New "Have a Look at This" thread

Fosterdog

Silvertabby said:

Dandie89 said:

Joanthebone said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-85673429.html
Delightful little 'extra' in the kitchen.  

Remember viewing a house many years ago with a potty in kids bedroom similarly endowed.

In the absence of a utility room, I'm astounded at the number of people who put the kitty litter tray in the kitchen rather than the bathroom !

My parents have one in the kitchen (and one in the bathroom) because the cats are let out into the garden from the kitchen so if they need to go when nobody is around they automatically head to the kitchen to be let out, then they have accidents in the kitchen so makes more sense to have a second (but rarely used) litter tray there. But leaving it dirty and not even taking it out of the room for photos when trying to sell is kind of disgusting.

Oxon

Spot the dog 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-89384342.html

GDB2222

cazmanian_minx said:

One I am probably off to have a look at tomorrow - normally I don't view places I don't think I'll offer on (and I would love to take this on, but with it being listed you're probably looking at six figures just to get the correct windows put in and my developing career is not yet at that stage!!) but it's an open view, so fair game!

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/54269720?search_identifier=7a4a7fa626c06936c4c8d968697549d5

I don’t get that as a development opportunity. You can spend a couple of hundred thousand doing it up, but then you’ll need to sell for £300k+ and property round there just isn’t all that expensive. There’s a respectable 3 bed bungalow on the market for £125k.

or are there grants available to help?

FreeBear

GDB2222 said:

cazmanian_minx said:

One I am probably off to have a look at tomorrow - normally I don't view places I don't think I'll offer on (and I would love to take this on, but with it being listed you're probably looking at six figures just to get the correct windows put in and my developing career is not yet at that stage!!) but it's an open view, so fair game!

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/54269720?search_identifier=7a4a7fa626c06936c4c8d968697549d5

I don’t get that as a development opportunity. You can spend a couple of hundred thousand doing it up, but then you’ll need to sell for £300k+ and property round there just isn’t all that expensive. There’s a respectable 3 bed bungalow on the market for £125k.

or are there grants available to help?

One estimate for renovation was £1,000,000. Grants and funding could be available from a number of sources of depending on the final use of the building - The building was gifted to the people of Castletown, and any funding would be dependent on it remaining in public use.

More on the history of the building - https://www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk/details/899367

Cakeguts

od244051 said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-85282223.html
Timewarp/probate property

Am  I right in thinking that there is the top half of an Anderson shelter in the far corner of that garden?  The colour and the shape are unusual for a normal garden shed.

lincroft1710

DianneB said:

shinytop said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-88731779.html
Large plot but of limited practical use.  I was thinking maybe a drag strip?  And not sure about the neighbourhood...

Grunty Fen Road!! 

Back in the 1970s in the office in Peterborough where I worked, the words Grunty Fen were synonymous with "in the middle of nowhere"

Skiddaw1

Fosterdog said:

Silvertabby said:

Dandie89 said:

Joanthebone said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-85673429.html
Delightful little 'extra' in the kitchen.  

Remember viewing a house many years ago with a potty in kids bedroom similarly endowed.

In the absence of a utility room, I'm astounded at the number of people who put the kitty litter tray in the kitchen rather than the bathroom !

My parents have one in the kitchen (and one in the bathroom) because the cats are let out into the garden from the kitchen so if they need to go when nobody is around they automatically head to the kitchen to be let out, then they have accidents in the kitchen so makes more sense to have a second (but rarely used) litter tray there. But leaving it dirty and not even taking it out of the room for photos when trying to sell is kind of disgusting.

Absolutely. Talk about how NOT to stage your house. You'd think it would be a no-brainer wouldn't you? When we were selling I moved all obvious signs of cat when we had viewings (much to the disgust of said cat I may say, who generally adjourned to the garden in high dudgeon ).

Skiddaw1

FreeBear said:

GDB2222 said:

cazmanian_minx said:

One I am probably off to have a look at tomorrow - normally I don't view places I don't think I'll offer on (and I would love to take this on, but with it being listed you're probably looking at six figures just to get the correct windows put in and my developing career is not yet at that stage!!) but it's an open view, so fair game!

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/54269720?search_identifier=7a4a7fa626c06936c4c8d968697549d5

I don’t get that as a development opportunity. You can spend a couple of hundred thousand doing it up, but then you’ll need to sell for £300k+ and property round there just isn’t all that expensive. There’s a respectable 3 bed bungalow on the market for £125k.

or are there grants available to help?

One estimate for renovation was £1,000,000. Grants and funding could be available from a number of sources of depending on the final use of the building - The building was gifted to the people of Castletown, and any funding would be dependent on it remaining in public use.

More on the history of the building - https://www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk/details/899367

It's a gorgeous building isn't it? I can see it would be tempting. Would love to turn up with torch and have a look. OP, do let us know what it was like inside.

robatwork

od244051 said:

The other one has disappeared and any posts I have made are not listed in either my posts or thanks.

I've just realised I wasn't getting notifications from what is undoubtedly the best ongoing thread on MSE.....and it's gone. Anyway the admins have enough to do sorting out the countless other botches on this new forum engine so I won't fret. Shame though. Perhaps a forum mod should just start a new thread every 100 pages and close this one?

BikingBud

od244051 said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-85282223.html
Timewarp/probate property

Try and sell that 170 miles to the south and it would going at between *6 to *8 of that price.