Real Estate nightmares

[Trustmeimadoctor]

it would be better if it was clean and tidy

[BobSaunders]

tleefox said:

I posted this on this thread previously, probably a couple of years ago.

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

It’s changed agents and had a price drop of circa £100k (IIRC) but the horrific interior decor remains.

The room with all the baby paraphernalia, and a causal barbell with 60kg on it. (picture 9).

[CO2000]

Trustmeimadoctor said:

it would be better if it was clean and tidy

I think they have "tidied it" for the photos

[anonymous-user]

cossy400 said:

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


Tat

We viewed a place similar (perhaps a bit worse) when we were looking, old boy in his own and had died, every room full of stuff. It was a lovely house but would have been a full strip back and several skips to clear the lot

It was the smell that got us though, it got into your nostrels and stayed there, we then noticed that the 3 piece suite was missing an armchair near the fire and there was a patch of carpet where you could see the chair had obviously been

It quickly became apparent the old boy had died in his chair, they'd removed the chair and marketed the place, i'll never forget that smell

[Plate spinner]

tleefox said:

I posted this on this thread previously, probably a couple of years ago.

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

It’s changed agents and had a price drop of circa £100k (IIRC) but the horrific interior decor remains.

These are the sort of houses I buy, I like ‘em

Do your maths on the clearance / refurb and offer accordingly. Everyone’s a bit insulted by the offer... fair enough. Just sit and wait. There’s not much competition as 9/10 people cba sorting it out. After the initial outrage of your offer has settled and no other offers have come in... you start negotiations from your offer number rather than the agents asking price. I love a nice house that’s poorly poorly presented / marketed by its lazy / feckless vendors.

[NumBMW]

Bullet-Proof_Biscuit said:

I really like the matchbox radiators, and the expanse of tarmac, oh and the not concealed circuit breaker box, and what's with the roof proportions? Looks like a small fat kit wearing a comically sized sombrero..

I like the 2 bathrooms where you open the door too much and the shower screens shatter

[7w7]

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/s6p/75484462

This is hideous, and somehow looks cramped on the inside.



Location is bad as well.

[Escort3500]

7w7 said:

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/s6p/75484462

This is hideous, and somehow looks cramped on the inside.



Location is bad as well.

The interior’s particularly bad. What’s with the fencing in the dining room?

[ro250]

Escort3500 said:

The interior’s particularly bad. What’s with the fencing in the dining room?

And in 2 of the bedrooms there is a sofa at the end of the bed.

[irocfan]

TBF I've seen a lot worse - I suspect they've tried to go for an art-decco/modern mash-up and fallen rather short but easy enough to resolve

[Octoposse]

Plate spinner said:

I love a nice house that’s poorly poorly presented / marketed by its lazy / feckless vendors.

That's how we bought our dreamhouse last July. Didn't realise it then - thought it was all 'market conditions' at the time.

But after we'd moved in, and realised it had a fabulous 'Youth Hostel' type front door . . . the sellers and agent brought people in / out through a dingy conservatory, and realised the rooms weren't a little small . . . they were just full of huge 1970s furniture, etc, we realised we weren't actually compromising as much as we thought.

Huge plot, albeit long and thin, great location, double garage with power . . . not getting the presentation right must have cost them at least 10% off the price . . . and made it affordable for us.

Edited by Octoposse on Thursday 20th February 21:07

[nikaiyo2]

tleefox said:

I posted this on this thread previously, probably a couple of years ago.

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

It’s changed agents and had a price drop of circa £100k (IIRC) but the horrific interior decor remains.

What kind of jazz cabbage makes mosaic kitchen tiles make sense?

[Laurel Green]

Inaccessible, but cheep!

[Doofus]

Laurel Green said:

Inaccessible, but cheep!

Fit for the birds.

[Laurel Green]

Doofus said:

Fit for the birds.

I thought so.

[FourWheelDrift]

Anything could be in there, treasure, antiques or Lord Lucan's body. Or lots of dead mice. Worth a £1 punt to find out.

[Doofus]

FourWheelDrift said:

Anything could be in there, treasure, antiques or Lord Lucan's body. Or lots of dead mice. Worth a £1 punt to find out.

Or you could have borrowed a ladder and had a look in the window.

That way, you'd still have a quid for some chips.

[Laurel Green]

I thought it strange that one of the adjoining owners wasn't interested in bidding for it.

[Doofus]

Laurel Green said:

I thought it strange that one of the adjoining owners wasn't interested in bidding for it.

It's pretty obvious that it 'belongs' to one of the neighbours. Same brickwork, same window...

[Laurel Green]

Doofus said:

It's pretty obvious that it 'belongs' to one of the neighbours. Same brickwork, same window...

I'd say it probably did at one time, although it must have adjoined both sides at one time as it has doors on both sides (bricked up). The council has/had owned it since 1966.