Show us your real estate pawn (Vol 4)

[thegreenhell]

ChevronB19 said:

Just do the road from me (north Cumbria).

7 bedrooms, coachhouse, swimming pool, tennis court, orchard, the worlds largest Victorian greenhouse, walled landscaped gardens, plus 36 acres, all for 1.55 million.

Even up here, this seems cheap!

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/108629945#/

I like that. Easy stumbling distance from the pub, too.

[Alexandra]

TTmonkey said:

https://www.sirbahamas.com/eng/sales/detail/198-l-...


Absolutely love the Bahamas. Would love to have the means to live there.

There are much nicer places to live there than this.

I love that. We're looking at beach-front properties but I'm not sure I could live in the Bahamas.

Nice find.

[Escort3500]

lauda said:

r6blacky said:

easytiger123 said:

Who knew that Saddam Hussein had a house in Angmering.

Apparently the owner likes it so much he has an exact replica in the US

Christ, one example is bad enough. That leaves me totally cold.

It’s dreadful. Poor location, awful architecture and a soulless interior.

[TeaNoSugar]

S17Thumper said:

I quite like this, nearby although I only moved about a year ago

Linky

Good find - I’ve run past that place at least a hundred time on the way to Stanage Pole or along the edge. Always wondered what it looked like inside.

It’s a fantastic building and deserves a proper refurbishment but I imagine it’ll be an enormous money pit. It’s the most exposed location I can think of in the area (other than The Barrel Inn at Bretton!). It looks so isolated and overbearing in the middle of that moor, it’s like Wuthering Heights!

[ianrb]

TeaNoSugar said:

S17Thumper said:

I quite like this, nearby although I only moved about a year ago

Linky

Good find - I’ve run past that place at least a hundred time on the way to Stanage Pole or along the edge. Always wondered what it looked like inside.

It’s a fantastic building and deserves a proper refurbishment but I imagine it’ll be an enormous money pit. It’s the most exposed location I can think of in the area (other than The Barrel Inn at Bretton!). It looks so isolated and overbearing in the middle of that moor, it’s like Wuthering Heights!

Even on a reasonably sunny day that looks a bit bleak. But it has its own climbing wall, so not all bad!

[malaccamax]

off-grid! That is some project

[Harry Flashman]

Doofus said:

NickCQ said:

Doofus said:

People who live in London will pay incredible amounts to have a house that makes them feel like they don't live in London.

What's wrong with that? Get all the benefits of living close to London entertainment, restaurants, work, community etc without the density and noise. Sounds ideal.

I lived in London for several years and those advantages are far outweighed by the disadvantages, IMO.

One thing that, in my experience, London doesn't have is 'community'.

All good points. We did exactly this, big house and garden in cheap area to feel like we weren't in a city.

One surprise has been a massive sense of community on our street. This, more than anything else, will keep us here rather than upgrading to Prime London.

And the proximity to friends and facilities is great. This has driven the decision not to leave, despitw the working from home flight from the capital.

[AstonZagato]

ianrb said:

TeaNoSugar said:

S17Thumper said:

I quite like this, nearby although I only moved about a year ago

Linky

Good find - I’ve run past that place at least a hundred time on the way to Stanage Pole or along the edge. Always wondered what it looked like inside.

It’s a fantastic building and deserves a proper refurbishment but I imagine it’ll be an enormous money pit. It’s the most exposed location I can think of in the area (other than The Barrel Inn at Bretton!). It looks so isolated and overbearing in the middle of that moor, it’s like Wuthering Heights!

Even on a reasonably sunny day that looks a bit bleak. But it has its own climbing wall, so not all bad!

Has to be worth less than that, surely? There is a lot of work to put that right - you could easily spend seven figures and £500k wouldn't touch the sides.

[HomesUnderTheHammer]My budget is £40,000[/HomesUnderTheHammer]

[Doofus]

The quintessential Bleak House.

[dmsims]

malaccamax said:

off-grid! That is some project

If you want mains leccy the last estimate was £175K

[WhiskyDisco]

Smart 3 bed apartment in former stately home in Warwickshire for £875k

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/98154443#/





Always read the small print... £10k a year service charge

https://media.rightmove.co.uk/222k/221219/98154443...

Edited by WhiskyDisco on Thursday 17th June 15:52

[How u doing]

WhiskyDisco said:

Smart 3 bed apartment in former stately home in Warwickshire for £875k

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/98154443#/





Always read the small print... £10k a year service charge

https://media.rightmove.co.uk/222k/221219/98154443...

Edited by WhiskyDisco on Thursday 17th June 15:52

Luckily they're routing HS2 behind it, should mask some of the A46 noise.

[Escort3500]

The hipster doing the ‘tour’ on the vid is hilarious

[louiebaby]

I really fancy this today:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/109067708#/



You could make a really nice family home out of it with a bit of gentle updating, and the location would be fantastic for about 10 months of the year. A bit busy for the other 2 months though.

[DodgyGeezer]

louiebaby said:

I really fancy this today:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/109067708#/



You could make a really nice family home out of it with a bit of gentle updating, and the location would be fantastic for about 10 months of the year. A bit busy for the other 2 months though.

If you're retired then you just time some holiday time away at the insane times

[thegreenhell]

Its only distinguishing feature is the location, which is either a big plus or a big minus. The house itself is grim. Boring modern box with no character, tiny and almost unusable garden, close neighbours on all sides, bugger all parking...

[NickCQ]

thegreenhell said:

Its only distinguishing feature is the location, which is either a big plus or a big minus. The house itself is grim. Boring modern box with no character, tiny and almost unusable garden, close neighbours on all sides, bugger all parking...

You'd only want it as a second home - in that use case most of the negatives you outline become positives. No character + no garden = lower maintenance hassle. If you were spending pawn money on it you'd put an obnoxiously large wraparound deck and hot tub / sex pond / infinity pool on the ground floor level.

[RichB]

thegreenhell said:

Its only distinguishing feature is the location, which is either a big plus or a big minus. The house itself is grim. Boring modern box with no character, tiny and almost unusable garden, close neighbours on all sides, bugger all parking...

I agree, that's grim.

[The Rotrex Kid]

Same money in Cornwall (not quite near the coast though) gets you this....

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/57861109...

[thegreenhell]

The Rotrex Kid said:

Same money in Cornwall (not quite near the coast though) gets you this....

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/57861109...

Ideally located for when you want to go for a pint of Spingo.