[neilrich]

Apologies, but so astonished am I by the pure greed, I believe the following deserves a thread of its very own, so that we can watch it over the coming months, and years.

Flat 2, Howard House - 43 Elmfield Road, Gosforth
If my memory serves me right, then the above flat was for sale with Sanderson Young for most of 2009, listed at a price of £198k. Good location, but the flat was pretty bland with white walls and wooden floors. It was never worth £198k!!

Anyhow it SOLD in November for £152k
03/11/2009 £152,000 Flat 2, Howard House, 43, Elmfield Road, Gosforth, NE3 4BA

However it's back, again listed with Sanderson Young, it re-appeared end of last week without pictures listed at £310k! Today the photos have been added and the price adjusted to £299k. It does not look much different, the walls are still painted white, perhaps a new oak floor, and some chandeliers! The kitchen looks weird, not what you'd expect in a victorian villa, I guess they found it in the B&Q SALE!

£150k premium over just three months, and for what?

This post has been edited by neilrich: 16 February 2010 - 08:28 PM

[righttoleech]

Unbelievabubble. Must be a very clever pwoperdy developer. Bad luck to them.

[stuckmojo]

No doubt some of the young professional couples on 80k each will snap it up straight away. If you don't buy now, you'll miss the boat.

What a farce.

[Quokka]

neilrich, on 16 February 2010 - 08:18 PM, said:

£150k premium over just three months, and for what?

Chandeliers in every room of course,,,

[neilrich]

neilrich, on 16 February 2010 - 08:18 PM, said:

Apologies, but so astonished am I by the pure greed, I believe the following deserves a thread of its very own, so that we can watch it over the coming months, and years.

Flat 2, Howard House - 43 Elmfield Road, Gosforth
If my memory serves me right, then the above flat was for sale with Sanderson Young for most of 2009, listed at a price of £198k. Good location, but the flat was pretty bland with white walls and wooden floors. It was never worth £198k!!

Anyhow it SOLD in November for £152k
03/11/2009 £152,000 Flat 2, Howard House, 43, Elmfield Road, Gosforth, NE3 4BA

However it's back, again listed with Sanderson Young, it re-appeared end of last week without pictures listed at £310k! Today the photos have been added and the price adjusted to £299k. It does not look much different, the walls are still painted white, perhaps a new oak floor, and some chandeliers! The kitchen looks weird, not what you'd expect in a victorian villa, I guess they found it in the B&Q SALE!

£150k premium over just three months, and for what?

The price is up and down like a yo-yo, 24 hours on and the price has been adjusted upwards back to £310k! Like I said, astonished by the pure greed!

[jaynewcastle]

People can ask whatever they want for their properties as far as I'm concerned. If they can find someone daft enough to pay the price, then fair enough.

[geordieskin]

IMHO gosforth is not even that good, its only "posh" because its in rough as ****** newcastle!gosforth high school is drugs central.

[meow]

geordieskin, on 21 February 2010 - 09:53 PM, said:

IMHO gosforth is not even that good, its only "posh" because its in rough as ****** newcastle!gosforth high school is drugs central.

Yes people who live there do say it's posh...

[jaynewcastle]

Compared to most of Tyneside, Gosforth is a pretty decent area

[meow]

jaynewcastle, on 02 March 2010 - 07:33 PM, said:

Compared to most of Tyneside, Gosforth is a pretty decent area

I don't think you're negating my statement much

I think my problem is more that a lot of Gosforth sure as hell doesn't "look" as well to do as it apparently is.

[ExecutiveSlaveBox]

meow, on 03 March 2010 - 10:09 AM, said:

I don't think you're negating my statement much

I think my problem is more that a lot of Gosforth sure as hell doesn't "look" as well to do as it apparently is.

Gosforth most certainly would not meet my definition of posh/affluent. It's main advantages are, it isn't benwell and isn't overrun by students (Jesmond) hence prime real estate for all the *hard working aspirational families* of tyneside.

Some parts of Jesmond and Tynemouth might be gettting closer to my definition but it's all relative, we ain't talking Chelsea & Kensington here.

[neilrich]

Think this is now on to its third agent. The price has now been reduced to £250k.

[exiges]

neilrich, on 04 October 2010 - 04:20 PM, said:

Think this is now on to its third agent. The price has now been reduced to £250k.

Only another £100k to go then !