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To wonder why anyone would spend £5K on this?

26 replies

Alcemeg · 23/09/2022 09:16

www.lextons.co.uk/property-details/31570418/sussex/haywards-heath/wealden-way

I can only think of 3 possible reasons:
You are a litter lout who is sick of being fined
You have a very spoilt dog and cba picking up plops
You have an overspill of garden gnomes, but can't bear to part with any

...?????????

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CakeCrumbs44 · 23/09/2022 09:18

If you lived in that house to the left you might be able to move the fence and make your garden huge?

RewildingAmbridge · 23/09/2022 09:19

Yes I'd imagine one of the houses either side would buy it

MichaelAndEagle · 23/09/2022 09:19

Yeah, if you're a neighbouring property maybe. Especially if you get undesirables on the path.
Do you have to keep a right of way?

summergone · 23/09/2022 09:20

How odd ! But yes surely the only buyer could be the house next door !

PuttingDownRoots · 23/09/2022 09:22

A private company owns the gress verge between our road and the main road (about 10m). Its a complete pain, as the company won't take responsibility for its upkeep, we (the residents) aren't allowed to cut the grass, put flowers in etc and the council isn't "allowed" to pick up rubbish from it (the workers do as they think its ridiculous). Add in the bus stop owned by the transport company...

If we (residents collectively) could buy it we would, so we could make it pleasant!

Original poster
Alcemeg · 23/09/2022 09:23

Ahh, I never thought of the houses buying it. Haven't they got enough room? How many daffodil borders can you plant?

I'd assume the public footpath would remain a right of way...?

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Original poster
Alcemeg · 23/09/2022 09:24

PuttingDownRoots · 23/09/2022 09:22

A private company owns the gress verge between our road and the main road (about 10m). Its a complete pain, as the company won't take responsibility for its upkeep, we (the residents) aren't allowed to cut the grass, put flowers in etc and the council isn't "allowed" to pick up rubbish from it (the workers do as they think its ridiculous). Add in the bus stop owned by the transport company...

If we (residents collectively) could buy it we would, so we could make it pleasant!

OK, this is waaaaaaay more complicated than I imagined!

I thought all grass verges were just mown regularly by the local council and well-meaning neighbours could always plant a few tulips without coming to grief.

Well, I live and learn!

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80sMum · 23/09/2022 09:25

I'm assuming that the owners of the adjacent house have bought it. I know I would if it were me who lived there. It's an opportunity to increase the size of the garden and thereby add to one's enjoyment of the property, in addition to potentially increasing its value.

User12398712 · 23/09/2022 09:34

PuttingDownRoots · 23/09/2022 09:22

A private company owns the gress verge between our road and the main road (about 10m). Its a complete pain, as the company won't take responsibility for its upkeep, we (the residents) aren't allowed to cut the grass, put flowers in etc and the council isn't "allowed" to pick up rubbish from it (the workers do as they think its ridiculous). Add in the bus stop owned by the transport company...

If we (residents collectively) could buy it we would, so we could make it pleasant!

It could well be a situation like this. If one of the adjacent houses has offered to buy the strip, the owner may have put it to auction to fulfill any obligations to obtain the best price, particularly if it is some situation like a liquidation.

MargaretThursday · 23/09/2022 09:39

You could get someone who likes gardening and doesn't have one/big enough one. Round here allotments are snapped up with a waiting list.

Kpo58 · 23/09/2022 09:42

Maybe it would be a good place for a community orchard?

Suzi888 · 23/09/2022 09:43

RewildingAmbridge · 23/09/2022 09:19

Yes I'd imagine one of the houses either side would buy it

^

Noteverybodylives · 23/09/2022 10:01

I know if two people who’ve brought slithers of land next to their properties.

One brought it to extend her garden and because she didn’t want a randomer buying it.

The other brought it to also extend his property but so he was able to build another home next to his current one which he then sold both.

User839516 · 23/09/2022 10:03

@Noteverybodylives I hate to be ‘that’ guy but just a good opportunity before the thread gets busy - ‘bought’ is to buy something, ‘brought’ is to bring something. So when you say she brought a bit of land that means she took it with her somewhere.

Crunchyb · 23/09/2022 10:18

User839516
So when you say she brought a bit of land that means she took it with her somewhere.

You understand the difference between bought and brought but you are confused about bring and take. To say someone ‘brought a bit of land’ means she she brought it with her to the place in question from somewhere else.

Crunchyb · 23/09/2022 10:19

Typo of an extra ‘she’ in there.

User839516 · 23/09/2022 10:27

@Crunchyb hello fellow pedant 👋🏻
yes you are right of course!

10HailMarys · 23/09/2022 10:29

I hate to be ‘that’ guy

Don't be, then. It's not compulsory.

HelloDaisy · 23/09/2022 10:47

Somebody near me bought the piece of land next to their house and subsequently put a fence around it making their back garden almost twice the size. They bought it from the developer who still owned it despite the house being nearly 50 years old.

There was complete uproar from all their close neighbours as well as parents whose children were at the school over the road as their children could no longer play on the patch of land before and after school! Facebook rants galore!

Anyway, the council have made them remove the fence as apparently they are not allowed to fence it off despite owning it and it must stay as open green space…

CakeCrumbs44 · 23/09/2022 12:34

Alcemeg · 23/09/2022 09:23

Ahh, I never thought of the houses buying it. Haven't they got enough room? How many daffodil borders can you plant?

I'd assume the public footpath would remain a right of way...?

They could buy it, make the garden bigger and then extend the house into the current garden. Or build a garden Room or annexe for example. It would add more than £5k to the value of the house.

Maybe there is some sort of covenant that they can buy the land, but they have to put it up for auction rather than buying it directly. Unlikely to be any other bidders.

MintJulia · 23/09/2022 12:47

Gives the owner the right to plant trees? Wildflower planting etc
Prevent other people from putting fences, street lights of signs on there.
Extend gardens by a couple of feet?

SuperSange · 23/09/2022 12:55

Would the path need to remain a right of way though? So you could 't buy the whole thing and fence it off?

LiftyLift · 23/09/2022 13:00

I actually know this path and have used it in the past. It’s a well used cut through to get to town. It leads to a private road which is part of the cut through. I certainly hope they don’t fence it off!

TruffleShuffles · 23/09/2022 13:04

Wouldn’t the new owner then be responsible for the upkeep of the path? Would they be liable for any accidents that occur due to poor upkeep? Is it worth it for a potentially slightly bigger garden.

Cindie943811A · 23/09/2022 13:07

Maybe both adjoining neighbours are keen to buy and this is the seller’s best way of getting the best price — could result in a bidding war

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