New "Have a Look at This" thread

silvercar

lea_uk said:

Not sure how safe the extension is. Nothing about the 1st floor looks right, especially the stairs/landing.
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/141891929#/?channel=RES_BUY

That extension room is described as a level access attic, suggesting it doesn’t meet regulations. I can’t think why anyone would do that.

bobster2

RHemmings said:

lea_uk said:

Not sure how safe the extension is. Nothing about the 1st floor looks right, especially the stairs/landing.
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/141891929#/?channel=RES_BUY

Why would someone build an extension like that - what were they thinking? 

WTAF??? I was flicking through the photos thinking - nothing odd here - then - bamn!!

Smalltownhypocrite

RHemmings said:

Ditzy_Mitzy said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/145189061#/?channel=RES_BUY

This has been on the market for very long time and is overpriced by £150-200k.  The current asking price is actually lower than what it was up for originally, having been reduced in October 2023.  It's a case in point for the fact that the costs of lavish refurbishment cannot be recouped at time of sale*.  In addition, the interior decoration is highly individualized and unlikely to be to many buyers' tastes.  I suspect, too, that open-plan is going to become the new naff in these austere times (expensive to heat).  

Note the lack of photos of the exterior.  You'll have to check Streetview to see why...  

*there's another house round my way that's in the same boat: the owners spent extravagantly on interior decoration and are trying to get the money back by selling over the odds.  Surprisingly, nobody has bought the place.  It has been for sale, at least in principle as it goes on and off the market, for years.  

Looking outside, it looks like a normal not that impressive house, and if I read you right you're saying that they are expecting that it will have moved up whole price bands due to the renovation inside. 

I'm reminded of the following house that has just gone up for sale near me. It's in a road that I used to live in, and I've never understood why these houses seemed to sell for as much as larger houses. The interior - which I've never seen - is 'property developed' a lot in my opinion. But, I just can't see it being worth that price. Maybe a buyer will disagree. But, when I saw it was on for £350k, before seeing the pictures, my ears shot up in a Snoopy fashion. 

 Outside:



Inside:


Link:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/145306112#/?channel=RES_BUY

Apart from the dated bathroom thats just a fairly standard house... loads like that in the 'nicer' part of town here. I don't think they are more specifically done up its just people in that area tend to put money into their houses vs the surrounding 'poorer' areas. They it it because they live there and like that look though.

RHemmings

Smalltownhypocrite said:

RHemmings said:

Ditzy_Mitzy said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/145189061#/?channel=RES_BUY

This has been on the market for very long time and is overpriced by £150-200k.  The current asking price is actually lower than what it was up for originally, having been reduced in October 2023.  It's a case in point for the fact that the costs of lavish refurbishment cannot be recouped at time of sale*.  In addition, the interior decoration is highly individualized and unlikely to be to many buyers' tastes.  I suspect, too, that open-plan is going to become the new naff in these austere times (expensive to heat).  

Note the lack of photos of the exterior.  You'll have to check Streetview to see why...  

*there's another house round my way that's in the same boat: the owners spent extravagantly on interior decoration and are trying to get the money back by selling over the odds.  Surprisingly, nobody has bought the place.  It has been for sale, at least in principle as it goes on and off the market, for years.  

Looking outside, it looks like a normal not that impressive house, and if I read you right you're saying that they are expecting that it will have moved up whole price bands due to the renovation inside. 

I'm reminded of the following house that has just gone up for sale near me. It's in a road that I used to live in, and I've never understood why these houses seemed to sell for as much as larger houses. The interior - which I've never seen - is 'property developed' a lot in my opinion. But, I just can't see it being worth that price. Maybe a buyer will disagree. But, when I saw it was on for £350k, before seeing the pictures, my ears shot up in a Snoopy fashion. 

 Outside:



Inside:


Link:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/145306112#/?channel=RES_BUY

Apart from the dated bathroom thats just a fairly standard house... loads like that in the 'nicer' part of town here. I don't think they are more specifically done up its just people in that area tend to put money into their houses vs the surrounding 'poorer' areas. They it it because they live there and like that look though.

I lived in that street and have seen inside a number of properties on the street. (Not this one.) This is not typical for the area. 

It may be typical for other areas (though I might question the taste of people who do this), but what you say suggests that this property is an example of what I think it is. People trying to 'develop' a house into a higher level of the market, while the actual house and area don't really support that. 

Bonniepurple

lea_uk said:

Not sure how safe the extension is. Nothing about the 1st floor looks right, especially the stairs/landing.
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/141891929#/?channel=RES_BUY

The virtual tour made me feel queasy.  The estate agent obviously thought that zooming in on a main road, a skip and a roofless shed would enhance the experience of someone walking around with a phone in their hand.

joho

I thought there was a silver loo in the corner of the bedroom!

lincroft1710

lea_uk said:

Not sure how safe the extension is. Nothing about the 1st floor looks right, especially the stairs/landing.
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/141891929#/?channel=RES_BUY

How did that extension ever get planning permission or comply with building regs??

Patr100

lincroft1710 said:

lea_uk said:

Not sure how safe the extension is. Nothing about the 1st floor looks right, especially the stairs/landing.
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/141891929#/?channel=RES_BUY

How did that extension ever get planning permission or comply with building regs??

On Streetview you can see it has been there since at least 2009

Abbafan1972

Fancy living on a barge? 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/136392383

RHemmings

Abbafan1972 said:

Fancy living on a barge? 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/136392383

This boat or a similar one has featured in this thread before. The price of £295k is only for the boat. It's £795k for the boat plus the non-mortgageable leasehold mooring as well. Initially, back when, I thought this was a cheap way to live in London, but that impression does not survive reading the fine print.