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mark_cycling00

You can get a non refurbished 3 bed there for £65k. White paint, carpet tiles, cheap kitchen and bathroom. Maybe £25k?
£10k profit after sales costs?

If you're doing 10 over a year that's £100k profit.

I thought it looked really nice inside. 

If you grew up there and want to be close to family for childcare then £100k for a family home with new interior is really good. 
Not doing the stairs is really weird..

FreeBear

ProDave said:

Owain_Moneysaver said:

a full refurbishment and internally is show home material. 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/142974452

Beautifully enhanced by the stairs and the neighbour's garden shed

A good example of why there is no money to be made refurbishing some properties.

"This home has recently undergone a full refurbishment and internally is show home material."

Nailed aluminium trim to the end of laminate worktop in the kitchen. Carpets in some rooms do not cover the entire floor. And zero kerb appeal. It is a long stretch of the imagination to call this one "show home material".

Patr100

An historic 15th Century manor house in spectacular gardens and grounds. Described by Sir Nikolas Pevsner as "the most refined and most sophisticated timber framed mansion in England."

Grade I listed manor house with about 42 acres

Excellent equestrian facilities including 20 stables & polo field

Grade I listed threshing barn & dovecote

3 bedroom entrance lodge, garaging, further outbuildings

Landscaped gardens & grounds including pool, tennis court, walled garden and ornamental pond

Oh and somewhere to park the helicopter as well...

https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gblhchlac140255

Green_hopeful

FreeBear said:

ProDave said:

Owain_Moneysaver said:

a full refurbishment and internally is show home material. 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/142974452

Beautifully enhanced by the stairs and the neighbour's garden shed

A good example of why there is no money to be made refurbishing some properties.

"This home has recently undergone a full refurbishment and internally is show home material."

Nailed aluminium trim to the end of laminate worktop in the kitchen. Carpets in some rooms do not cover the entire floor. And zero kerb appeal. It is a long stretch of the imagination to call this one "show home material".

Oh what amateurs we are. Next doors shed is a shower curtain.  https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/22789666/transformed-shed-shower-curtain-garden-greece/  I think the ‘carpet’ is some sort of boarding. 

AFF8879

I can’t imagine being THAT close to (what appears to be) a high speed mainline train. The whole house must shake when one passes!

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/65496618/

RHemmings

AFF8879 said:

I can’t imagine being THAT close to (what appears to be) a high speed mainline train. The whole house must shake when one passes!

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/65496618/

Google streetview shows windows on the train side. Which I'm guessing will be double or triple glazed. 

https://www.google.com/maps/@52.4663157,1.6939772,3a,75y,197.29h,92.91t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1so3ru4YOU1zcDlibSdqNmaA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

Green_hopeful said:

FreeBear said:

ProDave said:

Owain_Moneysaver said:

a full refurbishment and internally is show home material. 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/142974452

Beautifully enhanced by the stairs and the neighbour's garden shed

A good example of why there is no money to be made refurbishing some properties.

"This home has recently undergone a full refurbishment and internally is show home material."

Nailed aluminium trim to the end of laminate worktop in the kitchen. Carpets in some rooms do not cover the entire floor. And zero kerb appeal. It is a long stretch of the imagination to call this one "show home material".

Oh what amateurs we are. Next doors shed is a shower curtain.  https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/22789666/transformed-shed-shower-curtain-garden-greece/  I think the ‘carpet’ is some sort of boarding. 

I'm going to have a similarly ugly shed soon. I wonder if I can find a shower curtain that will make my shed look like a portal to another dimension.

EDIT: Possible 

FreeBear

AFF8879 said:

I can’t imagine being THAT close to (what appears to be) a high speed mainline train. The whole house must shake when one passes!

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/65496618/

Single track line connecting Lowestoft to Ipswich - High speed will be 50-60mph downhill with a tail wind.

mark_cycling00

I used to live that distance from a train track. I installed an extra layer of glazing, bigger gap between 2nd and 3rd pane helps reduce sound but slightly less thermal efficiency as air can circulate.

One day the track was replaced with fully welded rails and so much of the sound disappeared. Was much more like a noisy electric car than a Choo Choo train. 

It does become a consistent sound that your brain can ignore. Busy roads with unpredictable sounds are a different matter 

Patr100

Spot the local transport.


https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gbgursgus230342

Bonniepurple

FreeBear said:

AFF8879 said:

I can’t imagine being THAT close to (what appears to be) a high speed mainline train. The whole house must shake when one passes!

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/65496618/

Single track line connecting Lowestoft to Ipswich - High speed will be 50-60mph downhill with a tail wind.

It would be the level crossing that would be more annoying than the trains.