The "have a look at this!" thread II

Slithery

From the Rightmove page...

Additional Land - Extra land extending to approximately 81.74 acres in various Lots is also available by Informal Tender, the Tender date for which is Friday 27th July 2018 at 12 noon. Details of which are available upon request.

moneyistooshorttomention

Davesnave wrote: »

That's its Achilles heel, I suspect; everything listed will need replacement as it was.

The location's good; cousin of mine lives within gnat's nadgers.

£200k? Nah. Potential for 90acres there altogether, on good land too.

So worth a punt then for someone that wants a farm??

I'm guessing one can't be forced to renovate a Listed building - and it would just be left to "return to earth" and impossible to use the land it's on for any other building??

Can't say I think it's very likely that anyone would even try to renovate the house itself - and hence presuming one could be forced to do any renovation according to its Listed status, but not be able to be forced to renovate it in the first place?

Smodlet

Ahhhh, it's nice to dream, isn't it? Just imagine, no chavs for 90 acres...

moneyistooshorttomention

Smodlet wrote: »

Ahhhh, it's nice to dream, isn't it? Just imagine, no chavs for 90 acres...

That's the plus side Smodlet:rotfl: - but I must admit I'd worry whether travellers ever tried to set up any of their illicit camps in the area. That would be a lotta land to try and defend.

Davesnave

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

So worth a punt then for someone that wants a farm??

I'm guessing one can't be forced to renovate a Listed building - and it would just be left to "return to earth" and impossible to use the land it's on for any other building??

Can't say I think it's very likely that anyone would even try to renovate the house itself - and hence presuming one could be forced to do any renovation according to its Listed status, but not be able to be forced to renovate it in the first place?

Depends on a multitude of things. Rich local farmer might want the lot to improve their acreage then sell off wreck with pony paddock.

But then people who lurve old property might want the house more than him/her, so buy the house, sell off much of the 10 acres and keep a pony paddock & big garden.

Who knows? It's a good location; better than many dumps where other old, dilapidated houses exist, where inward investment might be riskier.

robatwork

What's on TV tonight darling?

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-54804576.html

Micro chips again.

Davesnave

robatwork wrote: »

What's on TV tonight darling?

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-54804576.html

Micro chips again.

Aw man, think I'd rather take a trip in the breakfast room.....:cool:

cloo

This is a lovely piece of period design looks-wise, in an iconic building, but not really set up for modern living and a lot of money for the space. Though I know the location and it's very nice.

https://www.themodernhouse.com/sales-list/1673-6-isokon-building/

bouicca21

It's just as well that I don't have the odd million floating around. Much as I love it, the service charge, the need to renew the lease and to acquire appropriate stylish period furniture, is wrecking any attempt to fantasise about living there.

moneyistooshorttomention

cloo wrote: »

This is a lovely piece of period design looks-wise, in an iconic building, but not really set up for modern living and a lot of money for the space. Though I know the location and it's very nice.

https://www.themodernhouse.com/sales-list/1673-6-isokon-building/

One of the clearest examples I've seen for a while of a Marmite property - either love it or hate it.

I hate it.

Looks like a municipal carpark to me. All that particular bete noire of mine - ie concrete.:eek:_pale_

Give me a countryish thatched cottage (on second thoughts - don't - reminding myself about insurance costs again, as I studied the details of one earlier today - thinking "I'd just have to replace that main roof darn it") or 21st century standard modern taste (which is what I'd be hoping to get) any day.