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Aquamarine1029 · 16/09/2023 00:32

A savvy buyer can see beyond the current owners horrific taste. I would bet that within 2 years, the interior of that home will be completely unrecognisable.

Labradeedle · 16/09/2023 00:35

Aquamarine1029 · 16/09/2023 00:32

A savvy buyer can see beyond the current owners horrific taste. I would bet that within 2 years, the interior of that home will be completely unrecognisable.

Ha! I feel like with a good clean and tidy it could be unrecognisable in just a couple of hours 🤣

StandingMyGround888 · 16/09/2023 00:36

I would have bought that purely for the size of the bathroom. Very unusual in that type of house.

PickoftheMix · 16/09/2023 00:37

If you take out all their stuff and redecorate it's act got great potential! 300k for 4 double bedrooms 😱

PorridgeOnToast · 16/09/2023 00:38

That teddy in the bath 😂

And all those knives in the kitchen!!

Somebody is angry with their landlord for selling and making it known!

MorrisZapp · 16/09/2023 00:38

Reminds me of my childhood home! To be fair it says it requires modernisation throughout, I don't think they're trying to make death by teddy bear tsunami look inspirational.

JellyBeanFactory · 16/09/2023 00:39

Is that a Womble in the bath?

And what are those boxed lights on the ceiling?

A good clear out and that will make a fab home!

IslandAngle · 16/09/2023 00:42

I love picture 11!

But yeah, see beyond the clutter, that’s a lot house for your money.

zen1 · 16/09/2023 00:42

At least the videos and DVDs are stored in an orderly fashion Grin

LastHives · 16/09/2023 00:44

The bunk bed of teddies 😂

greenspaces4peace · 16/09/2023 00:45

the ceilings look fine, no sign of water damage.
potential if the location is right.

Aquamarine1029 · 16/09/2023 00:46

Labradeedle · 16/09/2023 00:35

Ha! I feel like with a good clean and tidy it could be unrecognisable in just a couple of hours 🤣

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You are 100% correct. Taking out a quarter of the clutter would be earth shattering. 🤣

KievLoverTwo · 16/09/2023 00:50

I really, really hope these people are not downsizing.

AprQ · 16/09/2023 00:51

The bathroom is amazing!😍

EmmaGrundyForPM · 16/09/2023 00:59

If its selling for, say, £75k less than similar properties in the neighbourhood that don't require the work, then it will sell. However, I don't know the area so don't know if the price is realistic.

Someone with vision will be able to make something out of it. However, the lack of access to the fourth bedroom would put me off. I can't see how that can be changed without reconfiguring the whole of the first floor, which would cost a lot more money.

ElizaWinter · 16/09/2023 01:04

KievLoverTwo · 16/09/2023 00:50

I really, really hope these people are not downsizing.

Perhaps they already did! Someone call Stacey Solomon.

Birdie8989 · 16/09/2023 01:28

The positioning of bedroom 4 is bizarre - looks like you need to go through the bathroom to get to it, and bedroom 1's only window looks into it. If the price is low for a 4 bed in the area, and the clutter would be removed before completion, I can see it selling though.

OnAFrolicOfMyOwn · 16/09/2023 01:32

On the vino and misread 'Bedford' for 'Bradford' initially to my total bamboozlement Grin (I live in W Yorks).

Calistano · 16/09/2023 01:53

I think it looks cosy Blush

EconomyClassRockstar · 16/09/2023 02:04

You spend THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS on a tiny end of a relatively new build terrace?! You really are screwed.

SpidersAreShitheads · 16/09/2023 02:23

The upstairs layout needs sorting out but the bedrooms are great sizes and the room downstairs are large.

I’m not local so don’t know that market but I agree with PP - once emptied, that house has incredible potential!

Don’t get distracted by clutter - that goes with the seller 😊

My only grumble would be the lack of a good garden.

SiobhanSharpe · 16/09/2023 02:31

My concern would be that the clutter wouldn't go with the seller.
(check out recent thread detailing what buyers found their sellers had left behind on completion of a sale)

nancy75 · 16/09/2023 02:40

Whoever designed the extension upstairs needs a new job, but with a lot of chucking out & a bit of imagination it could be ok

SpidersAreShitheads · 16/09/2023 03:10

SiobhanSharpe · 16/09/2023 02:31

My concern would be that the clutter wouldn't go with the seller.
(check out recent thread detailing what buyers found their sellers had left behind on completion of a sale)

But that's always a risk with any property I guess isn't it? And there's legal recourse if the clutter isn't cleared.

My stepdad was a giant dickhead when they sold their property and unbeknownst to us, left a load of stuff in the shed that he thought would be "helpful" to the buyers. (he was previously a keen gardener and the buyers had said they couldn't wait to have a garden - he was moving to somewhere with no garden). Their solicitor contacted my stepdad's solicitor the next day giving him 24 hours to get it cleared or else he'd be charged £500-1000 for the buyers to hire people to come in and clear it!

I was utterly mortified as I was the one who had done all the communicating with the estate agent for them. Stepdad had assured us that the garden was empty - when we helped them on moving day, we just took his word and didn't check the shed!!! Even now, more than one year on, I'm cringing just remembering this....!!! So, so embarrassing.

I definitely wouldn't rule out a house on the basis that they MIGHT leave behind some of their clutter.

CarrieMoonbeams · 16/09/2023 03:34

There's something about it that makes me feel quite sad - e.g. the yearly planner carefully taped to the board with things marked on it in different colours (picture 2) and the "Mum" picture on the floor in picture 3.

My dogs would be absolutely thrilled if they left all of the teddies though, they'd have a teddy party (aka teddy massacre) that lasted for weeks!