Real Estate nightmares

[p1stonhead]

CoolHands said:

(Warning anti-PC thought coming up) Surely all you could do with that is convert it into a HMO and get the council to stick recently arrived immigrants in it. Who else would ‘live’ in it. What a hole.

Wow.

[CoolHands]

p1stonhead said:

CoolHands said:

(Warning anti-PC thought coming up) Surely all you could do with that is convert it into a HMO and get the council to stick recently arrived immigrants in it. Who else would ‘live’ in it. What a hole.

Wow.

You don’t think that happens? What, do you think a nice young couple with children are going to move in there? Get real.

[DonkeyApple]

p1stonhead said:

CoolHands said:

(Warning anti-PC thought coming up) Surely all you could do with that is convert it into a HMO and get the council to stick recently arrived immigrants in it. Who else would ‘live’ in it. What a hole.

Wow.

Wow indeed. It’s rare to see a nail so firmly hit on its head.

[Bullet-Proof_Biscuit]

lol. suspiciously commercial looking strip lighting in one of the larger GF rooms also.

£400K! Sheesh, I wouldn't give 100 apache scalps for that.

[Chris Type R]

A property ripe for purchase.

[ILikeCake]

I think this place qualifies:

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

£1/4 million for a house that will be at the bottom of a cliff in the near future, and is "...yet to benefit from mains electricity."

[Laurel Green]

ILikeCake said:

I think this place qualifies:

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

£1/4 million for a house that will be at the bottom of a cliff in the near future, and is "...yet to benefit from mains electricity."

'End of terrace house' - Prophetic?

[gobuddygo]

Laurel Green said:

'End of terrace house' - Prophetic?

Give it a few years and it will be detached.

[Flibble]

It's got a fair few years to go I think - the cottages have been on the cliff edge for at least 100 years (a map from 1907 shows them only a few metres further back).

[Hoofy]

gobuddygo said:

Laurel Green said:

'End of terrace house' - Prophetic?

Give it a few years and it will be detached.

Different way of upgrading your property.

[Graemsay]

Derelict one bedroom cottage. Will probably sell for a million dollars plus.

https://www.domain.com.au/82-rowntree-street-birch...

[LiquidGnome]

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

This is a bit nasty.



Also WTF is that??

[FourWheelDrift]

LiquidGnome said:

Also WTF is that??

Trendy medieval, the next stage is stting out of the window.

[southendpier]

Flibble said:

It's got a fair few years to go I think - the cottages have been on the cliff edge for at least 100 years (a map from 1907 shows them only a few metres further back).

1999 white line of cliff top against image from 2017. (roughly)

[Du1point8]

Graemsay said:

Derelict one bedroom cottage. Will probably sell for a million dollars plus.

https://www.domain.com.au/82-rowntree-street-birch...

Next door would go for $1.8 - 2million and is only a 1000 sqf 2 bed 1 bath place... location location location.

This:
https://www.domain.com.au/15-2-rosebery-place-balm...
or this:
https://www.domain.com.au/526-darling-street-rozel...

Crappier location, but nicer final house.

[Timberwolf]

£450k for a small 1960s flat-roof three bedder in perennially unfashionable* West Byfleet.

- Must be an amazing interior refurb?
- err... if not, at least they fixed the Artex ceilings?
- err... if not, at least it's got plenty of outside space?

Well, maybe not so much. But on the plus side, even if you're a shortarse you'd never need to stand on a chair to change the lightbulbs. That's got to be worth something, right?

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

* - I grew up there and lived in the area for 32 years, give or take, I think I get to make that judgement.

Edited by Timberwolf on Tuesday 31st July 22:00

[Escort3500]

Timberwolf said:

£450k for a small 1960s flat-roof three bedder in perennially unfashionable* West Byfleet.

- Must be an amazing interior refurb?
- err... if not, at least they fixed the Artex ceilings?
- err... if not, at least it's got plenty of outside space?

Well, maybe not so much. But on the plus side, even if you're a shortarse you'd never need to stand on a chair to change the lightbulbs. That's got to be worth something, right?

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

* - I grew up there and lived in the area for 32 years, give or take, I think I get to make that judgement.

Edited by Timberwolf on Tuesday 31st July 22:00

The EA’s description is a masterclass in BS:

‘This house really is a Tardis’ erm, the pictures don’t give this illusion.

‘On entering you are greeted by real oak flooring...’ what, you mean REAL oak. Wow.

‘Off the hallway ........... where the real oak flooring continues and is complemented by the professionally fitted “Sanderson” French shutters....’. Jeez, more REAL oak; and the PROFESSIONALLY fitted shutters are a deal clincher.

‘The hand-crafted banister.....’ lovingly created by an artisan craftsman on a nearby industrial estate.

And the best is saved for last: ‘The secluded, rear courtyard ..... is ordained with hanging baskets and tubs’.

Entertaining wordology from an office junior who dreamt it up after a long lunch hour at the local JD Wetherspoon’s.

[p1stonhead]

Escort3500 said:

Timberwolf said:

£450k for a small 1960s flat-roof three bedder in perennially unfashionable* West Byfleet.

- Must be an amazing interior refurb?
- err... if not, at least they fixed the Artex ceilings?
- err... if not, at least it's got plenty of outside space?

Well, maybe not so much. But on the plus side, even if you're a shortarse you'd never need to stand on a chair to change the lightbulbs. That's got to be worth something, right?

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

* - I grew up there and lived in the area for 32 years, give or take, I think I get to make that judgement.

Edited by Timberwolf on Tuesday 31st July 22:00

The EA’s description is a masterclass in BS:

‘This house really is a Tardis’ erm, the pictures don’t give this illusion.

‘On entering you are greeted by real oak flooring...’ what, you mean REAL oak. Wow.

‘Off the hallway ........... where the real oak flooring continues and is complemented by the professionally fitted “Sanderson” French shutters....’. Jeez, more REAL oak; and the PROFESSIONALLY fitted shutters are a deal clincher.

‘The hand-crafted banister.....’ lovingly created by an artisan craftsman on a nearby industrial estate.

And the best is saved for last: ‘The secluded, rear courtyard ..... is ordained with hanging baskets and tubs’.

Entertaining wordology from an office junior who dreamt it up after a long lunch hour at the local JD Wetherspoon’s.

amazing isnt it. What a disgusting looking house. And nothing can be done to even really improve it at least not outside.

[Mr Dendrite]

Shnozz said:

had ham said:

https://www.vincentshaw.net/properties/11556802/sa...

A converted garage just outside of Cambridge. Notice how none of the pictures are of 'full' rooms - i wonder why?

If ever someone from abroad wanted an example of the craziness of UK property that link would be useful. Forget the million pound 1-bedders in London, £300k for a converted garage in what appears to be a (former) council estate in Cambridge. Brilliant.

Bit of background. Not a council estate, 1980’’s development, very popular village and few odd factors make Milton very expensive. Good transport access, A10 A14 junction, new Cambridge North station, park and ride and a cycle way in to Cambridge. Then over the A14 is the science park. Lots of people who come and work there high salary but don’t want to move, so rent or buy a Monday to Friday place. Big market in Cambridge for this type of place, so quite few of these conversions around. Still looks horrible and to be honest over priced! Not forgetting the land fill and sewage works on either side

[Graemsay]

This house in Sydney is being listed for around $1.8 million.



The agent describes it as, "A deceased estate presenting a recent interesting history."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-31/dead-body-fo...