping in to take a look". It would be like living in a gold fish bowl.

On top of that the A24 dual carriageway is spitting distance away and while it is not clogged with traffic like many similar roads its traffic is travelling at 50mph so makes a bit of noise.

If we're going to pick on two wheeled transport when speaking of this property, however, you've got to talk about the Burford Bridge Hotel's attraction for motorcyclists. There must be literally hundreds of motorcyclists in those car parks at weekends. Now that would disrupt my relaxtion.

I'd be concerned with drainage too.

The house must be an albatross around the local agent's necks. They'll receive near constant interest but a poorly scheduled viewing (ie any time during the weekend) will see that interest vapourise. Still, they must generate a bit of work off the back of it.

It'll sell. Probably quickly in this market, probably to a non-local - and in two years' time it'll be back on the market. Then a year after that, four years after that...

[Mobile Chicane]

I live on Box Hill and drive past that place at least once a day. I think I know the area a tad better than you

I'd still have it, if I had anywhere near that amount of money.

I'm wondering if there's a structural problem somewhere. It's been in the same ownership since I first came to live in the area (in 2008) and hasn't sold.

[Shnozz]

Mobile Chicane said:

Justayellowbadge said:

GetCarter said:

I'm sure it will. Good luck to those that buy. Personally, I would rather stick pins in my eyes than move to Wimbledon - but that's as I lived there once

I've been here best part of 15 years now, not sure there's anywhere in London I prefer to the village.

Really? Since when does a grotty bedsit in Raynes Park count as Wimbledon Village?

When you're on the internet, anything is possible..

[scenario8]

Mobile Chicane said:

I live on Box Hill and drive past that place at least once a day. I think I know the area a tad better than you

I'd still have it, if I had anywhere near that amount of money.

I'm wondering if there's a structural problem somewhere. It's been in the same ownership since I first came to live in the area (in 2008) and hasn't sold.

Please don't think I'm trying to "win" anything but fyi I've lived locally for (Christ, is it really) 40 years now and nauseatingly I was childhood sweethearts with my now wife so I've been visiting her family on that very same road at least weekly for over 25 years. That's on top of cycling up the damn thing all the time as a kid and my ongoing needs to drive along the road most days. I know it pretty well, too.

There may well be structural issues with the house as there have been a number of "Sold" boards outside in recent years, I genuinely don't know as despite working locally in the trade for nearly two decades I've not been inside it. It has been on and off the market pretty much my entire life as far as I can remember - and pretty much constantly, officially on the market for 2 solid years. I wonder whether it's just (very) apealling on a brochure - and on the internet - but not such a great ownership proposition. Who knows, though, it might just be a case of the vendor wanting too much money - and maybe they'll eventually be proved right as there's always a bigger idiot over the horizon (The Donald Trump approach to property valuing) but they paid £950k in 2006 so maybe, maybe not.

I must know people who know something about it. I must ask.

[fido]

Mobile Chicane said:

Really? Since when does a grotty bedsit in Raynes Park count as Wimbledon Village?

It's 'West Wimbledon' now! Actually, the bit between Raynes Park and Wimbledon Village is very expensive these days. A terrace house will go for over £800k. Not sure about a grotty bedsit, but it still won't be cheap.

[easytiger123]

I think this is lovely.

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/32823333?...

[scenario8]

A shame the agent hasn't chosen to show a "Front" shot on the internet (as they have one and it isn't all that ugly). Got to say it looks as dark as a dark thing, though. All that editing and the photographer still employed all the lights in the rooms. A colourful history, mind.

[mini1380cc]

easytiger123 said:

I think this is lovely.

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/32823333?...

Hard to tell with over the top HDR photos.

[PhilboSE]

scenario8 said:

Please don't think I'm trying to "win" anything but fyi I've lived locally for (Christ, is it really) 40 years now and nauseatingly I was childhood sweethearts with my now wife so I've been visiting her family on that very same road at least weekly for over 25 years. That's on top of cycling up the damn thing all the time as a kid and my ongoing needs to drive along the road most days. I know it pretty well, too.

I'm not trying to be a "topper" either, but I lived on the top of Box Hill for over 10 years, passing that house daily, and when I wanted to move down the valley to be closer to the town, in a large period property, that one (which was permanently on the market then as now) didn't even get a look in (and it was in the financial landing zone as well).

It's just too close to the roads which are much more highly trafficked than they look (bikers @ Ryka's, school run etc., Running Horses visitors, walkers and now of course cyclists more than ever), and it's just too small for the money. Throw in a LOT of difficult land & hedges to maintain and it's only 3000 ft^2 so the rooms are not large.

It's just too much of a compromise and the fact it's on the market so frequently should be all you need to know...

It's undeniably pretty, however.

[Justayellowbadge]

You have to love PH. 'Only 3000 sq ft'.

[PhilboSE]

Justayellowbadge said:

You have to love PH. 'Only 3000 sq ft'.

Yes, 'only 3000 sq ft' for £1.395M where the local market would probably give you typically 50% more space for that money.

[5potTurbo]

mini1380cc said:

easytiger123 said:

I think this is lovely.

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/32823333?...

Hard to tell with over the top HDR photos.

Garden's a bloody mess!

[Looket]

I've got some new Swedish prawn for you!


1. This first one is actually a bit of a confusing one. It's advertised as Queen Christina's hunting lodge... but as far as I'm aware she died some 300 years ago, and this was built in 1909. So something's not quite right. But still, I think it's lovely and look at that garage (the bit in the cellar with the pool table)! http://objekt.fastighetsbyran.se/?objektGID=OBJ106... (£1.3M)

2. A nice country house with some 400 acres of farmland, and only an hour away from Stockholm. I like. http://hemnet.sfd.se/BildLista/Default.aspx?objgid... (£2.17M)

3. Nestled in a quiet suburb of Stockholm is this italianate palace. Always wondered what the hell it was: http://hemnet.sfd.se/BildLista/Default.aspx?objgid... (£2.24M)

4. And now, an apartment! Located at the top of one of my favourite buildings in the city. Staggering view, though needs a bit of TLC in places: http://www.skeppsholmen.se/sv/object/images/s-3951... (£2.5M)

5. A 19th century castle with some 220 acres of land and a further 135 acres of water in the lake by which it's located. Near a nice little historical town mostly known for giving birth to the man who introduced the potato plant to Sweden (awesome): http://www.esny.se/sv/object/images/bryngenas-slot... (£2.6M)

There's also a PDF with an English description and some more pictures for those interested: https://crm.fasad.eu/api/document/render/documenti...

6. A 'Patrician' villa in Stockholm's foremost old-money territory. Patrician villas were built for and by the 'upper echelons' of society (surprise!) and the name is so full of self-indulged hubris that I can't help but to laugh. But they did build nice houses: http://www.esny.se/sv/object/images/skoldvagen-32-... (£2.6M)

7. Same as above, but larger and in my opinion nicer: http://bukowskisrealestate.com/till-salu/stockholm... (POA)

8. One of my favourites, a fantastic house in a cracking location, though I'm not a fan of what they've done to parts of the interior so a restoration would probably be in order: http://hemnet.sfd.se/BildLista/Default.aspx?objgid... (POA)

9. Island in the archipelago with a state-of-the-art house. Would be a lovely place to spend the summers: http://hemnet.sfd.se/BildLista/Default.aspx?objgid... (£3.5M)

10. A 3427 acre farm complete with a lake or two, a handful of houses for the staff and a big old country house (click the 'Visa alla bilder' link on the left to see the pictures): http://www.lrfkonsult.se/varatjanster/Fastighetsfo... (£12.2M)

[Cheib]

mini1380cc said:

easytiger123 said:

I think this is lovely.

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/32823333?...

Hard to tell with over the top HDR photos.

That is in a nice spot.....it's a little way back from the main road that runs along the Hampstead Heath.

[Looket]

easytiger123 said:

I think this is lovely.

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/32823333?...

Wow, talk about character. Amazing. Love it!

[okgo]

PhilboSE said:

Yes, 'only 3000 sq ft' for £1.395M where the local market would probably give you typically 50% more space for that money.

They likely think the location is a selling point, I certainly have probably see many people gobbing in their hedge when riding up there.

There is a lot of amazing property around that part of Surrey, and 1.3m gets you into something decent for sure. That said, I don't think its quite as goldfish bowl as made out, it sits a fair way back.

The whole I've lived here longer than you is so cringe by the way.