New "Have a Look at This" thread

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Dandie89 said:

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FreeBear said:

Woolsery said:

Dandie89 said:

Spot the........

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/129086864

Flood risk???

Once you locate the property, it looks to be a reasonable height above the stream.

https://www.google.com/maps/@54.2651442,-2.733747,244m/data=!3m1!1e3

Even so, when trying to get a mortgage or insurance you might find being right next to a river makes it difficult.

Insurance Companies seem to mostly use the Environment Agency's flood map and this property appears to be on the higher side of the river and not marked in blue at all.

When you use a comparison site it usually just asks if the property is within X metres of river.

ProDave

Woolsery said:

Here you are, the chance to go off-grid before the power company makes it compulsory!

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/129231194#/?channel=COM_BUY

Idyllic, or what?

I would want to look up the planning history of that site.  Clearly no planning permission for residential use, and in any case is living on a thin strip of land between an A road and a railway line really that idyllic hideaway?

With no planning and unlikely  to get it for residential, about the only legal use I could see is for a 5 van caravan site licenced by the Caravan club or Camping club, not needing planning permission.  You might go unnoticed living permanently in a caravan then.

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They went to the effort of building a fake chimney, but then didn't think to hide the flue inside it.

Ditzy_Mitzy

[Deleted User] said:

They went to the effort of building a fake chimney, but then didn't think to hide the flue inside it.

Got a good job in the city
Workin' at my home ev'ry night and day
And got me some more minutes sleepin'
Stayin' in vid-ya conf'rencing. 

Seasons keep on turnin'
Log fire keep on burnin'
Livin', livin', livin' in a new build.

Drew a lot a graphs for meetins
Pushed my little pen down on Cannon Street
But I never saw the good side of the city
'Til I hitched a ride to a new estate clean.

Seasons keep on turnin'
Log fire keep on burnin'
Livin', livin', livin' in a new house...  

TBagpuss

Green_hopeful said:

This is one of the big houses on our road. We have a much smaller version but it is really interesting to see the original features of which we have none left. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/128923853?utm_content=v2-ealertspropertyimage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=emailupdates&utm_campaign=emailupdates7day&utm_term=buying&sc_id=27026970&onetime_FromEmail=true&cid=4652d6b3-7beb-424d-83ae-536c1ce62230&csg=8dcc0881cd8e0727a3497b2d7b35b0b0b0c5b3904a52a6c0576a040a715f751f#/?channel=RES_BUY

Love those deep blue bathroom tiles!  
If you had the money to update it sympathetically it could be lovely.

Woolsery

ProDave said:

Woolsery said:

Here you are, the chance to go off-grid before the power company makes it compulsory!

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/129231194#/?channel=COM_BUY

Idyllic, or what?

I would want to look up the planning history of that site.  Clearly no planning permission for residential use, and in any case is living on a thin strip of land between an A road and a railway line really that idyllic hideaway?

With no planning and unlikely  to get it for residential, about the only legal use I could see is for a 5 van caravan site licenced by the Caravan club or Camping club, not needing planning permission.  You might go unnoticed living permanently in a caravan then.

The reality is a single track line with a max of 2 small trains an hour and a fairly quiet A road, so tolerable, but at this time of year being in the valley bottom renders the land boggy, and it's a shady frost pocket too. There's a number of these little 'developments' around here and the council gets around to dealing with them eventually. I'd guess if individuals don't mind roughing it, a few years without the usual rent and tax burdens might see them quids-in with a deposit, provided they get their investment in the site back +inflation. Could be a big ask for the next few years, if not longer, though

Green_hopeful

TBagpuss said:

Green_hopeful said:

This is one of the big houses on our road. We have a much smaller version but it is really interesting to see the original features of which we have none left. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/128923853?utm_content=v2-ealertspropertyimage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=emailupdates&utm_campaign=emailupdates7day&utm_term=buying&sc_id=27026970&onetime_FromEmail=true&cid=4652d6b3-7beb-424d-83ae-536c1ce62230&csg=8dcc0881cd8e0727a3497b2d7b35b0b0b0c5b3904a52a6c0576a040a715f751f#/?channel=RES_BUY

Love those deep blue bathroom tiles!  
If you had the money to update it sympathetically it could be lovely.

This is next door https://themovemarket.com/tools/propertyprices/222a-thorpe-road-peterborough-pe3-6lw the new people ripped out every single original feature, the windows doors walls stairs fireplaces etc

snowdrop99

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/125140328#/?channel=RES_BUY Streetview was not what I was expecting!

fackers_2

The bed is of particular interest here, among the rest of the questionable choices.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/126456587#

Patr100

fackers_2 said:

The bed is of particular interest here, among the rest of the questionable choices.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/126456587#

Features include a period  "air bed".