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  • Green_hopeful
    Green_hopeful Posts: 1,165 Forumite
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    BikingBud said:
    silvercar said:
    Has anyone been watching ‘buying London’ on Netflix?

    Just watched episode 3 and found the Radlett property. Actually 2 miles from Radlett. 

    https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/130337972


    (Episode 1 also had a Radlett property - Halcyon Hall, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyyi2cJFxyU we’ve discussed that one on here before. At least that one, on Newlands Avenue is actually in Radlett!)

    Who would have thought that behind the magnificent Queen Anne façade would lie an interior by Home Bargains?  Price seems a bit steep for something that will require complete redecoration...  
    Despite the claim:
    Designed by the renowned F3 Architects, this masterpiece has been completed utilising the finest materials and techniques with meticulous attention to detail.
    Whereas:


    So it actually needs finishing first! What I can see from the add:
    • Fireplace to be installed or properly board over, image 16.
    • Electrical sockets not attached in images 23/24/25/44/47/51/52/57.
    • Many dangling cables for smoke alarms?
    • Window rebate to be finished, Image 35.
    • TV that you cannot watch in bed mounted to wall bracket, image 42.
    • Shower panel to be installed so as not to swamp bathroom, image 43.
    • Access door to be installed, image 50.
    • Smoke alarm to be installed image 55
    • Ceiling to be finished in walk in, image 57.
    • And that's before you start on the outside:
    • Tile the bare concrete patio
    • Cover drainage ditch currently filled with scaffold plank.
    • Remove debris, bring in topsoil and seed or turf.
    • I especially like the stalag left floodlights over the patio, must give the ambiance of an early morning stand to  as the Kamp Kommondant tries to find out how many have escaped overnight.
    Top field has been partially cleared perhaps to put a moto-x track up there, or has the hope to build on it been revoked.


    Vendor All told even though it was dropped from £20 mill (3 Jan 23) to £17 mill (15 Nov 23), and even with an allowance to finish, it is ludicrous.

    Did somebody say they've run out of cash🤔

    A google of the address suggests the owner went bankrupt. 
  • Ditzy_Mitzy
    Ditzy_Mitzy Posts: 1,953 Forumite
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    BikingBud said:
    silvercar said:
    Has anyone been watching ‘buying London’ on Netflix?

    Just watched episode 3 and found the Radlett property. Actually 2 miles from Radlett. 

    https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/130337972


    (Episode 1 also had a Radlett property - Halcyon Hall, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyyi2cJFxyU we’ve discussed that one on here before. At least that one, on Newlands Avenue is actually in Radlett!)

    Who would have thought that behind the magnificent Queen Anne façade would lie an interior by Home Bargains?  Price seems a bit steep for something that will require complete redecoration...  
    Despite the claim:
    Designed by the renowned F3 Architects, this masterpiece has been completed utilising the finest materials and techniques with meticulous attention to detail.
    Whereas:


    So it actually needs finishing first! What I can see from the add:
    • Fireplace to be installed or properly board over, image 16.
    • Electrical sockets not attached in images 23/24/25/44/47/51/52/57.
    • Many dangling cables for smoke alarms?
    • Window rebate to be finished, Image 35.
    • TV that you cannot watch in bed mounted to wall bracket, image 42.
    • Shower panel to be installed so as not to swamp bathroom, image 43.
    • Access door to be installed, image 50.
    • Smoke alarm to be installed image 55
    • Ceiling to be finished in walk in, image 57.
    • And that's before you start on the outside:
    • Tile the bare concrete patio
    • Cover drainage ditch currently filled with scaffold plank.
    • Remove debris, bring in topsoil and seed or turf.
    • I especially like the stalag left floodlights over the patio, must give the ambiance of an early morning stand to  as the Kamp Kommondant tries to find out how many have escaped overnight.
    Top field has been partially cleared perhaps to put a moto-x track up there, or has the hope to build on it been revoked.


    Vendor All told even though it was dropped from £20 mill (3 Jan 23) to £17 mill (15 Nov 23), and even with an allowance to finish, it is ludicrous.

    Did somebody say they've run out of cash🤔

    It's also overpriced by about £10 million, going by what else is available in the area...
  • Dustyevsky
    Dustyevsky Posts: 2,547 Forumite
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    "There is no such thing as a low-energy rich country." Dr Chris Martenson. Peak Prosperity
  • ProDave
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    What's wrong with the kitchen, apart from being small, and about as far as possible from the dining room?

    Picture 10 worries me, a stream right behind with a high wall each side suggesting it floods to a high level, but the balcony overlooking he stream appears to be lower than the flood wall.

    Floor plans are either incredibly badly drawn, or ground floor and first floor extent is different, so some sort of flying freehold issue. 
  • BarelySentientAI
    BarelySentientAI Posts: 2,448 Forumite
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    edited 3 June 2024 at 9:59AM
    ProDave said:
    What's wrong with the kitchen, apart from being small, and about as far as possible from the dining room?

    It changes colour between the two photographs.
  • ProDave
    ProDave Posts: 3,785 Forumite
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    ProDave said:
    What's wrong with the kitchen, apart from being small, and about as far as possible from the dining room?

    It changes colour between the two photographs.
    I only see the one picture, picture 6. Are you looking at a different listing?
  • joho
    joho Posts: 4,762 Forumite
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    If you have nothing constructive to say just move along.
  • joho
    joho Posts: 4,762 Forumite
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    If you have nothing constructive to say just move along.
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