Individual house thread

[spunko]

Kelly Brook's house.  Not too far from me...

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/127485269#/?channel=RES_BUY

Surprised she got anywhere near that price, wonder if it will fall through.

[belfastchild]

23 minutes ago, spunko said:

Kelly Brook's house.  Not too far from me...

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/127485269#/?channel=RES_BUY

Surprised she got anywhere near that price, wonder if it will fall through.

Does she come with it?

[spunko]

1 minute ago, belfastchild said:

Does she come with it?

Nah, she's moving cos of the pikeys down the road.

 

 

I may or may not have made that up. In all probability, it's probably at least partly true

[InLikeFlynn]

15 hours ago, spunko said:

Kelly Brook's house.  Not too far from me...

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/127485269#/?channel=RES_BUY

Surprised she got anywhere near that price, wonder if it will fall through.

Apparently she paid 975,000 for it in 2007. Given that she has probably spent a mid size 6 figure sum on renovations she will have made a nominal loss. If you include opportunity cost/mortgage payments she will be well down on the deal.

More details and interesting side boob at:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12194261/Kelly-Brook-sells-1-45m-farmhouse-Kent.html

[Option5]

15 hours ago, spunko said:

Kelly Brook's house.  Not too far from me...

 

15 hours ago, spunko said:

Nah, she's moving cos of the pikeys down the road.

Is there any link between these two statements?

[spunko]

51 minutes ago, InLikeFlynn said:

Apparently she paid 975,000 for it in 2007. Given that she has probably spent a mid size 6 figure sum on renovations she will have made a nominal loss. If you include opportunity cost/mortgage payments she will be well down on the deal.

More details and interesting side boob at:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12194261/Kelly-Brook-sells-1-45m-farmhouse-Kent.html

I'm not sure that she's made many improvements tbh. But it's true, older or listed buildings are less likely to make a 'profit'.

[Boon]

Don't see that she's done much wrong.

Opportunity cost I am not sure is relevant for her, because she has a lot of money anyway, has she forgone anything? It doesn't seem like she has lost anything in monetary terms, if it sells.
And talking in intangible terms she seems to have gotten a lot out of it, a quiet place like she said to do gardening and shit. That's probably worth quite a bit to them.

I bet she doesn't regret buying that place, unlike some celebs who have ended up with overpriced flats in Battersea Power Station that they don't use.

[spygirl]

Jun 23 -

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/fabulous-converted-windmill-in-north-yorkshire-with-exceptional-views-is-up-for-auction-with-a-large-discount-4184772

Fabulous converted windmill in North Yorkshire with exceptional views is up for auction with a large discount

This fabulous converted windmill, which is set over seven floors, was on the market for £799,000 but it has now due to come to auction with a guide price of just £600,000.

 

 

May 2022

 

https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/live-in-one-of-the-most-complete-windmills-in-england-at-this-wonderful-spot-in-north-yorkshire-242646

 

On the market via Strutt & Parker with a guide price of £925,000, Skelton Windmill has been transformed into a space which is perfectly suited to family living, with each room well thought out as to make the most of the curved walls. Long timbers run across many of the ceilings, and exposed limestone walls offer tasteful period touches.

 

 

I assume its WIndmill Cottage - 

28/01/2022	£350,000	Newlands, Ripon Road, Kirby Hill, York, YO51 9DP
23/07/2021	£531,000	Sunnylea, Ripon Road, Kirby Hill, York, YO51 9DP
21/09/2020	£475,000	Dale View, Ripon Road, Kirby Hill, York, YO51 9DP
09/08/2013	£340,000	Dale View, Ripon Road, Boroughbridge, York, YO51 9DP
16/12/2010	£270,000	Sunnylea, Ripon Road, Boroughbridge, York, YO51 9DP
25/07/2006	£489,000	Windmill Cottage, Ripon Road, Boroughbridge, York, YO51 9DP
08/09/2005	£275,000	Dale View, Ripon Road, Boroughbridge, York, YO51 9DP
09/08/1999	£123,000	Dale View, Ripon Road, Boroughbridge, York, YO51 9DP
28/08/1997	£33,000	Windmill Cottage, Ripon Road, Boroughbridge, York, YO51 9DP

[spygirl]

Id assuem the 33k buy  were the people hwo restored the windymill, then flipped it to the morons who paid 490k

Now the morins are tryign to flip the windmill by itself, which doesnt realyl work as its in cottages garden.

[spygirl]

And one for @sarahbell

As I know, as a resident of Lancasshire-stan she likes odl churches  -

This WE YPs properdee of the week.

 

For sale: church conversion by the coast is one of the best you’ll see thanks to one woman’s determination and a crack team of craftsmen builders

Small developers who employ their own skilled teams are an increasingly rare breed.Many were wiped out by the credit crunch in 2008 and now, the cost of materials and the time- consuming bureaucracy involved in consents has proved too much to bear.Hutton Cranswick based Liebre Developments are among those form filling while trying to get on with construction.

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/for-sale-church-conversion-by-the-coast-is-one-of-the-best-youll-see-thanks-to-one-womans-determination-and-a-crack-team-of-craftsmen-builders-4184584

The company has specialised in renovations and conversions for 30 years and ventured into new builds a decade ago. Sharon Nicholson, a director of the firm, who is hands on with everything from design and marketing to box ticking, says: “I could spend 24 hours a day dredging through red tape, there’s so much of it, especially with the new builds.”

With all that and more on her plate, it begs the question: “why would the business buy a church to convert?”

 

Turning churches and chapels into homes is rarely an easy proposition and yet Sharon couldn’t resist after spotting that historic St Edmund’s Church in the pretty coastal village of Fraisthorpe was due to be auctioned.

“I put in a sealed bid because I just got carried away with how beautiful the building was and the location is spectacular with views looking south over open fields and a beach just a mile away,” says Sharon, who adds that the fact the church has no graveyard was another plus point.

She admits that her heart ruled her head when buying it but has no regrets and those who have visited the former church since its change of use, agree that it could not have wished for a better custodian to take it from ecclesiastical to residential.

She won the bidding for it just as the UK went into the first lockdown of the pandemic. Fortunately, the Church of England had already gained planning consent to turn the Grade II listed property into a dwelling but Sharon wasn’t happy with the layout and didn’t think it was sympathetic to the building, which has its roots in the 13th century and was virtually rebuilt in 1893.

So another planning application went in. After the go-ahead was given it took the Liebre team nine months to transform the church with meticulous attention to detail.

“It wasn’t easy because the space was awkward and everything we did was bespoke but my partner is a skilled craftsman builder and great at problem solving,” says Sharon. “He worked out how to create the mezzanine floor for the bedrooms and managed to get the walnut staircase up there so it didn’t interrupt a beautiful church window. He was brilliant.”

Having an archaeologist on site while digging up the church floor to install underfloor heating and recovering a pre-reformation altar stone, which was buried in the grounds, was a planning stipulation.

When unearthed, the altar stone was in bits so the team battled with the jigsaw of pieces and managed to turn them into a stone surround for the new fire, which also features a 19th century altar rail.

The iron stands that held the altar rail were used to create a garden table and this wasn’t all they upcycled. Sharon was determined to use the font under the West Window as the base for a glass top dining table.

“How they moved that font in the 13th century I have no idea, it weighed a ton but we used a mix of old and new techniques,” she says. “We had a block and tackle but we added a motor to it so we didn’t have to use brute force to move the font.”

While the team were hard at work on the building, Sharon was busy with the usual barrage of paperwork while sourcing items for the former church via eBay, auctions and antique shops.

Among the best finds was a set of organ pipes now sprayed gold and on the entrance hall wall. A set of organ stops have made perfect kitchen door handles and a chandelier from a wedding venue adds sparkle.

“I ended up hiring a lock-up to keep my finds in, I’d collected so many,” says Sharon, who chose a Farrow and Ball blue along with a soft cream paint for the walls.

Making the building as energy efficient as possible was also important and it now has a rare EPC rating of B thanks to insulation and an air source heat pump.

While the conversion was strictly business, Sharon couldn’t bear to sell it immediately, , it was put to work as a holiday let for a time and the reviews on it rave about the location, the church’s wow factor and its peaceful feel.

The no-expense-spared property is now on the market with LinkAgency for £595,000. On the ground floor is an entrance hall with a glazed wall, a kitchen with range cooker and bespoke units made by a local cabinet maker, a dining area and a sitting area. There’s also a luxurious shower room on this level, while the mezzanine has two beautiful bedrooms.

Outside, there is parking, a storage shed, electric vehicle charging point and gardens with rural views and a seating area.

The location is sublime and says Sharon: “The church is one of the best things we’ve done. It’s an escape from reality and it’s just a mile walk down a track through fields or a short drive to the golden sandy beach at Fraisthorpe. You can also walk to Bridlington, four miles away, on the cliff top. We will miss it when it sells."

*For details of the sale of the church email the Link Agency at [email protected], tel: 01482 699007.

 

[spygirl]

Orignal auction, which was 2020ish

https://media.onthemarket.com/properties/8331399/1288946456/document-0.pdf

 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/133251407#/?channel=RES_BUY

 

I think shell find a quirky holiday makes makes an impratical hosue to live in all year.

 

[sarahbell]

1 minute ago, spygirl said:

Orignal auction, which was 2020ish

https://media.onthemarket.com/properties/8331399/1288946456/document-0.pdf

 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/133251407#/?channel=RES_BUY

 

I think shell find a quirky holiday makes makes an impratical hosue to live in all year.

 

Stunning. But heating it in winter? 

[beefer]

Is Nana buried in the garden?

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/86086626#/?channel=RES_BUY

[JoeDavola]

Interesting wee bungalow here that is small but in good nick, but also has a really good size of a garden:

https://www.propertypal.com/24-millmount-lane-dundonald-belfast/883744

Think the house is a bit too small really, but rare you see a combo of small bungalow plus good garden.

[Democorruptcy]

15 hours ago, JoeDavola said:

Interesting wee bungalow here that is small but in good nick, but also has a really good size of a garden:

https://www.propertypal.com/24-millmount-lane-dundonald-belfast/883744

Think the house is a bit too small really, but rare you see a combo of small bungalow plus good garden.

Looks to be on a low level compared to the houses behind it on the hill in the distance, any flooding there?

 

[UmBongo]

$450,000 for this delight:

 

[Frank Hovis]

These two have both been featured in the lats few days on the local news website.

 

Today; 3 bed, 4 at a push, cottage with separate one bed annex and excellent views, 1.6 acres on the north coast,  The coatsal path runs in front of it and a former army camp behind is being redeveloped into a holiday village.

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/property/former-mine-captains-house-cornwall-8578904

 

A few days ago, 4 bed, 5 at a push, cottage near Lamorna with about 9 acres.  Unlikely to be much in the way of future development in that area.  I'm not sure what you could do with most of the grounds tbh though the hosue nearby has put a pool in.

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/property/charming-coastal-cottage-market-first-8579023

 

If they were the same price I would buy the second one.

 

Amazingly the first one is £2.25m and the second £750k.

Put another way the second is exactly one third the price of the first.

[King Penda]

On 15/06/2023 at 13:28, Boon said:

Don't see that she's done much wrong.

Opportunity cost I am not sure is relevant for her, because she has a lot of money anyway, has she forgone anything? It doesn't seem like she has lost anything in monetary terms, if it sells.
And talking in intangible terms she seems to have gotten a lot out of it, a quiet place like she said to do gardening and shit. That's probably worth quite a bit to them.

I bet she doesn't regret buying that place, unlike some celebs who have ended up with overpriced flats in Battersea Power Station that they don't use.

I quite like it

[ste]

Quote

**SUMMER SALE** PRICE FOR 7 DAYS ONLY**

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/133890668#/?channel=RES_BUY

Also found out where the Georgia Guidestones went...

 

Edited July 9, 2023 by ste

[Wight Flight]

25 minutes ago, ste said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/133890668#/?channel=RES_BUY

Also found out where the Georgia Guidestones went...

 

Bugger me that is a car crash of a design job.

[Joncrete Cungle]

One for @King Penda lodger empire?

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/130194611#/?channel=RES_BUY

 

• Extended Accommodation To The Rear
• Many Fine Original Features
• Potential for 7 Bedrooms
• Two Large Reception Rooms
• First Floor Bathroom and Ground Floor Shower Room

[wherebee]

15 hours ago, Frank Hovis said:

Today; 3 bed, 4 at a push, cottage with separate one bed annex and excellent views, 1.6 acres on the north coast,  The coatsal path runs in front of it and a former army camp behind is being redeveloped into a holiday village.

If they were the same price I would buy the second one.

 

So - full of rapey gimmigrants in a few years then.  I'll pass, thanks.

[JoeDavola]

I had mentioned before that I liked these apartments - nice big living room, only 4 apartments to a building, good size:

https://www.propertypal.com/unit-3a-brooklands-drive-whitehead/816992/photo-11

I had assumed that because there's no lift, no communal corridors etc that there would be virtually 0 building maintenance fee....

....nope. Turns out the building maintenace is £80 a month/£960 a year. For WHAT exactly? Someone's pocketing most of that, they must be. Increasingly looks like flats are a fucking mug's game.

Edited July 10, 2023 by JoeDavola

[Frank Hovis]

22 hours ago, JoeDavola said:

I had mentioned before that I liked these apartments - nice big living room, only 4 apartments to a building, good size:

https://www.propertypal.com/unit-3a-brooklands-drive-whitehead/816992/photo-11

I had assumed that because there's no lift, no communal corridors etc that there would be virtually 0 building maintenance fee....

....nope. Turns out the building maintenace is £80 a month/£960 a year. For WHAT exactly? Someone's pocketing most of that, they must be. Increasingly looks like flats are a fucking mug's game.

 

It would depend what is was covering.

If it was mostly building up a sinking fund for major structural work than that's fine as usually when you move you sell your share of the sinking fund.

If however it's all going on everyday property maintenance then that's a lot for what needs to be done.

[Wight Flight]

On 10/07/2023 at 14:11, JoeDavola said:

I had mentioned before that I liked these apartments - nice big living room, only 4 apartments to a building, good size:

https://www.propertypal.com/unit-3a-brooklands-drive-whitehead/816992/photo-11

I had assumed that because there's no lift, no communal corridors etc that there would be virtually 0 building maintenance fee....

....nope. Turns out the building maintenace is £80 a month/£960 a year. For WHAT exactly? Someone's pocketing most of that, they must be. Increasingly looks like flats are a fucking mug's game.

Does that include block insurance?