The "have a look at this!" thread II

olias

At least its vaguely echoing the grand style of the building - better than those that do similar things in their 70s council houses!

Olias

CCP

hellokitty08 wrote: »

Im not really to sure what to say or think........

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-38121224.html

I like it, personally, although that might be the influence of living in magnolia-painted rental properties for so long - anything a bit different appeals to me!

John_Pierpoint

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Okays....having seen the comment re even skirting boards and floorboards being removed in one repossession - it might sound naive but I gotta ask (as I've often wondered):

Why do some people DO this if they get repossessed:
- misdirected anger?

- trying to take literally every single penny out of the place by hook or by crook?

- a huge level of self-destructiveness (first I'll get repossessed, then I'll ensure the house gets sold for as little as possible and land myself in even more financial schtuck)?

It's something I've never come across - hence puzzlement as to why some people do this "strip a house of everything malarkey".

As someone who was responsible for a house purchased during the Major Government repossession binge:

When someone does a runner taking the electrical system and the plumbing system to the scrap yard in passing - they have to be found and then bankrupted during the 12 years of the statute of limitations in the case of land debts. (Scottish laws may vary).

As the woman next door said, when asked about her former neighbour, "I can't understand it, he always had a nice new car parked outside".

phoebe1989seb

hellokitty08 wrote: »

Im not really to sure what to say or think........

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-38121224.html

Don't you just love estate agents that get their terms mixed up - Quote - 'Agent's opinion......The vocal point'.........Maybe that's what they call an *all singing, all dancing* ceiling! :rotfl: Another prime example being 'sort after', LOL :rotfl:

fionajbanana

olias wrote: »

Exactly. Surely it'll just devalue the house and so increase your debt? Or are the owners too thick to realise this, or somehow think it won't catch up with them?

Olias

With those repro properties that had floorboards ripped out - how much money did they get from that? No more than a tenner I am guessing. Leave them intact and talking on an average 2 bed terraced in an averaged priced town will add £4-5k extra to the price!

phoebe1989seb

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Okays....having seen the comment re even skirting boards and floorboards being removed in one repossession - it might sound naive but I gotta ask (as I've often wondered):

Why do some people DO this if they get repossessed:
- misdirected anger?

- trying to take literally every single penny out of the place by hook or by crook?

- a huge level of self-destructiveness (first I'll get repossessed, then I'll ensure the house gets sold for as little as possible and land myself in even more financial schtuck)?

It's something I've never come across - hence puzzlement as to why some people do this "strip a house of everything malarkey".

The guy in question told DH he was determined to 'get back at the bank', but at the end of the day (and I hate banks as much as anyone ) surely he was the only one going to be effected adversely by his actions for as you say the reverberations of stripping out the flat would impact most strongly on himself......but from what I gathered, he did seem a bit of an odd-ball character :rotfl:

At the time we did take a look at his other eBay listings and he was selling all sorts of odd stuff - quantities of timber (skirting, floorboards etc I guess) for example - but as others have commented he couldn't have got much for these.........so I think he was just being deliberately destructive without realising it would ultimately backfire.

moneyistooshorttomention

hellokitty08 wrote: »

Im not really to sure what to say or think........

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-38121224.html

Personally - I'd think "this vendor has downsized against their will - they're used to bigger/better" or "they don't regard a flat as suitable for them and have been waiting to upgrade for some time to a higher position on the housing ladder".

moneyistooshorttomention

phoebe1989seb wrote: »

Don't you just love estate agents that get their terms mixed up - Quote - 'Agent's opinion......The vocal point'.........Maybe that's what they call an *all singing, all dancing* ceiling! :rotfl: Another prime example being 'sort after', LOL :rotfl:

Even assuming the EA can spell - the use of the phrase "sought after area" gets taken with a distinct pinch of salt by me. I'm keeping an eye on "rival" properties for sale in my own area at present and was left wondering just who would get taken in by the use of that phrase in the property description in question for one rival property. The location of this apparently "sought after area" property is right near an industrial estate in a generally grotty area and at risk of flooding. If that's "sought after" then goodness only knows what that EA would define as a "no go area".:rotfl:

Dan-Dan

Strapped wrote: »

Fairly large garden feature! http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-40991504.html

I want to live here :beer:

hellokitty08

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Even assuming the EA can spell - the use of the phrase "sought after area" gets taken with a distinct pinch of salt by me. I'm keeping an eye on "rival" properties for sale in my own area at present and was left wondering just who would get taken in by the use of that phrase in the property description in question for one rival property. The location of this apparently "sought after area" property is right near an industrial estate in a generally grotty area and at risk of flooding. If that's "sought after" then goodness only knows what that EA would define as a "no go area".:rotfl:

:doh: not to mention also within a couple of streets of the historic red light district