Show us your real estate pawn (vol 3)

[p1stonhead]

easytiger123 said:

Not quite in the same league as some of the castles and country piles on here recently, but a lovely little Art-Deco penthouse in a Grade 1 building all for (by London standards) relative peanuts.

https://www.themodernhouse.com/sales-list/1673-6-i...

Talk about having photos to confuse people about the size. I thought it seemed reasonable considering the location until i looked at the floor plan! Its nearly £1400/sqft

[easytiger123]

It's toppy £ per sq ft money for Belsize Park but then it does have additional space on the private roof terrace and it is a proper one-off. I suspect it will go for full asking or thereabouts.

[Bonefish Blues]

And should do, I think.

[DonkeyApple]

I remember this building from my childhood. It looked like a miserable Soviet car park and was some kind of council dumping ground.

It looks a lot nicer now. What would put me off is that a lot of the flats are affordable housing and the penthouse looks to be the old service and maintenance roof hut. You’d also want to seriously confirm that the service charge collections delivered more than enough income to maintain the building and what the link is with the council and what control/input they still have. And who has the freehold and controls the management company. Plus, with a lease at 85 and with how time tends to fly you need to gamble on whether to extend it now or later.

Is a hut on top of a block of council linked housing really a penthouse?

[NomduJour]

It’s original - it’s the flat the developer lived in.

[K50 DEL]

DonkeyApple said:

I remember this building from my childhood. It looked like a miserable Soviet car park and was some kind of council dumping ground.


Is a hut on top of a block of council linked housing really a penthouse?

Doesn't look a great deal different now to be honest, I'm struggling to find much to like there for any money, let alone nearly 7 figures

[Mark Benson]

Plywood internal walls are going to look so passé in a couple of years' time......

[louiebaby]

Local one to me, which I rather like...





Seems to be a bit of decor mish-mash inside, but nothing too hideous...





But overall, I like it a lot...

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

[Camoradi]

Seeing the Stoutes Hill place above lead me to find this near Uley, Gloucestershire. I've watched this one being renovated over the last 10 years or so

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

[louiebaby]

Camoradi said:

Seeing the Stoutes Hill place above lead me to find this near Uley, Gloucestershire. I've watched this one being renovated over the last 10 years or so

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

There's a few bits of furniture in there that don't seem to be in keeping with the rest of the property, but they would go anyway,

Otherwise, I really like that.

[Doofus]

If I'm spending that kind of money, I want some land to go with the house.

[Camoradi]

Doofus said:

If I'm spending that kind of money, I want some land to go with the house.

I can't disagree. Actually even at £3M it would still be expensive. Until last year I lived on the other side of the hill behind this house and the area is stunningly beautiful, especially at this time of year.

[VladD]

My neighbours have their house on the market.



Linky

[mattyn1]

I don't know if we have had this...

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

[Meridius]

Quirky little place just outside Barcelona, like Zorros hideout, a bit of modernising the interior and its almost perfect

https://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/detail/18...

[easytiger123]

VladD said:

My neighbours have their house on the market.



Linky

Could be a lovely family house but you'd need to start by replacing every single window.

[Bonefish Blues]

Meridius said:

Quirky little place just outside Barcelona, like Zorros hideout, a bit of modernising the interior and its almost perfect

https://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/detail/18...

Nice, not too manicured.

[pidsy]

easytiger123 said:

VladD said:

My neighbours have their house on the market.



Linky

Could be a lovely family house but you'd need to start by replacing every single window.

it looks like a nursing home.

could be nice - but needs at least windows

[ooid]

easytiger123 said:

Not quite in the same league as some of the castles and country piles on here recently, but a lovely little Art-Deco penthouse in a Grade 1 building all for (by London standards) relative peanuts.

https://www.themodernhouse.com/sales-list/1673-6-i...

It's a one-off really, and the location is great but they are quite niche, like super-overpriced classic cars. I do love their arhcitectural quality, but still the value is too much imho. I have managed the purchase a smallar penthouse back in Barbican, during the credit crunch. After a bit of light refurbishment, managed to sell nearly twice what I've paid in 5 years. Their price just stuck in that point that does not go beyond, so whoever wishes to buy these grade listed, 1930-50s period modern buildings in London, I usually give a cautious eyebrow.

[dazzalse]

I'll just put this here and let the discussion begin........


http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...