Former murder/crime scene as a home.
Discussion
Got talking about this in the pub last night.
Its a fair bet if you have an older property that at some point someone has died in it.
But what about murder or suicide?
A couple of years ago through my job, I had to go to a house where a particluarly brutal murder had taken place. It was on the face of it, a lovely home, very well decorated and lots of new furnishings/carpets.
If you'd not known and were looking round say with a view to buying, you'd probably snap it up. The place was perfect - a little to perfect.
This house wasn't for slae - one of the victims family lived in it still.
Would something like this bother you if you had no connection with the crime or terrible incident that happened there?
Its a fair bet if you have an older property that at some point someone has died in it.
But what about murder or suicide?
A couple of years ago through my job, I had to go to a house where a particluarly brutal murder had taken place. It was on the face of it, a lovely home, very well decorated and lots of new furnishings/carpets.
If you'd not known and were looking round say with a view to buying, you'd probably snap it up. The place was perfect - a little to perfect.
This house wasn't for slae - one of the victims family lived in it still.
Would something like this bother you if you had no connection with the crime or terrible incident that happened there?
I might be a little put off but have acted for clients who bought a fairly infamous property. They only cared that they were getting just what they wanted for a good deal less than neighbouring houses would have been on the market for.
Their attitude was that, given they were not intending to move again, they would either be quids in on re-sale as most would never realise what had happened there 10,20,30 years ago and if they had a problem with any stigma they would just have to discount it by the same % that their sellers had to.
Their attitude was that, given they were not intending to move again, they would either be quids in on re-sale as most would never realise what had happened there 10,20,30 years ago and if they had a problem with any stigma they would just have to discount it by the same % that their sellers had to.
FWIW you never know what has gone on in a house. Over the years i have sold a fair few for estates where the deceased might have been festering in there for a month or more before the were missed...
Now that would cause all sorts to alarm bells in my head that the removal of a fresh one wouldn’t
Now that would cause all sorts to alarm bells in my head that the removal of a fresh one wouldn’t
Sheets Tabuer said:
A house about 10 doors from me was the scene of a murder, old lady beaten to death.
3 bed detached with detached garage went for about 150k I'd have snapped it up however I doubt I'd buy a place that had victims buried in the house etc like 25 cromwell street.
It's been knocked down and turned into a cut though, with grass and trees and stuff. I used to walk it at night to get to my car when I worked at Glos PCT and didnt realise till I got told, then it became creepy....3 bed detached with detached garage went for about 150k I'd have snapped it up however I doubt I'd buy a place that had victims buried in the house etc like 25 cromwell street.
Claire
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
i considered this last year - fantastic place - seriously nasty and recent murder scene though. Found another better place in the end but had no problem with it.
i considered this last year - fantastic place - seriously nasty and recent murder scene though. Found another better place in the end but had no problem with it.
gilla said:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
i considered this last year - fantastic place - seriously nasty and recent murder scene though. Found another better place in the end but had no problem with it.
Can you link the story now then? i considered this last year - fantastic place - seriously nasty and recent murder scene though. Found another better place in the end but had no problem with it.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2008/apr/13/...
it's a long but worthwhile read
shortened version:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/aug/09/ukcrime.p...
it's a long but worthwhile read
shortened version:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/aug/09/ukcrime.p...
gilla said:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2008/apr/13/...
it's a long but worthwhile read
shortened version:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/aug/09/ukcrime.p...
Oh wow, very interesting, cheers it's a long but worthwhile read
shortened version:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/aug/09/ukcrime.p...
welcome mate... more interesting is that I don't think they'd replaced the bathtub he was murdered over... and there were some strange claw marks on the wooden floors in that room that, although probably unassociated, did get me thinking.
ETA... spooky - my 666th post as well
ETA... spooky - my 666th post as well
Edited by gilla on Wednesday 21st April 16:38
DarrenL said:
davido140 said:
DarrenL said:
(long story involving my current house, has turned me into a mental),
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