We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING: Hello Forumites! In order to help keep the Forum a useful, safe and friendly place for our users, discussions around non-MoneySaving matters are not permitted per the Forum rules. While we understand that mentioning house prices may sometimes be relevant to a user's specific MoneySaving situation, we ask that you please avoid veering into broad, general debates about the market, the economy and politics, as these can unfortunately lead to abusive or hateful behaviour. Threads that are found to have derailed into wider discussions may be removed. Users who repeatedly disregard this may have their Forum account banned. Please also avoid posting personally identifiable information, including links to your own online property listing which may reveal your address. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Bargain London Flat

mdb99jh
mdb99jh Posts: 379 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
For only £170,000 you could have your very own flat in Chelsea!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6287375.stm

If someone pays the asking price on that then world has gone mad.

Also, £30K to fix it up?!? :eek: someone's having a laf
«1

Comments

  • maninthestreet
    maninthestreet Posts: 16,127 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    No mention of a karzi.
    "You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"
  • mdb99jh
    mdb99jh Posts: 379 Forumite
    there is one in the picture but it may need a bit of plumbing...
  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,082 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I don't know what you're concerned about. It has cupboard space for a shower AND a kitchenette!
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • BobProperty
    BobProperty Posts: 3,245 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    It will be fun if the owner wants to "look over the shoulder" of the builder while he works on renovating it. :D
    A house isn't a home without a cat.
    Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.
    I have writer's block - I can't begin to tell you about it.
    You told me again you preferred handsome men but for me you would make an exception.
    It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.
  • maninthestreet
    maninthestreet Posts: 16,127 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    One advantage is that it will be easy to keep clean, being so small.
    "You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"
  • Alan_M_2
    Alan_M_2 Posts: 2,752 Forumite
    Deja vu....anyone else remember an almost identical news story back in the late 80's when a "Broom cupboard" opposite Harrods went on the market of an equally silly amount of money?

    Must have been a slow news day......
  • scorpio_princess
    scorpio_princess Posts: 304 Forumite
    Presumeably you sleep standing up?? At least you wouldn't need to fork out for much furniture :rotfl:

    This country really has gone round the bend :confused: - you might as well sleep in a public loo and save yourself 170k!
  • BobProperty
    BobProperty Posts: 3,245 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Alan_M wrote:
    Deja vu....anyone else remember an almost identical news story back in the late 80's when a "Broom cupboard" opposite Harrods went on the market of an equally silly amount of money?

    Must have been a slow news day......
    Yes I remember that too.
    Found the details and yet again never let the truth get in the way of a good story:
    http://www.lanefox.co.uk/search/floorplan.php?regionID=2&buyorlet=1&nobed=0&minprice=0&maxprice=1&location=0&resultno=0&regionID=2
    Reading the BBC story and you might think that the 11 x 7 was the overall size but the EA says the floor area is 147sq ft. Look at the floorplan and it's not as bad as the article makes out. Plus it is a top address. :D
    A house isn't a home without a cat.
    Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.
    I have writer's block - I can't begin to tell you about it.
    You told me again you preferred handsome men but for me you would make an exception.
    It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.
  • tomstickland
    tomstickland Posts: 19,538 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Looks pretty pokey to me:
    23907.jpg
    Happy chappy
  • suffolkb
    suffolkb Posts: 1,299 Forumite
    Houses under the hammer showed a couple of Chelsea studios going for £90k each at auction. The buyers spent £2 on each and then the local agents valued them at £130k plus with a poss rental of £150 a week. This new one seems a bit overpriced, but if I was to take a job in London, a season ticket would cost me £4456 plus tube fares. I would consider such a place if I could walk to work and come back for the weekends. And you can have a Chelsea residents parking permit ( according to the BBC).
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 352.2K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.6K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 454.3K Spending & Discounts
  • 245.2K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 600.9K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.5K Life & Family
  • 259K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture