Does anyone want this £2 million house?

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Here’s the link.

https://www.chestertons.co.uk/properties/21253149/sales

I know we like a nose around other peoples houses. Might need sunglasses for this one.

100%

Oh god no!! I loved the disney painted house but not this one.

Five bedrooms and just one bathroom (plus a bog under the stairs)

Is this supposed to be a selling point?

Well there's no accounting for taste!

Oh, wow, YES! I love Emily Powell’s work. I would adore living there and I also think it will only go up in value.

I don't think the 'mansion tax' will a huge difference to people buying now - if you can afford 2 million either cash or mortgage, I doubt an extra 200ish a month will put you off - it's more of a problem for people finding themselves in a house they bought for much, much less, that has gradually increased in value and who have a massive asset but little income.

Precisely, the options are -

(1) Artists charge for their time at a pre-agreed rate.

(2) Artists produce art and let the market decide what it is worth.

(3) A panel of experts sit around determining the price of every piece of art ever made and it is illegal to transact at any other price.

Whilst I regard (2) as very unfair (it values my untrained and quickly knocked-up art as worthless trash, and Da Vinci as worth mega-money, despite the fact that it is clear to me that it should be the other way around), it is probably the best option.

Nope, I like colour but for me that’s way too much -

Blimey that’s a bit of a mark up

Oh man, I would have a perpetual headache living in that. It just looks like youv'e let your 3yr olds run amok with paint 😂

I don't mind it, I might keep elements but I can't cope with striped ceilings. I would probably redorate any house I bought so the decor doesn't really influence me (unless it's textured finishes which are a nightmare to deal with).
I'm more shocked at 2 million for a very, very average mid terrace, I guess that proves the mansion tax argument.

I suppose. I think for art to be exempt from tax it has to be available to the public as well, so the house would have to open to the public. I wonder is she going to commit to up keeping the artwork for the rest of her life or just to the person she sells to directly? Quite a ballsy move, I don't think my ego could take the hit if it didn't sell!

a 5 bed house and only 1 bathroom! No thanks

I love this one. Although I'm horrified that I'm in the same council tax band as them and their house is worth 5x what mine is.

omg she's an actual artist. I assumed it was some hippies who let the kids go wild with the posterpaints.

Ghastly and much, much smaller than my £400k house

I wasn't familiar with her work, but this has prompted me to look online and it does have a certain appeal.

Reminds me of one of my favourite films, The Rebel🤣

Even the slide got a couple of coats of ‘Christ My Eyes’. I don’t know how she missed painting the garden bench. It must be due an up cycle surely.

Oh, Sweet Jesus!

Jesus wept

Its a terrace with smaller sq ft than our period london house (in a decent area) and doesnt even have sea views and thats before you get into the interior which is... A LOT. The quality of the painting is also pretty slapdash 🫠🥴
I sort of recoiled while viewing it!

I could see it doing well as an airbnb though...

https://ronsplace.co.uk/tour/
I much prefer Ron's Place

I’d buy it, but I’d re paint I’m afraid!

I don't hate it but it's too much for me.

Love the way the little slide in the garden does not escape the paint brush. 🙂

No thank it's not even the decoration that would put me off 1 bathroom for a 5 bed I'm out.