The "have a look at this!" thread II

toozie_2

20400keith wrote: »

With homes in Wiltshire, New York and Tuscany it seems that Sting no longer needs his London pad.


http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-46279043.html

Was it Sting that was in papers recently stating there would no inheritance for his kids???
Selling up to spend then?

Strapped

toozie wrote: »

Just been browsing quite a few places in Birmingham, and have a bucket in the bath seems to be the norm.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-46406297.html

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-30664939.html

I've never put a bucket in my bath, and not sure why I would, just trying to think of reasons?

-hand washing (clothes) in the bucket in the bath?
-can't be for rinsing hair-a plastic jug would do, yeh?
-storage? Lack it storage anywhere else?
-on water meter, collect rain water in bucket & flush loo?
- diarrhoea (on loo) and vomiting (in bucket) at some time?
-soaking clothes before washing?

Please someone enlighten me, in case I need to find a bucket too?

It's to use the bath water to flush the loo (Although I thought water was cheaper in Brum than SW Water!)

booksurr

20400keith wrote: »

With homes in Wiltshire, New York and Tuscany it seems that Sting no longer needs his London pad.


http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-46279043.html

presumably no photos of the kitchen for a POA property is on the basis one has staff to handle such matters and therefore no need to know about the facilities. Or could it be that Frank Knight's infamous taste baulked at pictures of gold plated kitchen sinks?

booksurr

toozie wrote: »

You're forgiven, that's class it has the look of Noah's Ark form outside!!

how about 10 years of SE house price inflation on something that started life as a post World War ONE army hut before "conversion"
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/detailMatching.html?prop=38302408&sale=49154945&country=england

LisbonLaura

Gingernutty wrote: »

I can't find the article now, but I seem to remember that this particular house belonged to a little old retired gentleman who was packing up to go 'home' to the West Indies - the drum was being used to pack up his possessions for overseas transit.

That poor guy - that's his retirement fund.........:(

You've got it!
I hope he has already moved as the Grenadian barrel programme has been discontinued. I don't know of any other island doing it.
http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/topstory-Grenada-to-discontinue-free-barrel-programme-17880.html

Home or Away?
Enough messing around on internet forums.
Which one do I go for?
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-43961791.html?backListLink=%2Fproperty-for-sale%2Ffind.html%3FlocationIdentifier%3DREGION%255E361%26minBedrooms%3D5%26maxBedrooms%3D5%26numberOfPropertiesPerPage%3D50%26radius%3D40.0%26includeSSTC%3Dtrue%26_includeSSTC%3Don%26googleAnalyticsChannel%3Dbuying&onetime_savedPropertyId=43961791#summary43961791

I make this one £580,000 + 10% tax
http://www.terracaribbean.com/Grenada/Residential-Sale/House/The+Wisdom+of+Solomon+-+St+George

LisbonLaura

toozie wrote: »

You're forgiven, that's class it has the look of Noah's Ark form outside!!

Ahem! Madam, it was the profusion of oriel windows that I had in mind!

I was trying to ignore the port hole (effect?), & now I can't
Unless they are a sea water drain?

vivatifosi

Is this the most beautiful fixer-upper ever?
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/overseas-property/property-38236930.html

LisbonLaura

Mojisola wrote: »

I know a lad (very pale skinned, very fair hair) who mentioned to his London workmates that his Mum had come from the Black Country, only for one girl to say "Really? I didn't know you were mixed race!"

In the late sixties my OH, a telephone apprentice, was maintaining a switchboard in Tipton. With about ten girls on the phones he thought he was in, but he couldn't understand half of what they were saying. He only lived eight miles away:(
He says it was even worse at a factory in James Bridge shortly after, & was relieved to back into the city where people spoke clearly(!) & in a dialect he was familiar with.
Me thinks the Black Country of Arnold Bennett may be long gone

[Deleted User]

toozie wrote: »

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-42402202.html

Think this one is in the street where Benefit Street was filmed (didn't watch it, but did read a bit about it)
Actually a few bits of true retro stuff in there, amount other cr*p

Spot the child having a peek through window

Gingernutty wrote: »

You're absolutely right, that's been on the market for some time now. The price has dropped from £78,000 - £77,000 (less that the average Birmingham price) to the current £55,000.

Check some of the comments from Daily Fail readers. This house has been in the news since January 2014.

I can't find the article now, but I seem to remember that this particular house belonged to a little old retired gentleman who was packing up to go 'home' to the West Indies - the drum was being used to pack up his possessions for overseas transit.

That poor guy - that's his retirement fund.........:(

Looks like the old gentleman had little money and spent most of his days sitting at that table. Very sad lonely existence. I hope I never end up in a position like that.

toozie_2

Deleted_User wrote: »

Looks like the old gentleman had little money and spent most of his days sitting at that table. Very sad lonely existence. I hope I never end up in a position like that.

I know exactly what you mean, I actually feel really sad when I see a perfect, and well looked after 1970's interior style house on here, which looks like nobody lives there now, and the EA states "well maintained, but need upgrading".

You just know the occupant has either passed away or gone into a home, after spending 30+ years caring for their little palace.
The along come the relatives, auction/skip the contents and get the place on the market.

My parents house is exactly as I have described, decoration, kitchen & bathroom ...1970's.
But the building is maintained to an inch of it's life, such as my OH having to crawl over the roof getting the moss off!!!