The "have a look at this!" thread II

lincroft1710

vansboy wrote: »

In need of TLC


https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-67096518.html


VB

Interestingly no pic of rear garden. Agree with Owain, potential building plot, but overpriced!

epinjy

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

First we have

How privileged we shall all feel to have the opportunity to buy a more or less average house for the first time since 1966! Bow to the family for providing us this opportunity, because they clearly couldn't be bothered much to look after it.

Slinky

Patr100 wrote: »

I've been meaning to say this thread is quite possibly the greatest thread in all of threadom. I am only sorry I found it so recently that it will take too long to go back and read all 28000 plus posts (and that doesn't include Part 1!)

You'd be wasting your time going back any sort of distance as a lot of the links wouldn't work.


Agree that it's a great thread, I used to check in on a Friday afternoon after a difficult week to cheer myself up.

Skiddaw1

epinjy wrote: »

How privileged we shall all feel to have the opportunity to buy a more or less average house for the first time since 1966! Bow to the family for providing us this opportunity, because they clearly couldn't be bothered much to look after it.

It is a bit grim isn't it? Mind you, I do have a soft spot for those 'time warp' houses. I suppose it just got away from the (presumably increasingly elderly and infirm) occupant. I particularly loved the bathroom with the primrose-yellow suite and the swathed yellow curtains. Fab!

Owain_Moneysaver

Skiddaw1 wrote: »

I particularly loved the bathroom with the primrose-yellow suite and the swathed yellow curtains. Fab!

They've even left you the matching bog brush :eek:

Patr100

epinjy wrote: »

How privileged we shall all feel to have the opportunity to buy a more or less average house for the first time since 1966! Bow to the family for providing us this opportunity, because they clearly couldn't be bothered much to look after it.

Well the kitchen units, while "traditional " are either very well preserved or were put in more recently as they don't look too bad.
It has radiators which means central heating was at least installed -
while many houses of the 60s/70s would not necessarily have - and "partial double glazing"

Next on offer

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-76227511.html

But you rarely see green carpet in even the most adventurous homes...

in_my_wellies

Patr100 wrote: »

But you rarely see green carpet in even the most adventurous homes...

I put my hand up to green carpet in my lounge, study, breakfast room, hall, stairs, 3 bedrooms - all Wilton wool with moths a plenty!
I hadn't thought about it till you said and I'm the opposite of adventurous

FreeBear

in_my_wellies wrote: »

I put my hand up to green carpet in my lounge, study, breakfast room, hall, stairs, 3 bedrooms

Second hand up for green carpet. A new(ish) one in the lounge that has a wonderful sofy feel underfoot (probably down to the extra thick underlay). I much prefer green (or just about any other colour) over grey.

NaughtiusMaximus

FreeBear wrote: »

Second hand up for green carpet. A new(ish) one in the lounge that has a wonderful sofy feel underfoot (probably down to the extra thick underlay). I much prefer green (or just about any other colour) over grey.

In our case we actually wanted a dark green carpet for one room when we redecorated 18 months ago but couldn't find any, just a couple of pastel green shades.

NaughtiusMaximus

epinjy wrote: »

How privileged we shall all feel to have the opportunity to buy a more or less average house for the first time since 1966! Bow to the family for providing us this opportunity, because they clearly couldn't be bothered much to look after it.

A bit harsh, far more likely the previous residents weren't physically capable of looking after it.