Individual house thread

[Caravan Monster]

2 minutes ago, Chewing Grass said:

They are old pitch pine, the darkening of the wood makes them look like steel, pretty much rot proof.

Nice Timbers.

Quite right! I could have sworn those were steel, the shadow even made them look like the I profile

[Wight Flight]

36 minutes ago, Petatep said:

Fucking hell, £708k.

I would estimate an easy £10k service charge on top.

Pools aren't cheap to run.

[Frank Hovis]

Some plonker paid £13.5m for this house on a sandbank in Poole Harbour.

 

Nice seaside location, glorious on a sunny day but it highlights just how low is the strip of land on that side.

 

Any decent storm surge is going to flood them.

A strong one will tear away the sand on which they are built.

And remember that the land in the south of England is sinking (long term after-glacial effect) whilst the sea is rising.

You don't need to sign up to the doomsday agenda, simple projected trends will see a relative one foot rise in fifty years.  A decent storm surge will see waves breaking over those houses and gardens and crushing those sea defences like twigs.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/property/article-11941275/I-paid-13-5M-worlds-expensive-bungalow-Sandbanks-total-death-trap.html

 

I have been in Penzance the day after a huge storm surge about twnety years ago and saw the damage. I was going to describe it but this sums it up beautifully and looks to be from that same storm. There was a "once in a lifetime" combination of very low pressure (raises sea height substantially), strong onshore winds (raises sea height substantially), high astronomical (as in predicted by effect of the moon) tide, and very high waves which would have been raised out in the Atlantic a couple of days earlier.  Those houses you see in the background were all flooded.

Now imagine a storm like that hitting that bungalow with its "sea defences" being a fence and four courses of bricks.

 

 

I wonder what the insurance premiums are on those multi million pound houses.

A lot, I would think.

[spygirl]

Sandbanks has a distinct feel of a conegsted industrial estate.

I do like the chain ferry - if its working - to the otehr side, then onto Swanage which is really nice.

You feel a long way - and time - away from Poole, which is a total shithole.

 

 

[Bobthebuilder]

17 minutes ago, spygirl said:

Sandbanks has a distinct feel of a conegsted industrial estate.

I do like the chain ferry - if its working - to the otehr side, then onto Swanage which is really nice.

You feel a long way - and time - away from Poole, which is a total shithole.

 

 

The only redeeming feature of Sandbanks for me, is the spot next to the ferry, great place for catching mackerel and sea bass when the tide is running.

Christchurch, Bournemouth and Poole are complete shitholes, the Dorset coast only begins from Swanage Westward IMHO.

Edited April 12, 2023 by Bobthebuilder

[spygirl]

25 minutes ago, Bobthebuilder said:

The only redeeming feature of Sandbanks for me, is the spot next to the ferry, great place for catching mackerel and sea bass when the tide is running.

Christchurch, Bournemouth and Poole are complete shitholes, the Dorset coast only begins from Swanage Westward IMHO.

Ive had periods here Ive spendt way to long ooching aroudn BCP - just to keep me busy.

If you want a good example on why councisl daft ideas, invcolving students, igh time economy OAPs and tourism are a bad idea than BCP is the palce ...

Ive not seen a plalce offering so much potential beign totally fucked up.

Christchurch just smells of wee. Youve got the fantastic rvier - with the great fishing barge. Ruined. Pounds shop,s charity shops and mobility scooter shops.

Bmouth - gets emptier every time I go their. It gets harder work everytime  I go to shops eateries only to find theyve closed. More n more tramps and dossers.

Poole - massive council shithole dumping ground. Ditto Hamworthy.

The only bit Ive got a soft spot for is Southbourne. But yovue got to run the risk of Boscombe to get theere. Maybe thats why its so quiet and unruined.

 

 

 

 

[Bobthebuilder]

10 minutes ago, spygirl said:

Christchurch just smells of wee. Youve got the fantastic rvier

The river Stour is nice if you follow it upstream, Dorset doesn't even start until you move North from Wimbourne, the Blackmoor Vale and the Cranbourne Chase is the best area IMHO.

Edited April 12, 2023 by Bobthebuilder

[Herby]

On 12/04/2023 at 10:50, Frank Hovis said:

Some plonker paid £13.5m for this house on a sandbank in Poole Harbour.

 

Nice seaside location, glorious on a sunny day but it highlights just how low is the strip of land on that side.

 

Any decent storm surge is going to flood them.

A strong one will tear away the sand on which they are built.

And remember that the land in the south of England is sinking (long term after-glacial effect) whilst the sea is rising.

You don't need to sign up to the doomsday agenda, simple projected trends will see a relative one foot rise in fifty years.  A decent storm surge will see waves breaking over those houses and gardens and crushing those sea defences like twigs.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/property/article-11941275/I-paid-13-5M-worlds-expensive-bungalow-Sandbanks-total-death-trap.html

 

I have been in Penzance the day after a huge storm surge about twnety years ago and saw the damage. I was going to describe it but this sums it up beautifully and looks to be from that same storm. There was a "once in a lifetime" combination of very low pressure (raises sea height substantially), strong onshore winds (raises sea height substantially), high astronomical (as in predicted by effect of the moon) tide, and very high waves which would have been raised out in the Atlantic a couple of days earlier.  Those houses you see in the background were all flooded.

Now imagine a storm like that hitting that bungalow with its "sea defences" being a fence and four courses of bricks.

 

 

I wonder what the insurance premiums are on those multi million pound houses.

A lot, I would think.

Or a tsunami. Britain's been hit by at least four over time that killed up to a quarter of Britain's people in one go. https://youtu.be/QrEn666Q1mE

[spygirl]

I read a lot. Here there n everywhere.

Most goes into my head, never to be forgotten.

I might need a few cues to recall stuff, but its there.

And isnt it interesting how the more interesting cases tend to cross several threads.

This popped up the other day -

https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/scarborough-printer-cartridge-sellers-fined-for-misleading-advertising/

The court heard that the company directors, Laura Cooper and Lee Keenan, have provided written undertakings to the trading standards service about their future conduct in operating this or any other business.  

In addition to the fine of £4,000, the company was ordered to pay £190 victim surcharge to the court and £700 in prosecution costs.

Thats a lot of money for a TS fine. They must have really been gunning for it and ripping people off far n wide.

Id also guess the TS fine is the start of a lot of claims and court cases.

I recognise that name!

I dont know these people but I do recognise the name.

Google ...

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/sale-most-talked-about-house-yorkshire-seaside-resort-570058

Its this fuckwit.

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/property/gallery/yorkshire-home-sale-25m-fit-18461722

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/property/gallery/yorkshire-home-sale-25m-fit-18461722

https://www.facebook.com/finecountryyork/videos/2384350378282516/

Id struggle to communicate  how awful the location is. Youd have to go there in summer.

Its nowhere near the sea, next to an industrial estate, on the main road into Scabby.

Howard's Heights is a £3m contemporary “castle” that has taken over a decade to complete thanks to the determination of its owner Lee Keenan

“I have been in property development most of my life and it's something that was initially started in partnership with my father, who sadly passed away some fourteen years ago. We had done numerous projects together over the years but nothing on the scale of Howard's Heights.

Been done on TOS -

https://www.housepricecrash.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/208061-scarborough-liquidity/&do=findComment&comment=1103483042

4 years ago. It had already been listed for ~1y.

Googling last night, I came across a Look at me feature -

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7433201/More-bathrooms-bedrooms-Meet-women-flushed-pride-spa-like-homes.html

 

Rachel Roberts, 41, (left) works in marketing and lives in a five-bedroom farmhouse near Tamworth, Staffs, with her two sons, aged 12 and nine. It will soon have seven bathrooms.

Why?

This is the one -

Its a tranny horse!

'A bungalow, with one bathroom and one en-suite, used to stand on the plot where our house now sits. We wanted four big bedrooms and it was important each had en suites for guests.

'We also have a bathroom on the first floor, with a huge sunken Jacuzzi, which is my favourite place to relax, surrounded by candles, at the end of a long day, while our en suite with walk-in shower is perfect for speedy mornings.

Like when youve got the first court sitting?

 

 

 

 

 

[spygirl]

Arrogate is a bit off my routes- turn east at Yawk.

2017

Property renovator spends four years transforming a Victorian Methodist chapel into a divine B&B complete with pulpit and a 50ft-high amphitheatre before putting it on sale for £1.5m

• Mark Hinchliffe bought the Grade II listed church with Sunday school in Harrogate, North Yorkshire in 2013
• He sold his home and spent about £250,000 to buy the chapel and about £500,000 more on the conversion 
• His hard work was recognised by TV presenter George Clarke, who featured the project on Restoration Man

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4647864/Property-renovator-transforms-Methodist-chapel-B-B.html

https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/19th-century-chapel-converted-into-an-unbelievably-glamorous-home-161520

https://www.housebeautiful.com/uk/lifestyle/property/news/a2190/former-methodist-chapel-harrogate-for-sale/

 

2020

Take a look inside the stunning £1.5m Harrogate chapel which is up for sale now

One of Harrogate’s most impressive buildings has been put on the market... and it could be yours for just under £1.5m.

https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/take-a-look-inside-the-stunning-ps15m-harrogate-chapel-which-is-up-for-sale-now-2902948

 

2023

This magnificent home in Harrogate is for sale with a new price set to tempt buyers who love something different

It is one of the most magnificent homes in Harrogate and certainly the most unusual thanks to its architecture and the flair and creative energy of its owner Mark Hinchliffe.

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/this-magnificent-home-in-harrogate-is-for-sale-with-a-new-price-set-to-tempt-buyers-who-love-something-different-4102248

The Chapel House is on the market for offers over £1m with Nationwide Business Sales.

 

[Bear Hug]

On 16/04/2023 at 22:49, spygirl said:

Arrogate is a bit off my routes- turn east at Yawk.

2017

Property renovator spends four years transforming a Victorian Methodist chapel into a divine B&B complete with pulpit and a 50ft-high amphitheatre before putting it on sale for £1.5m

• Mark Hinchliffe bought the Grade II listed church with Sunday school in Harrogate, North Yorkshire in 2013
• He sold his home and spent about £250,000 to buy the chapel and about £500,000 more on the conversion 
• His hard work was recognised by TV presenter George Clarke, who featured the project on Restoration Man

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4647864/Property-renovator-transforms-Methodist-chapel-B-B.html

https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/19th-century-chapel-converted-into-an-unbelievably-glamorous-home-161520

https://www.housebeautiful.com/uk/lifestyle/property/news/a2190/former-methodist-chapel-harrogate-for-sale/

 

2020

Take a look inside the stunning £1.5m Harrogate chapel which is up for sale now

One of Harrogate’s most impressive buildings has been put on the market... and it could be yours for just under £1.5m.

https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/take-a-look-inside-the-stunning-ps15m-harrogate-chapel-which-is-up-for-sale-now-2902948

 

2023

This magnificent home in Harrogate is for sale with a new price set to tempt buyers who love something different

It is one of the most magnificent homes in Harrogate and certainly the most unusual thanks to its architecture and the flair and creative energy of its owner Mark Hinchliffe.

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/this-magnificent-home-in-harrogate-is-for-sale-with-a-new-price-set-to-tempt-buyers-who-love-something-different-4102248

The Chapel House is on the market for offers over £1m with Nationwide Business Sales.

 

Need another million set aside for heating bills. 

As a side note, those are awful websites. Cookies' notifications and ads just froze the browser. 

[One percent]

175 k for a shed anyone?

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/133980164?utm_content=v2-ealertspropertyimage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=emailupdates&utm_campaign=emailupdates1day&utm_term=buying&sc_id=20596488&onetime_FromEmail=true&cid=9d395b34-aac6-4132-b20c-30bf60a71be0&csg=f4218fa9ba26e2c15636b61bf058db987fd9ec56c2701b9d2cc1e4b1d666faf5#/?channel=RES_BUY

[spunko]

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/134216255#/?channel=RES_BUY

Apparently, the asking price is correct.

[Frank Hovis]

1 hour ago, spunko said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/134216255#/?channel=RES_BUY

Apparently, the asking price is correct.

 

You selling up then?

[Frank Hovis]

On 23/04/2023 at 08:33, One percent said:

175 k for a shed anyone?

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/133980164?utm_content=v2-ealertspropertyimage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=emailupdates&utm_campaign=emailupdates1day&utm_term=buying&sc_id=20596488&onetime_FromEmail=true&cid=9d395b34-aac6-4132-b20c-30bf60a71be0&csg=f4218fa9ba26e2c15636b61bf058db987fd9ec56c2701b9d2cc1e4b1d666faf5#/?channel=RES_BUY

 

Haven't they been like this for ages?

It's one of those people buy to brag about at work in the City.

Maybe one day the music stops and they start wailing "I've just paid £175k for a small shed!".

[MrXxxx]

Trying to understand this one:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/133753784#/?channel=RES_BUY

..why in the UK when we have a 'shortage' of houses [especially for local people] does this have a stipulation that it's only to be used as a second home or holiday let?...doesn't make sense to me, especially when you get headlines such as these:

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/waless-new-draconian-holiday-property-26608266

and this, where the property is located:

https://nation.cymru/news/reasons-not-to-buy-second-home-wales/

Edited May 5, 2023 by MrXxxx

[One percent]

5 minutes ago, MrXxxx said:

Trying to understand this one:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/133753784#/?channel=RES_BUY

..why in the UK when we have a 'shortage' of houses [especially for local people] does this have a stipulation that it's only to be used as a second home or holiday let?...doesn't make sense to me!

There are lots like that round here. Someone I know with a holiday let, the planning permission was only granted on the proviso that an individual person could stay for a maximum of 28 days. 

[MrXxxx]

A nice 'DesRes' available now in the SW...perhaps @Frank Hovis may be interested in this one? :-)

[Frank Hovis]

1 hour ago, MrXxxx said:

A nice 'DesRes' available now in the SW...perhaps @Frank Hovis may be interested in this one? :-)

 

Linky?  Or am I missing something obvious.

[MrXxxx]

2 hours ago, Frank Hovis said:

 

Linky?  Or am I missing something obvious.

No, its me missing a brain cell..this is what I meant to attach:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-65530494

[Frank Hovis]

4 minutes ago, MrXxxx said:

No, its me missing a brain cell..this is what I meant to attach:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-65530494

 

Wouldn't it be a tremendous shame if somehow, once it was filled with illegal immigrants off Portland, someone untied it, hitched it to a two boat, and beached it on the coast of France 

 

[Wight Flight]

2 hours ago, Frank Hovis said:

 

Wouldn't it be a tremendous shame if somehow, once it was filled with illegal immigrants off Portland, someone untied it, hitched it to a two boat, and beached it on the coast of France 

 

Far more likely it will be set on fire.

Boats and fire are a bad mix.

[spygirl]

21 hours ago, Frank Hovis said:

 

Wouldn't it be a tremendous shame if somehow, once it was filled with illegal immigrants off Portland, someone untied it, hitched it to a two boat, and beached it on the coast of France 

 

That terrible inhuman thing to suggest...

Just pull the plug out mid channel.

Offer asylum to all migrants who can swim back to the UK.

 

[sarahbell]

On 05/05/2023 at 18:53, MrXxxx said:

Trying to understand this one:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/133753784#/?channel=RES_BUY

..why in the UK when we have a 'shortage' of houses [especially for local people] does this have a stipulation that it's only to be used as a second home or holiday let?...doesn't make sense to me, especially when you get headlines such as these:

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/waless-new-draconian-holiday-property-26608266

and this, where the property is located:

https://nation.cymru/news/reasons-not-to-buy-second-home-wales/

Is it not fit for real living? 

Most students accomodation isn't fit for all year round living.

 

[sancho panza]

On 16/04/2023 at 22:49, spygirl said:

Arrogate is a bit off my routes- turn east at Yawk.

2017

Property renovator spends four years transforming a Victorian Methodist chapel into a divine B&B complete with pulpit and a 50ft-high amphitheatre before putting it on sale for £1.5m

• Mark Hinchliffe bought the Grade II listed church with Sunday school in Harrogate, North Yorkshire in 2013
• He sold his home and spent about £250,000 to buy the chapel and about £500,000 more on the conversion 
• His hard work was recognised by TV presenter George Clarke, who featured the project on Restoration Man

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4647864/Property-renovator-transforms-Methodist-chapel-B-B.html

https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/19th-century-chapel-converted-into-an-unbelievably-glamorous-home-161520

https://www.housebeautiful.com/uk/lifestyle/property/news/a2190/former-methodist-chapel-harrogate-for-sale/

 

2020

Take a look inside the stunning £1.5m Harrogate chapel which is up for sale now

One of Harrogate’s most impressive buildings has been put on the market... and it could be yours for just under £1.5m.

https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/take-a-look-inside-the-stunning-ps15m-harrogate-chapel-which-is-up-for-sale-now-2902948

 

2023

This magnificent home in Harrogate is for sale with a new price set to tempt buyers who love something different

It is one of the most magnificent homes in Harrogate and certainly the most unusual thanks to its architecture and the flair and creative energy of its owner Mark Hinchliffe.

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/this-magnificent-home-in-harrogate-is-for-sale-with-a-new-price-set-to-tempt-buyers-who-love-something-different-4102248

The Chapel House is on the market for offers over £1m with Nationwide Business Sales.

 

So he had it on for 3 or 4 years at £1.5mn couldn't get a bid,so now £1mn.If I had a bar to spend it wouldn't be on that.

as @HousePriceMania says,you'd need a decent mortgage for the heating bill