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  • SingleSue
    SingleSue Posts: 11,718 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Eventually went for 117.5K . 10K more than in 2002
    We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
    Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.
  • Pobby
    Pobby Posts: 5,438 Forumite
    Wow,just had a closer look.What a charming contrast.To the left a busted up fence with a pile of rubbish but to offset that we have a coaching light by the front door!
  • SingleSue
    SingleSue Posts: 11,718 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Lot 106 Last sold in Oct 2006 for £176,995, unsold at 89k
    We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
    Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.
  • Guy_Montag
    Guy_Montag Posts: 2,291 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Perhaps GHPC's PropertyGurru is expanding his empire.

    (Apologies to those that don't read GHPC)
    "Mrs. Pench, you've won the car contest, would you like a triumph spitfire or 3000 in cash?" He smiled.
    Mrs. Pench took the money. "What will you do with it all? Not that it's any of my business," he giggled.
    "I think I'll become an alcoholic," said Betty.
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Lot 128. Modern (new 2002?) 4-bed detached house in Cornwall
    http://www.eigroup.co.uk/onlineauctions/lotpub.asp?a=10597&l=494246

    Guide was £155k
    Sold for £173k

    It belonged to a carpenter.

    Bought December 2002: £159k

    So £14k in 5 years.
  • bluemeanie
    bluemeanie Posts: 34 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Lot 128.

    It belonged to a carpenter.

    Do you know the previous owner?

    (This is about 4 miles from me.)
  • mroller
    mroller Posts: 397 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    how do manage to see the price at which it was last sold at? The land registry? it costs 3£!
  • bluemeanie
    bluemeanie Posts: 34 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    mroller - There are plenty of free house price checking sites on the net - I use www.houseprices.co.uk .
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Lot 143. Newish build, Longlevens, Gloucester
    http://www.eigroup.co.uk/onlineauctions/lotpub.asp?a=10597&l=494261

    Bought as new build for £190k on 31/01/2003
    Sold £108k

    Somebody running a business called X Sensual from there ... looks like there isn't any money in the Adult Businesses ... :)

    Without any local knowledge (except I lodged there for a few months during the floods of 2001), I wonder if this is a flood victim.
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    bluemeanie wrote: »
    Do you know the previous owner?

    (This is about 4 miles from me.)
    No, I googled the address.
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