The "have a look at this!" thread II

Grumpelstiltskin

uselessaver wrote: »

It's an old mill-house, so I presume it's part of the mechanism.
I tried to find views of it on street view but only get the estate built on (I presume) part of the original grounds - very frustrating!:think:

Given it's in a rather beautiful part of Wales, what's the catch (apart from the nearby estate)?

I think the area that comes up on street view is not quite right.


2 things to look for 0.2 miles from station and a water wheel so very close to water, that means you have to move round the area to find somewhere that fits.

Davesnave

Grumpelstiltskin wrote: »

I think the area that comes up on street view is not quite right.
It's miles out, but the details have directions.
2 things to look for 0.2 miles from station and a water wheel so very close to water, that means you have to move round the area to find somewhere that fits.

I have tracked it down to here:

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.9654811,-3.8731727,3a,90y,228.66h,86.22t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sXIBfsnJyM8M83Db4S3vaVQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Get a Street View from Dulais Motors.

Deep_In_Debt

Davesnave wrote: »

I nearly drove myself mad trying to count the number of love hearts in this property, but you won't waste your time on such silly compulsive behaviour....will you?

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-37945758.html

PS. Is it 22?

I counted 27.

Also, what is that on the wall in pic 8? Looks like an elephant head. Oooh and if you enlarge the pic...there is a heart next to it.

So I guess I spotted 28 now.

clint_S

Davesnave wrote: »

I nearly drove myself mad trying to count the number of love hearts in this property, but you won't waste your time on such silly compulsive behaviour....will you?

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-37945758.html

PS. Is it 22?

enlarged the photos with a new total of 51


Pic 1 - 0
Pic 2 - 2
Pic 3 - 2
Pic 4 - 12
Pic 5 - 0
Pic 6 - 3
Pic 7 - (3 seen before)
Pic 8 - 2 + (1 seen before)
Pic 9 - 0
Pic 10 - 0
Pic 11 - 3
Pic 12 - 0
Pic 13 - 10/12
pic 14 - 1
pic 15 - 0
pic 16 - 0
pic 17 - 1 + (11 seen before)
pic 18 - 0
pic 19 - 0
pic 20 - 0
pic 21 - 0
pic 22 - 2
pic 23 - 0
pic 24 - 0
pic 25 - 0
pic 26 - 3
pic 27 - 0
pic 28 - 0
pic 29 - 0

Leven

Delightful decor and presentation and a snip at £230k. Tempted?

http://http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-37848273.html

Davesnave

clint_S wrote: »

enlarged the photos with a new total of 51


Pic 1 - 0
Pic 2 - 2
Pic 3 - 2
Pic 4 - 12
Pic 5 - 0
Pic 6 - 3
Pic 7 - (3 seen before)
Pic 8 - 2 + (1 seen before)
Pic 9 - 0
Pic 10 - 0
Pic 11 - 3
Pic 12 - 0
Pic 13 - 10/12
pic 14 - 1
pic 15 - 0
pic 16 - 0
pic 17 - 1 + (11 seen before)
pic 18 - 0
pic 19 - 0
pic 20 - 0
pic 21 - 0
pic 22 - 2
pic 23 - 0
pic 24 - 0
pic 25 - 0
pic 26 - 3
pic 27 - 0
pic 28 - 0
pic 29 - 0

I didn't make it anywhere near that number, but I wasn't methodical like you.:o I just realised there were over 20, and to me, that smacked of either desperation or a job lot!

The property, which seems well-presented, has been on the market for over 2.5 years, so this hints at a few issues.

It's unfortunate that the Street View is out of date, as the garden has been tidied, but being opposite a huge slurry store (such sensitive siting!) and next door to a garage/collector of scrap vehicles cannot be helping.

Davesnave

Leven wrote: »

Delightful decor and presentation and a snip at £230k. Tempted?

http://http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-37848273.html

Pic 5: Scary teenager or armless diversion?

System

Davesnave wrote: »

I have tracked it down to here:

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.9654811,-3.8731727,3a,90y,228.66h,86.22t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sXIBfsnJyM8M83Db4S3vaVQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Get a Street View from Dulais Motors.

Cheers, Davesnave, I got that, too ...as far as I can tell from the 'street view' available on the ad, the new housing appears to be miles away across the other side of the A40 (!).
Amazing the sellers didn't spot that, too - unless, of course, they preferred it as a selling point to the slurry container :eek:

StumpyPumpy

Spot the cat is so last year, how about a game of spot the house?
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-36917457.html

Davesnave

uselessaver wrote: »

Cheers, Davesnave, I got that, too ...as far as I can tell from the 'street view' available on the ad, the new housing appears to be miles away across the other side of the A40 (!).
Amazing the sellers didn't spot that, too - unless, of course, they preferred it as a selling point to the slurry container :eek:

I think incompetence is much more likely than subterfuge.

I've dealt with Welsh EAs and this sort of thing happens.
Years ago, when Rightmove first started linking to maps, one agent put their own postcode on every listing.....