Show us your real estate pawn (vol 3)

[RichB]

NDA said:

Shows the restaurant business can pay incredibly well.

Who's that these days? It used to be owned by someone in the music business.

[57 Chevy]

Meridius said:

I know Mallorca can conjure up some thoughts of all-inclusive brit strip hellholes but out in the villages its rather nice

https://www.bjurfors.se/sv/utland/spanien/till-sal...

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Very nice. We went to Soller last year it was lovely.

[FourWheelDrift]

RichB said:

NDA said:

Shows the restaurant business can pay incredibly well.

Who's that these days? It used to be owned by someone in the music business.

Brian Stein. - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles...

^ old story (2010) as it's not mentioned but current owner.

[RichB]

FourWheelDrift said:

Brian Stein. - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles...

Interesting, Daniel Stein, AKA DJ fresh, is a director of a number of companies including record labels registered at Ockwells Manor. Perhaps a nephew?

ETA: The Stein's pheasants once escaped and two of them landed in the garden of my house, nearby. We managed to shepherd them back to Ockwells Manor somehow!

Edited by RichB on Friday 10th May 21:39

[silentbrown]

Another one local to us. Garaging leaves a bit to be desired, and we can't afford it, but otherwise...

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prop...

[Arranguez]

I’m a big fan of this.

https://www.rettie.co.uk/properties/12369954/sales

[RC1807]

Arranguez said:

I’m a big fan of this.

https://www.rettie.co.uk/properties/12369954/sales

Nicely done.
As it's Scotland, offers over £3.1m means what, £3.5m?

[ben5575]

silentbrown said:

Another one local to us. Garaging leaves a bit to be desired, and we can't afford it, but otherwise...

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prop...

Most agreeable. Not sure you'd ever need much more than that.

I drove past this on Friday https://www.youngsrps.com/properties/old-vicarage-...

One should never have this much block paving and it obviously needs an update, but adequate garaging and located in a very pleasing part of the world.

Set behind sufficient walling and gates to separate it from hoi poloi during the summer months/weekends, yet close to some lovely pubs and strangely, for a village in the N York Moors, one of the nicest fish and chip shops you will find.

[Fermit and Sexy Sarah]

ben5575 said:

silentbrown said:

Another one local to us. Garaging leaves a bit to be desired, and we can't afford it, but otherwise...

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prop...

Most agreeable. Not sure you'd ever need much more than that.

I drove past this on Friday https://www.youngsrps.com/properties/old-vicarage-...

One should never have this much block paving and it obviously needs an update, but adequate garaging and located in a very pleasing part of the world.

Set behind sufficient walling and gates to separate it from hoi poloi during the summer months/weekends, yet close to some lovely pubs and strangely, for a village in the N York Moors, one of the nicest fish and chip shops you will find.

That is very picturesque. You'd also gain half an acre by getting rid of the tennis court and pool. S came out with one for 'classic from the mrs'. 'You could turn it in to a water feature'. What, a water feature for a Blue Whale?!

[Doofus]

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

That is very picturesque. You'd also gain half an acre of grass by getting rid of the tennis court and pool.

FTFY

You already have the half an acre, it's just being used for tennis and swimming at the moment.

[FourWheelDrift]

You'd gain half and acre of grass and lose around £70,000 off the property's value.

[Fermit and Sexy Sarah]

FourWheelDrift said:

You'd gain half and acre of grass and lose around £70,000 off the property's value.

I thought that, for most, a pool is seen as something of a negative (being a pain to maintain) and actually devalued houses?

[FourWheelDrift]

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

FourWheelDrift said:

You'd gain half and acre of grass and lose around £70,000 off the property's value.

I thought that, for most, a pool is seen as something of a negative (being a pain to maintain) and actually devalued houses?

The tennis court adds more value, around £50k. On a garden like that they both add and that pool and surroundings works well. But in a small garden the pool would just be a pain in the arse.

[NDA]

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

I thought that, for most, a pool is seen as something of a negative (being a pain to maintain) and actually devalued houses?

My current house has a pool and the last one did too.... proper sized ones, tiled.

They don't add value, but they don't devalue in my experience. Having sold two houses with pools the pricing is pretty neutral.

But most (if not all) viewers and the ultimate buyers had never had a pool before so saw it as a benefit.

I could live without one having had pools for over 20 years and probably had 20 swims! Great for youngsters though.

[Fermit and Sexy Sarah]

OK, I can accept I may be wrong then. I'd be interested in hearing from Julian PH, having built a pool, if he thinks it's added, detracted or made no difference to the value of his place. Admittedly this was not his motive to build, instead it being for his teen daughter (which is much more notable than for the 'bling')

[Bonefish Blues]

NDA said:

My current house has a pool and the last one did too.... proper sized ones, tiled.

They don't add value, but they don't devalue in my experience. Having sold two houses with pools the pricing is pretty neutral.

But most (if not all) viewers and the ultimate buyers had never had a pool before so saw it as a benefit.

I could live without one having had pools for over 20 years and probably had 20 swims! Great for youngsters though.

This.

[AstonZagato]

When we bought our house 22 years ago, it had a huge pool. It was in a poor state. We had the choice of filling it in or redoing it. We chose the refurbishment option - mainly because we had small children. Now, the pool probably needs another going over (not as big as the last one). Again, I'm tempted to fill it in but the wife will want to have it "for the grandchildren" (none of our children are anywhere near thinking about kids).

We still get lots of use from it during the summer months - certainly I swim in it most weekends. My wife will do more than that.

You also get lots of people popping over who happen to have their costumes in the car...

Tennis court, on the other hand, for us is a waste. Again we had one but it was in poor condition (surface breaking up, making slippery gravel on the tarmac). We rarely used it (neither of us play tennis). Again we took the decision to refurbish it. Played about 3 games on it over the ensuing decade. Very expensive games of tennis. Just getting the crud cleaned off it at the moment: 20 barrow loads of leaves, moss and crud. Plus it killed a jet washer.

[S1KRR]

Strange one.

You get a round stables, converted to apartments and a mere double garage. Then the house beyond that.




Interior styles are all over the place. Master Bath particularly mental

Interior décor aside, the house looks nice.

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/51409165

£5.495M

[Taylor James]

S1KRR said:

Strange one.

You get a round stables, converted to apartments and a mere double garage. Then the house beyond that.




Interior styles are all over the place. Master Bath particularly mental

Interior décor aside, the house looks nice.

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/51409165

£5.495M

I like unusual properties and live in one but that's a bit too odd and seems very expensive for something with such a dire interior.

[Fermit and Sexy Sarah]

S1KRR said:

Strange one.

You get a round stables, converted to apartments and a mere double garage. Then the house beyond that.




Interior styles are all over the place. Master Bath particularly mental

Interior décor aside, the house looks nice.

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/51409165

£5.495M

Not a fan, but a fantastic home cinema.