Clifftop house - BARGAIN
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You can't even say you get what you pay for. Because they didn't! Well, they did for a day.I was intrigued by this house when it came up for auction about 4 months ago - I think it went for around £120K, the buyer has then punted it on for £150K and run.
The house is set a long way back and is on slightly different material from the end of the garden which is just consolidated loose rock. The location is beautiful; a house next door, on slightly more solid ground was up for £700K. The house in this case one could see from photos was in serious trouble, a local builder had bought it and then tried to underpin it etc but ended up out of his depth, tried to get planning and was refused, so sold the lodge next door for £125K and the main house and got what he could.
I still think that with a bit of creative engineering and geotech work (the plot extends a long way in from the cliff) a house could be built there, but getting planning now would be next to impossible.
The house is set a long way back and is on slightly different material from the end of the garden which is just consolidated loose rock. The location is beautiful; a house next door, on slightly more solid ground was up for £700K. The house in this case one could see from photos was in serious trouble, a local builder had bought it and then tried to underpin it etc but ended up out of his depth, tried to get planning and was refused, so sold the lodge next door for £125K and the main house and got what he could.
I still think that with a bit of creative engineering and geotech work (the plot extends a long way in from the cliff) a house could be built there, but getting planning now would be next to impossible.
ShadownINja said:
FourWheelDrift said:
ShadownINja said:
Out of interest, say it all collapses and her entire land ends up 200ft lower, can she flatten and build on that land?
No, they will put the price up for genuine beachfront real estate.Or you could try and fight to keep your house like Peter Boggis and get 'attacked' at every opportunity, oddly by the Natural England brigade and other environmental groups.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/3566388/Engineer-...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6386645...
Old articles but the fight goes on and on.
Local people will know how much has gone over the last few years and still no defences are being put up. Now they face a major challenge as the sea may sneak around the edge and swamp Southwold. At this point watch all the money get pumped into a major project.
A few years back some of the other houses were offered for sale for about £30,000 and the then moaned about purchasing property that had no hope of being saved. They did try the boo-hoo approach but if only they had spoke to the locals.
The changing coastline.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2005...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/3566388/Engineer-...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6386645...
Old articles but the fight goes on and on.
Local people will know how much has gone over the last few years and still no defences are being put up. Now they face a major challenge as the sea may sneak around the edge and swamp Southwold. At this point watch all the money get pumped into a major project.
A few years back some of the other houses were offered for sale for about £30,000 and the then moaned about purchasing property that had no hope of being saved. They did try the boo-hoo approach but if only they had spoke to the locals.
The changing coastline.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2005...
Edited by Morningside on Tuesday 23 February 19:56
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