Show us your real estate pawn (vol 2)

[SilverSixer]

pistolpedro said:

wowzers!




http://search.savills.com/property-detail/gbhahsha...

Brewer's Droop taps and nowhere to put an 80" telly. Ahm oot.

[p1stonhead]

CanningTown said:

So as I said, massive waste of space.

And WTF is this, the entrance to Kew Gardens?

[ben5575]

Mark Benson said:

Sod the off topic, I've posted enough on here....

They've just done the first part of the diversion at the bottom of the village (bunded one side of the road and put three drains into the field at the other side) but found that the drain under the 70s houses was an old culvert that wasn't on anyone's plans as it was so old (clearly the Victorians knew about drainage). This appeared to have collapsed somewhere along it's length reducing the amount of water it could flow (it discharges into - in fact it becomes the stream running between the bungalows), however the problem remained in that the water that couldn't make it into the culvert still ended up at the same place (the stream) as it's the lowest point in the village so the problem would persist, hence the bunding.

It's a while since I heard much about the planning objections, last I heard though was that the developer's professional estimates and the objectors' professional estimates regarding what was likely to be needed differed significantly. One of the big questions was the amount of water the attenuation scheme could hold before it was overwhelmed.

The main diversion is yet to be done, it was started but then the contractor hit the culvert and investiagtions began anew....

Sounds like a lot's happened in the the past 18 months, just not on the site!

From an arms length, technical point of view that's genuinely fascinating and also genuinely ironic; that the culvert created the stream in the first place and the blocked culvert now creates the same stream, just in a more destructive manner...

From a village point of view at least you now know what the problem is and from a personal point of view, I'm glad I got out 18 months ago!

Back on topic, that 1970's GP surgery/school/church/sports hall/theatre thing is hideous.

[berlintaxi]

FourWheelDrift said:

JF87 said:

That place is properly tragic, hewn from gold-plated hubris.

Went on the market in Nov 2015 at £2M.

http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/s-founder-perween-...

"through estate agent Chewton Rose"

Must find that advert, they are kings at polishing and perfuming a turd - https://www.chewtonrose.co.uk/buying/6-bedroom-hou...

although I am disappointed by their "story" on this one, I guess the person who does them up north is a bit more akin to the grim realities of life.

Have they cornered the market on all money no taste properties in the midlands?

https://www.chewtonrose.co.uk/buying/6-bedroom-hou...

[ben5575]

berlintaxi said:

Have they cornered the market on all money no taste properties in the midlands?

https://www.chewtonrose.co.uk/buying/6-bedroom-hou...

Jesus christ, how many spot lights???!! Got to love the grandstand for the tennis court that's never been used...

[CanningTown]

I prefer that to the waste of space above it.

[FourWheelDrift]

ben5575 said:

berlintaxi said:

Have they cornered the market on all money no taste properties in the midlands?

https://www.chewtonrose.co.uk/buying/6-bedroom-hou...

Jesus christ, how many spot lights???!! Got to love the grandstand for the tennis court that's never been used...

Must be a professional boxer, his photo is on the pool table photo, just to the right of the bar with his other trophy on his arm.

[p1stonhead]

FourWheelDrift said:

ben5575 said:

berlintaxi said:

Have they cornered the market on all money no taste properties in the midlands?

https://www.chewtonrose.co.uk/buying/6-bedroom-hou...

Jesus christ, how many spot lights???!! Got to love the grandstand for the tennis court that's never been used...

Must be a professional boxer, his photo is on the pool table photo, just to the right of the bar with his other trophy on his arm.

Multi coloured coffer lighting is the worst thing in the universe.

[FourWheelDrift]

I also missed the even bigger photo on the first bedroom photo

Who's that then, or just a powerfully built director with a boxing fetish?

[Greg_D]

With a harking back to his first Barrett starter home. At least that's what the decor suggests!!!

Vile

[TartanPaint]

Crikey, he's a big bloke!

I think it's beautiful, tastefully decorated, and his wife looks lovely and charming.

Plus I'm scared he might be on PH.

[Burwood]

FourWheelDrift said:

ben5575 said:

berlintaxi said:

Have they cornered the market on all money no taste properties in the midlands?

https://www.chewtonrose.co.uk/buying/6-bedroom-hou...

Jesus christ, how many spot lights???!! Got to love the grandstand for the tennis court that's never been used...

Must be a professional boxer, his photo is on the pool table photo, just to the right of the bar with his other trophy on his arm.

Hideous interior. My honest opinion. Not a boxer. just a bit of a knob

[Matt80M]

This is pretty much everything I could ever want.

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

[Doofus]

The name of his house is the same as his surname. Any boxers with that name?

[PositronicRay]

Matt80M said:

This is pretty much everything I could ever want.

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

Not a lot to hate about that. Ashford's close too so handy for rail links.

[andy_s]

Burwood said:

FourWheelDrift said:

ben5575 said:

berlintaxi said:

Have they cornered the market on all money no taste properties in the midlands?

https://www.chewtonrose.co.uk/buying/6-bedroom-hou...

Jesus christ, how many spot lights???!! Got to love the grandstand for the tennis court that's never been used...

Must be a professional boxer, his photo is on the pool table photo, just to the right of the bar with his other trophy on his arm.

Hideous interior. My honest opinion. Not a boxer. just a bit of a knob

Looks like he earned a few million overnight and got it in an upmarket Argos catalogue.

[TheLordJohn]

Matt80M said:

This is pretty much everything I could ever want.

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

Great find and seems relatively well priced for the SE!

[Doofus]

It is lovely. Been on (and off) for a while, IIRC.

It's incredibly close to the neighours, but at least they live in a posh house too

[Burwood]

PositronicRay said:

Matt80M said:

This is pretty much everything I could ever want.

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

Not a lot to hate about that. Ashford's close too so handy for rail links.

I like that.

[mikees]

PositronicRay said:

Matt80M said:

This is pretty much everything I could ever want.

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

Not a lot to hate about that. Ashford's close too so handy for rail links.

Couple of hundred less and I'd be off to view.