Real Estate nightmares

[untakenname]

Seems a bit rude to have a large pool in such close proximity to the neighbours, surprised that the neighbours haven't grown a sycamore on the boundary.

[Shnozz]

NickCQ said:

Trustmeimadoctor said:

Seems very cheap thought it was expensive darn sarf

"Solent City" i.e. the sprawl from Southampton to Portsmouth is an odd place. You have pockets of huge wealth & property prices to match in the desirable yachty towns but the rest is a bit shabby to say the least.

It is indeed an odd one with some massive disparity. As per the property pawn thread, the areas along the river have some multi-million pound mansions and the area between Sarisbury Green and Warsash is now a firm favourite for massive new homes being built, many of them 7 figures. My partner is particularly happy that Tom Hardy has just bought a pad down there.

Locks Heath is generally not prestigious and prices reflect that. However, my parents went to view this bungalow the other week and were left distinctly unimpressed at what half a million bought given the condition of it https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/108308900#/

[67Dino]

jamm13dodger said:

Looks like the pink house is news worthy https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/mum-sp...

She has a bath mat that says “Hello Gorgeous”.

I don’t even have a front door mat that says “Welcome”.

[FourWheelDrift]

67Dino said:

She has a bath mat that says “Hello Gorgeous”.

I don’t even have a front door mat that says “Welcome”.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/756585502/sod-off-...

[67Dino]

FourWheelDrift said:

67Dino said:

She has a bath mat that says “Hello Gorgeous”.

I don’t even have a front door mat that says “Welcome”.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/756585502/sod-off-...

That’s more me, for sure.

[sutoka]

Matt Cup said:

Not a nightmare as such. But a pretty big pool for such a conventional house.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/109021106#/

Definitely featured in a few amateur British porn movies, it's got that vibe.

[How u doing]

Probably not too nightmarish.


But a pretty unimaginative way to spend (by the time you've factored in moving costs) 1/2 million.


https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/106835918?u...

[Dynion Araf Uchaf]

Quite like this one in a nouveau riche kind of way
Tattenhall, Cheshire
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property/109001648

Positives it’s quite near Oulton park and has a double garage

[DodgyGeezer]

Dynion Araf Uchaf said:

Quite like this one in a nouveau riche kind of way
Tattenhall, Cheshire
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property/109001648

Positives it’s quite near Oulton park and has a double garage

It's not prawn - but I do quite like like that

[Howard-]

Dynion Araf Uchaf said:

Quite like this one in a nouveau riche kind of way
Tattenhall, Cheshire
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property/109001648

Positives it’s quite near Oulton park and has a double garage

That's very nice. It's neutral but they've not succumbed to the abhorrent "white and grey everything" trend, so it's warm and inviting. Differing fixtures and fittings across the rooms but following a theme, and the rooms are big but the use of space is good. It also doesn't look like a conference centre. Can't find much to complain about really! Other than I can't afford it

[Chris Type R]

Shnozz said:

It is indeed an odd one with some massive disparity. As per the property pawn thread, the areas along the river have some multi-million pound mansions and the area between Sarisbury Green and Warsash is now a firm favourite for massive new homes being built, many of them 7 figures. My partner is particularly happy that Tom Hardy has just bought a pad down there.

Locks Heath is generally not prestigious and prices reflect that. However, my parents went to view this bungalow the other week and were left distinctly unimpressed at what half a million bought given the condition of it https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/108308900#/

It's reasonably close to Whiteley which has the Business park - so not the worst place to buy/live in terms of being placed for work, access to the motorway, access to the sea, etc. I know a couple of people who have lived there or live near there - and we have a customer near there.

Living space / land a little on the small side, but not the worst place and location to live.

[ElectricSoup]

Wow what a lovely little house. Isn't France a bargain? Gosh, it really is.....oh hang on, did the estate agent REALLY include a photo of the TGV line pantographs at the bottom of the garden???

https://www.green-acres.fr/en/properties/2895a-r62...

Honestly the photography skills of French agents is one of the greatest comedy turns since Tommy Cooper carked it live on stage.

(Yes I know they're probably not called pantographs, shoot me down railway nerds.)

[KTF]

Chris Type R said:

Shnozz said:

It is indeed an odd one with some massive disparity. As per the property pawn thread, the areas along the river have some multi-million pound mansions and the area between Sarisbury Green and Warsash is now a firm favourite for massive new homes being built, many of them 7 figures. My partner is particularly happy that Tom Hardy has just bought a pad down there.

Locks Heath is generally not prestigious and prices reflect that. However, my parents went to view this bungalow the other week and were left distinctly unimpressed at what half a million bought given the condition of it https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/108308900#/

It's reasonably close to Whiteley which has the Business park - so not the worst place to buy/live in terms of being placed for work, access to the motorway, access to the sea, etc. I know a couple of people who have lived there or live near there - and we have a customer near there.

Living space / land a little on the small side, but not the worst place and location to live.

The offices in Whiteley are pretty much empty now as the majority are working from home or have no plans to go back to the office at all.

For my (seemingly) sins, I live in Locks Heath and you are right, there is good access to the motorway, sea and most shops you need within a short walk or drive away.

The vast majority of the housing stock is 3 bed or bigger as most of it was built before the planning applications had to have the high density housing or social housing element. Even Priory Park has relatively few 2 beds given the size of the estate.

Whiteley is a different matter as its all mid 80s onwards so the density is a lot higher and, until recently, the traffic was insane as it was one road in and out.

[Mark Benson]

ElectricSoup said:

Wow what a lovely little house. Isn't France a bargain? Gosh, it really is.....oh hang on, did the estate agent REALLY include a photo of the TGV line pantographs at the bottom of the garden???

https://www.green-acres.fr/en/properties/2895a-r62...

Honestly the photography skills of French agents is one of the greatest comedy turns since Tommy Cooper carked it live on stage.

(Yes I know they're probably not called pantographs, shoot me down railway nerds.)

100k though.

Over here you'd be living in somewhere like Middlesbrough for that money - I'd put up with the trains myself.....

[Origin Unknown]

NickCQ said:

Matt Cup said:

Not a nightmare as such. But a pretty big pool for such a conventional house.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/109021106#/

Looks like one of those Doughboy above ground jobs that has been fully recessed, probably only 4 feet deep or something. A little overlooked for my taste but it fits the space surprisingly well.

You can go deeper by creating a dugout in the centre of the pool as the liners stretch fairly well. I know someone who dug a hole, shawed up with blockwork and put their above ground pool in the hole. What they hadn't considered is when it rains, the hole fills up between the pool and blockwork.

[DodgyGeezer]

ElectricSoup said:

Wow what a lovely little house. Isn't France a bargain? Gosh, it really is.....oh hang on, did the estate agent REALLY include a photo of the TGV line pantographs at the bottom of the garden???

https://www.green-acres.fr/en/properties/2895a-r62...

Honestly the photography skills of French agents is one of the greatest comedy turns since Tommy Cooper carked it live on stage.

(Yes I know they're probably not called pantographs, shoot me down railway nerds.)

Yes and no.... it is honest and it'll save time when you get there and think WTF????

[littlebasher]

ElectricSoup said:

Wow what a lovely little house. Isn't France a bargain? Gosh, it really is.....oh hang on, did the estate agent REALLY include a photo of the TGV line pantographs at the bottom of the garden???

https://www.green-acres.fr/en/properties/2895a-r62...

Honestly the photography skills of French agents is one of the greatest comedy turns since Tommy Cooper carked it live on stage.

(Yes I know they're probably not called pantographs, shoot me down railway nerds.)

That's when the agent tells you there's only 1 train a day

Much like a house that backed onto a freight line i went to look at with my daughter. 1 train a day transpired to be many coal and freight trains per day, that each took 5 mins to pass the house.

[ElectricSoup]

DodgyGeezer said:

ElectricSoup said:

Wow what a lovely little house. Isn't France a bargain? Gosh, it really is.....oh hang on, did the estate agent REALLY include a photo of the TGV line pantographs at the bottom of the garden???

https://www.green-acres.fr/en/properties/2895a-r62...

Honestly the photography skills of French agents is one of the greatest comedy turns since Tommy Cooper carked it live on stage.

(Yes I know they're probably not called pantographs, shoot me down railway nerds.)

Yes and no.... it is honest and it'll save time when you get there and think WTF????

Yeah, kudos for that. I was looking at it from the agent's point of view - it's unusual to see such honesty!

[Milkbuttons]

Dynion Araf Uchaf said:

Quite like this one in a nouveau riche kind of way
Tattenhall, Cheshire
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property/109001648

Positives it’s quite near Oulton park and has a double garage

I like that, but I would have to sort out the front windows as a symetrical house like that cant then have different window sizes for no apparent reason, it would bug me everytime I looked at it.

[Shnozz]

Um, what is going on in picture 10?!

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/70640052#/