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Gorgeous house - what do you think?! Anyone wanting to sell take note of how not to do it!

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louby78 · 12/06/2011 13:57

Have you seen this, so well presented inside?!!!

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-30364375.html

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Saltire · 12/06/2011 14:00

Upper Poppleton is nice thoughGrin

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louby78 · 12/06/2011 14:00

Posted this twice - sorry, thought i'd deleted it!

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ninedragons · 12/06/2011 14:01

Upper Poppleton is a fantastic name.

My cousin runs a house-staging business. If I were any good at computers I would hack into her website and replace her pristine white towel pyramids with those photos Grin

ZZZenAgain · 12/06/2011 14:02

I assume someone died and the property they are selling is inherited, something like that.

DaisySteiner · 12/06/2011 14:05

I would guess there's rather a sad story behind those photos Sad

HarrietJones · 12/06/2011 14:07

Lot of potential but v £££££

Jux · 12/06/2011 14:08

I commented on your other thread! It's a damn good deal.

suburbophobe · 12/06/2011 14:10

I agree, very sad in fact. Those photos are quite shocking....

WorzselMummage · 12/06/2011 14:11

I would LOVE to buy a house in that state.. Imagine all the exciting things you could discover in the loft Shock

Choufleur · 12/06/2011 14:12

I guess that's why it's up for auction

wordsonapage · 12/06/2011 14:13

I'm going to be really po faced on this but I do think it's really mean to link to a home,someone had a life there.

are estate agency pictures the new Internet bedlam ?

smartyparts · 12/06/2011 14:14

I'm amazed they have posted interior photos. Why?

And am also amazed at the price, thought it was cheap up North!?

Ishani · 12/06/2011 14:58

I think the estate agents have a moral duty to get a clearance company in there to sort it before selling it. Aren't they meant to achieve the best price for the vendor ? I bet it's sold to a builder in exchange for a stuffed brown envelope :-(

wordsonapage · 12/06/2011 15:01

Arf at estate agent and moral in the same sentence

ExitPursuedByAKitten · 12/06/2011 15:02

It is two houses though, hence the price. Can't understand why they didn't get a house clearance company in before taking the photos.

ruddynorah · 12/06/2011 15:06

How ridiculous to have not done a house clearance first.

RustyBear · 12/06/2011 15:13

I suspect a house clearance company might have taken out the period fireplace and any other stuff of value - a lot of people would prefer to do their own weeding-out- if it's being sold as seen, there could be all sorts of things there.

wednesday13 · 12/06/2011 19:52

Our first house was like that - smaller but similar condition. It took two lorries to clear out the junk (and this was after the sellers had moved their stuff!) but I'm glad we did it because we salvaged a few useful things too. It looked so bad that other buyers had overlooked it and it got us on the housing ladder. I'm all for property presentation but I don't have much sympathy for people who can't see past a house's condition.

I agree there probably is a sad story but it may well be a person who people have been trying to help - MNers have posted before about parents who are life of grime style hoarders and how frustrating it is.

microserf · 12/06/2011 22:53

some friends bought an old farmhouse in a similar state, and made £££ not just off the property but the crap left inside! turned out to be rusty farm stuff. personally, would have junked the lot, which is why mr serf and i remain as poor as church mice, figuratively speaking.

lalalonglegs · 13/06/2011 10:53

That's what auction properties look like. I'd be much more worried about what all the vegetation is doing to it rather than a bit of a old furniture inside.

nokissymum · 13/06/2011 11:05

Yes agree, this is what auction houses usually look like, obviously the house hasnt been inhabited for a while. In need of some serious TLC.

I could see it though once done up, will be beautiful warm home.

Bohica · 13/06/2011 11:09

There has been a thread about this house before. Apparently you can see the shadow of a ghost in the bedroom window of the first picture.

mollymole · 13/06/2011 11:10

if it puts a lot of people off all the better for those who can see through the mess - we once bought a property in a similar state (lived in by a mid 30s woman and her 2 teenage children) for a very good price as the other viewers were put off by all the crap (and the sheep shit INSIDE the house)

Ishani · 13/06/2011 11:55

But given the agents job is to achieve the best price for a property they should be making it attractive to as many people as possible not just their builder/developer mates. That's no doubt somebodys life's work and savings and somebody elses inhertitance. The agents shouldn't get paid fir allowing it to go for a pitance, what do they actually do for their money again ?

wordsonapage · 13/06/2011 12:00

Its not the estate agents job to organise house clearance, its the seller... 9be it house owner/bank .No estate agent or bank will fork out money to clear a house out. If the house fails to sell they'd get nothing back.

And the percentage difference between the sale price pre cleared would be minimal.