Show us your real estate pawn (vol 3)

[Burwood]

Bonefish Blues said:

Escort3500 said:

What a shame. No doubt to be replaced by a gauche pile comprising numerous bi-fold doors, white rendered external walls, a completely white interior, huge abstract ‘art’ on the walls and a commercial kitchen that’ll be snapped up by a City player.

It was very obviously broken, to be fair - those deco houses are notorious for design & build issues with damp etc, but I too hope replaced by something half decent.

Didn't it have major structural issues?

[leglessAlex]

Frank7 said:

S1KRR said:

What I find interesting is that so few of these pawn places are in the major cities. London / Manchester etc.

Is the countryside the only place to get big, nice houses?

At a reasonable price, yes, some of the places on here that are priced between 1.75 mil, and 3 mil plus, would be 6 or 7 mil in Fulham or Putney, and 10 to 14 mil in Kensington or Notting Hill, or elsewhere in civilisation.

Yeah, this might be the property pawn thread but I think most people (like me) are put off even looking at stuff anywhere around London, the prices are so unreasonable. Can't speak for other city centres, but I certainly find London to be unappealingly* expensive.



* Just to clarify, I live in the suburbs of London on the river (Kingston Upon Thames area) and I love the city to bits. I just cant imagine living here unless I was very wealthy indeed or house prices really crash very very hard.

[Escort3500]

Burwood said:

Bonefish Blues said:

Escort3500 said:

What a shame. No doubt to be replaced by a gauche pile comprising numerous bi-fold doors, white rendered external walls, a completely white interior, huge abstract ‘art’ on the walls and a commercial kitchen that’ll be snapped up by a City player.

It was very obviously broken, to be fair - those deco houses are notorious for design & build issues with damp etc, but I too hope replaced by something half decent.

Didn't it have major structural issues?

Dunno, but it wouldn’t surprise me. As Bonefish says, houses from this period tend to be poorly constructed. Friends had one that looked fabulous from the outside and had a wonderful interior with lovely fittings and features, but it was a structural nightmare and a money pit. Frequently leaking flat roof, failed lintels, blown render and corroded metal-framed windows.

[FourWheelDrift]

Bonefish Blues said:

It was very obviously broken, to be fair - those deco houses are notorious for design & build issues with damp etc, but I too hope replaced by something half decent.

Yes Art Deco houses with their draughty iron frame windows and leaky flat roofs, always need to look carefully at them, same with Georgian built houses and their chimneys.

[Frank7]

leglessAlex said:

Yeah, this might be the property pawn thread but I think most people (like me) are put off even looking at stuff anywhere around London, the prices are so unreasonable. Can't speak for other city centres, but I certainly find London to be unappealingly* expensive.



* Just to clarify, I live in the suburbs of London on the river (Kingston Upon Thames area) and I love the city to bits. I just cant imagine living here unless I was very wealthy indeed or house prices really crash very very hard.

House prices crash very, very hard?
Wash your mouth out with soap and water, sent from my 3 storey Town House.*

• just under one km from Tower Bridge.

[BobToc]

It’s pawn, so I’ll ignore the price, but I do like this. I’d have murdered the garden within 6 months though.

https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gbcirsc...

[Burwood]

Very nice. I’m a bit confused by the two dryers or washing machines in the kitchen/pantry?

[Bonefish Blues]

Burwood said:

Very nice. I’m a bit confused by the two dryers or washing machines in the kitchen/pantry?

How can we help? They are the sort of machines ones Scullery Maid might be familiar with.

Hotel du Vin chic?

[FourWheelDrift]

Burwood said:

Very nice. I’m a bit confused by the two dryers or washing machines in the kitchen/pantry?

One on the left is a dryer, the one on the right is a washing machine, how is that confusing?

[Burwood]

FourWheelDrift said:

Burwood said:

Very nice. I’m a bit confused by the two dryers or washing machines in the kitchen/pantry?

One on the left is a dryer, the one on the right is a washing machine, how is that confusing?

What room is it in. It’s not the kitchen

[NomduJour]

Why would you want a washing machine in your kitchen?

[Escort3500]

Burwood said:

FourWheelDrift said:

Burwood said:

Very nice. I’m a bit confused by the two dryers or washing machines in the kitchen/pantry?

One on the left is a dryer, the one on the right is a washing machine, how is that confusing?

What room is it in. It’s not the kitchen

Utility room (see floor plans).

[Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area]

Ooof!!! That’s just beautiful, ticks every box for me except for lacking some land.

[Burwood]

Escort3500 said:

Burwood said:

FourWheelDrift said:

Burwood said:

Very nice. I’m a bit confused by the two dryers or washing machines in the kitchen/pantry?

One on the left is a dryer, the one on the right is a washing machine, how is that confusing?

What room is it in. It’s not the kitchen

Utility room (see floor plans).

Thanks. Nice

[BobToc]

Bonefish Blues said:

Hotel du Vin chic?

I know what you mean, but I think that’s a bit harsh. I always associate HdV with endless amounts of dark plum coloured walls and bedding.

[Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area]

I really like this one in Chester



https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gbtersc...

[BobToc]

I do like that! Glancing back a few pages and it seems like the Savills website and Instagram feeds are good fodder for this thread.

[Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area]

Yes, they get a lot of the plumb properties.

St Mawes lovelyness, but not surprisingly your money doesn’t go far there.



https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gbtrrst...

[gizlaroc]

Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area said:

I really like this one in Chester



https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gbtersc...

Lovely.

That to me is a perfect sized house, plenty of rooms, all seem plenty big enough without feeling too big and therefore a cozy family home.

[dmsims]

Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area said:

I really like this one in Chester



https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gbtersc...

That or this ?

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