The "have a look at this!" thread II

zipbuttons

Tell me the first thing that strikes you viewing the property details of this 3 bedroom detached house in Wincanton.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-25263558.html

helenut

tabbyfish wrote: »

Any sinners like to live here?
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-40373462.html#utm_source=sendtofriend&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=iphoneapp2sendtofriend

The figure by the piano staring at the camera in pic 16 freaked me out a bit, but on pic 17 it looks like a cardboard cut out, or a very very thin ghost? :eek:

John_Pierpoint

I'd worry that the fungi would cause health problems.

Davesnave wrote: »

Well it didn't, but what can worrying achieve?

The most positive action was to have that landlord blacklisted at the uni, as he made nil effort to address the issue.

In fairness to the landlord, I have experience of complaints from student houses about condensation damp, in one case the wall paper was coming off the wall and in another the condensation was running down the inside of the double glazed windows.

The explanation was simple:
Lack of cash and understanding of simple physics meant:
1. They never opened a window between October and March.
2. They tried to dry their washing over the radiators and on clothes horses.

The average house owner, let alone a bunch of 18 year olds, who have always relied on mummy to do everything for them, seriously believe that opening the windows to blow air through the house for 5 minutes every morning will "let all the heat out".

When I was a kid over half a century ago the standard drill was to strip the beds throw open the windows have a cooked breakfast and return to make the beds and close the windows, before leaving for work/school.

UsernameAlreadyExists

zipbuttons wrote: »

Tell me the first thing that strikes you viewing the property details of this 3 bedroom detached house in Wincanton.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-25263558.html

It's not detached

I've seen some "staggered terraceds" being advertised as semi-detacheds. weird

Davesnave

John_Pierpoint wrote: »

I'd worry that the fungi would cause health problems.
In fairness to the landlord, I have experience of complaints from student houses about condensation damp, in one case the wall paper was coming off the wall and in another the condensation was running down the inside of the double glazed windows.

The explanation was simple:
Lack of cash and understanding of simple physics meant:
1. They never opened a window between October and March.
2. They tried to dry their washing over the radiators and on clothes horses.

The average house owner, let alone a bunch of 18 year olds, who have always relied on mummy to do everything for them, seriously believe that opening the windows to blow air through the house for 5 minutes every morning will "let all the heat out".

When I was a kid over half a century ago the standard drill was to strip the beds throw open the windows have a cooked breakfast and return to make the beds and close the windows, before leaving for work/school.

Sure, but the 18 year old (who was actually 22 at the time) and her mates no longer have the same problem, although they now live in other places, ranging from adequate to downright posh.

Maybe not having the overflow from the upstairs flat running constantly would have helped, as would a bit of excavation on the uphill side of the building where the earth had moved. Well, you know what students are like!:rotfl:

wanting_an_easy_life

UsernameAlreadyExists wrote: »

It's not detached

I've seen some "staggered terraceds" being advertised as semi-detacheds. weird

I can assure you it's much more detached than either of these.....

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/Winslow.html?minPrice=130000&maxPrice=150000&minBedrooms=2&maxBedrooms=2&displayPropertyType=houses&oldDisplayPropertyType=houses&secondaryDisplayPropertyType=detachedshouses

Check the search criteria on the left.

lessonlearned

tabbyfish wrote: »

Last one...seems some one got bored with this project, has been reduced so many times now too. Such a shame http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-39326159.html

Tabbyfish - you seem to be in the same neck of the woods as me.:D

I keep looking at this one and mulling it over. The only thing that puts me off is that it seems "top heavy" ie too many bedrooms in relation to decent sized reception rooms unless you did a reshuffle, and "lost" a couple of bedrooms on the first floor and made some extra living accommodation.

A friend of mine did something similar and I have also sold quite a few town houses that had that kind of arrangement. Not keen on them myself but it could be made to work.

One of these days I might just book a viewing. I would love to know the story behind it. Did someone get bored, did the money run out, did they discover something truly horrendous once they had started stripping it back.

One thing's for sure it's not for the feint-hearted. :rotfl:

lessonlearned

John_Pierpoint wrote: »

The average house owner, let alone a bunch of 18 year olds, who have always relied on mummy to do everything for them, seriously believe that opening the windows to blow air through the house for 5 minutes every morning will "let all the heat out".

When I was a kid over half a century ago the standard drill was to strip the beds throw open the windows have a cooked breakfast and return to make the beds and close the windows, before leaving for work/school.

You are absolutely spot on with this.

I have noticed quite a few threads about damp/mould etc. and I agree with what you say. So many people just don't air their houses enough.

I know heat is expensive, however, if you allow houses to get damp, they cost more to heat in the long run. Damp gets into the fabric of the building and just makes it colder than ever.

Far better and cheaper to just fling the windows open for 10 minutes.

The number of mould ridden bathrooms I've seen because people bathe and shower and then never open the window to get rid of the steam afterwards.

John_Pierpoint

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-39326159.html

lessonlearned wrote: »

Tabbyfish - you seem to be in the same neck of the woods as me.:D

I keep looking at this one and mulling it over. The only thing that puts me off is that it seems "top heavy" ie too many bedrooms in relation to decent sized reception rooms unless you did a reshuffle, and "lost" a couple of bedrooms on the first floor and made some extra living accommodation.

A friend of mine did something similar and I have also sold quite a few town houses that had that kind of arrangement. Not keen on them myself but it could be made to work.

One of these days I might just book a viewing. I would love to know the story behind it. Did someone get bored, did the money run out, did they discover something truly horrendous once they had started stripping it back.

One thing's for sure it's not for the feint-hearted. :rotfl:

Do you think the surveyors keep on failing it?

Once upon a time circa 1999, I needed to buy a cheap house in Nottingham - I've never been sent the details of so many houses that were trying to fall down coal mines.

tabby_cats_mum

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/27097222?search_identifier=cbc8d7af9d700e21375c4beacc08d49d

This is the house for me, just need another £5.9 million and it's mine!!!