Total rant and not sure where else to put

Murphybear

We sold a bungalow a few years ago. We left some things in a workshop and when OH went to retrieve them he got invited into the bungalow. He was horrified that the beautiful hand built pantry he'd put in had been ripped out.

I didn't go with him because I missed my bungalow and knew it would upset me. We sold it because we moved over 200 miles and couldn't take it with us :rotfl:


Never go back to a property you've sold

AdrianC

babyblade41 wrote: »

Absolutely, just can't understand how they got away with it, approx 80 foot high very close to an A road.

Simple. No TPO, so nothing to stop them.

Murphybear wrote: »

Never go back to a property you've sold

This.

We went past our old place. The soul-less git that we sold it to has cut down the magnificent magnolia tree in the front garden. He's also removed the lovely 1930s brick paving, and - because the lights were on and the curtains open - we could see he's removed the lovely 1930s brick fireplace, and several other wonderfully quirky features from the living room.

Hey-ho. His house to ruin as he wishes. We're enjoying the fruits of quite a lot of his money...

(And you ought to see what the people who bought the in-laws place did... <cringe>)

p00hsticks

AnotherJoe wrote: »

As a (very) non-native species it won't have been doing much for the local wildlife.

It may be non-native now, but covered the globe in prehistoric times - the jet found in Whitby and the North East coast is fozzilised monkey puzzle.

rosyw

I totally feel your pain

Together with my late partner, I spent over 20 years restoring my last house to the lovely old farmhouse it had once been. Admittedly it was far too big for most people, having been built as one house, divided and extended during the 1930s to make a pair of semis, and we bought both and put it back to one, BUT, it was a lovely family home, we'd retained as many original feature as possible, and restored it's character. I was forced to sell when my partner died, the new owners promptly divided it up again "modernised" both halves, taking out all character and magnolia'd it to death!

Of course we have no say once we've sold, but there really are some soulless folks out there. I wasn't the only one upset by what they'd done, the house was in a small hamlet, and from what I'm told the rest of the locals were horrified, and let them know how they felt!!

lookstraightahead

It's funny though what is seen and what isn't. At some point wildlife and trees have been cut down to make houses, sports centres, supermarkets, roads and everything we all use.

With regards to old houses - if you decide to move on it's good that people make their own memories just as you did when you ripped the last stufff out.

Maybe some people have their 'soul' in other things other than where they lived or the house they were in. For example, a community, a place, etc.

suki1964

I get where you are coming from, but Im from the other side so to speak

I viewed two houses ,3 doors away from each other. The better of the two was the one I didn't offer on, because the lady who showed me around gave me the history of everything, " late husband built this, planted that, painted that" etc etc etc, and I was going to be ripping everything out and I just couldn't bring myself to do it

I bought the one where the husband was a complete DIY bodger

AnotherJoe

p00hsticks wrote: »

It may be non-native now, but covered the globe in prehistoric times - the jet found in Whitby and the North East coast is fozzilised monkey puzzle.

Fair enough, if an apatosaurus turns up and finds nothing to eat, then I'll also criticise the new occupant.

babyblade41

It was just such a focal point of the Hamlet, the locals are incensed .. but yes 80 odd miles away so don't have to see it ..Just sad

lookstraightahead

AnotherJoe wrote: »

Maybe it was blocking light in the front of the house. Perhaps it was costing them because when they truthfully answered the insurance question about nearby trees the fact there was a close tree the insurance went up. Perhaps they were ere worried about the roots.
As a (very) non-native species it won't have been doing much for the local wildlife. So it's really just an aesthetic thing. Why should they be subject to a random placement of a tree from what someone did 200 years ago? How many trees were felled to make space for the barns, house and areas where you kept animals?

Absolutely agree with this. I love that the old cottage I once owned has been completely renovated. Brings new life into it. Gardens also landscaped.

lookstraightahead

babyblade41 wrote: »

It was just such a focal point of the Hamlet, the locals are incensed .. but yes 80 odd miles away so don't have to see it ..Just sad

I feel sorry for the new owners now. I hope people are making them welcome