The "have a look at this!" thread II

GDB2222

phoebe1989seb wrote: »

I know - the first one is completely ghastly - DS was a chorister for eight years at the cathedral opposite and one of the clergy who was a good friend lived alongside that particular house. We always remarked how those houses were an eyesore compared to the characterful cathedral! DS also was at school opposite the next one you've linked - that's a lovely property btw - so all-in-all we spent a great deal of time in/around the High St.

We lived five minutes away from there until about five years ago and back in the 1990s we actually almost bought Felton House in the High St which is next door to the house where the Duke of Buckingham was assassinated by John Felton in 1628. It was apparently the place where Portsmouth FC was formed in 1898 - something that didn't go down too well with DH who is a Saints fan! It's also supposed to be haunted, if you believe that sort of stuff

I have a bit of a love affair with 1970s architecture, and I'm afraid that I really like that house. At the moment, 1970s stuff is out of fashion, but it will come back, and that is a really good example.

Just my 2p worth.

Contessa

http://www.primelocation.com/for-sale/details/27724480?tmad=c&tmcampid=35&utm_campaign=buy-alert&utm_content=contact-type-listing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=alert

I find it so disappointing when I see a house advertised , think that looks interesting, then the photographs are off putting.

Lister_2

Contessa wrote: »

I find it so disappointing when I see a house advertised , think that looks interesting, then the photographs are off putting.

They appear to have been taken by someone 8 feet tall!

Gavin57

Contessa wrote: »

http://www.primelocation.com/for-sale/details/27724480?tmad=c&tmcampid=35&utm_campaign=buy-alert&utm_content=contact-type-listing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=alert

I find it so disappointing when I see a house advertised , think that looks interesting, then the photographs are off putting.

Photo 21 is that fire damage on outside wall or have they a heavy smoker in house.

Davesnave

Contessa wrote: »

http://www.primelocation.com/for-sale/details/27724480?tmad=c&tmcampid=35&utm_campaign=buy-alert&utm_content=contact-type-listing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=alert

I find it so disappointing when I see a house advertised , think that looks interesting, then the photographs are off putting.

TBH I'd be more worried about values in Plymouth longer term.

To me, it's relationship to Exeter seems similar to that between Swansea & Cardiff. One is weathering the storm, and the other.....:(

Oh gosh! Forgot this is the 'Not Serious' thread. Sorry!:o:o:o

Slinky

Gavin57 wrote: »

Photo 21 is that fire damage on outside wall.

Exactly what I was thinking!

If the house is appealing but the pictures are offputting, maybe it's worth taking a look. Perhaps everybody else will be put off by the pictures and you can knock them down a lot!

GDB2222

One house that I bought was, I must admit, pretty ugly. But not nearly as ugly as the photos made it look. This was in the days before RM and lots of photos, so I am sure that many people were put off by the photos.

tom9980

Contessa wrote: »

http://www.primelocation.com/for-sale/details/27724480?tmad=c&tmcampid=35&utm_campaign=buy-alert&utm_content=contact-type-listing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=alert

I find it so disappointing when I see a house advertised , think that looks interesting, then the photographs are off putting.

It feels claustrophobic to me, trying to figure out why i noticed the ceilings are the same throughout the house apart from the "dressing room" which only a child could get changed in!

BertieUK

Not being a photographer these pics do not seem to have been taken by a normal lens more like a wide or fish type lens, any ideas?

Davesnave

BertieUK wrote: »

Not being a photographer these pics do not seem to have been taken by a normal lens more like a wide or fish type lens, any ideas?

Most point & shoot cameras will zoom between a wide angle of 24mm to around 125mm or more and most agents don't bother with anything more sophisticated. Wide angle means that driveways appear longer and rooms larger. Go too wide though and walls start to lean!

Look at Pictures 5 & 6. Which one is truly representative of the kitchen area? They can't both be accurate.