The "have a look at this!" thread II

fionajbanana

spirit wrote: »

they do that on repo's

Normally with repos they get rid of the furniture esp to get some money out of it?

OddballJamie

fionajbanana wrote: »

What a bloody tip! Is the vendor living in the flat which has no water connected as everything in the bathroom as 'Do not use' tape on it.?

It's all a bit bizarre, I'm thinking they've been evicted or vanished.
Someone's gonna lose a few quid on it too.
Flat 1, 26 Canterbury Close, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands B23 7QL
£92,686 Flat, Leasehold 20 Dec 2007
£75,000 Flat, Leasehold (New Build) 28 Jan 2005

kBHX

I know the area well. It wouldn't surprise me!

Vendors probably in prison.

OddballJamie

kBHX wrote: »

I know the area well. It wouldn't surprise me!

Vendors probably in prison.

Guess you do know the area well. I used to work not far and not a fan of the place, too noisy with the M6 on the doorstep too.

StumpyPumpy

fionajbanana wrote: »

What a bloody tip! Is the vendor living in the flat which has no water connected as everything in the bathroom as 'Do not use' tape on it.?

One of the three signs that instantly flag a property on Rightmove as a repossession. Other two are: A4 sheet of paper in the front window of a house - this is the notice of repossession and third: great big air fresheners in almost every room. Don't know why this is the case, but it often seems to be so though admittedly not in this flat, and it looks like it could do with them, this looks more like the last occupant has done a runner to me.

OddballJamie

OddballJamie wrote: »

Not much chance of seeing this persons washing, judging by photo 4
rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-25972371.html

At least the neighbours own a broom
zoopla.co.uk/property-history/flat-2/26-canterbury-close/erdington/birmingham/b23-7ql/12845176

fionajbanana

OddballJamie wrote: »

At least the neighbours own a broom
zoopla.co.uk/property-history/flat-2/26-canterbury-close/erdington/birmingham/b23-7ql/12845176

The difference in the state of flats is unbelievable and if flat 2 went on the market today in the same condition as to the Zoopla photos, it would be late £80s.

Shows you with a bit of cleaning up, the vendors can add another £10-12k on top of the asking price.

OddballJamie

fionajbanana wrote: »

The difference in the state of flats is unbelievable and if flat 2 went on the market today in the same condition as to the Zoopla photos, it would be late £80s.

Shows you with a bit of cleaning up, the vendors can add another £10-12k on top of the asking price.

It really is crazy. Flat 2 sold 18 months ago (to the day almost) for £100,000, OK it's more desirable being first floor rather than ground floor, but Flat 1 does have the advantage of a small amount of outside space.

It must be a repo as the vendor could just by empting it of rubbish improve it significantly.

mkgirl1981

It's almost a shame there aren't more photos I'm intrigued what the rest of the house looks like after seeing the bathroom
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-26230773.html

fionajbanana

mkgirl1981 wrote: »

It's almost a shame there aren't more photos I'm intrigued what the rest of the house looks like after seeing the bathroom
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-26230773.html

I can visualise the kitchen tiles are in the same design as the bathroom tiles, but orange. I am guessing the cupboards are those slide door things they had in the 60s and 70s with yellow fronts.