Saturday, May 26, 2007

Way of fiddling the figures?

Rightmove: Living in the Garden of England (Thanet Excluded)

Check out the first entry on the Rightmove database for Kent. Just a mistake, or one of the ways that estate agents can claim house prices only ever go up? I'm not surprised if houses like this are included in the figures?

Posted by uncle chris @ 09:53 AM (190 views) Add Comment

8 Comments

1. Andy said...

The only point in putting houses like these on the website is that you can arrange a free viewing avioding paying the average £7.50 ticket on looking around some National Trust Estate/Castle or Famous Residential property in the country.

Saturday, May 26, 2007 11:30AM Report Comment
 

2. Mr Crabs said...

I can only stretch to 120million with my self certification mortgage, does anyone thing it's worth me placing a bid. ho ho ho!
What an excellent way of skewing the figures.

Saturday, May 26, 2007 11:33AM Report Comment
 

3. mike said...

Is this the most expensive property in the world?

£142,500,000

4 bedrooms | Detached
Whitstable, Kent

A unique, detached luxury home offering spacious modern living by the sea in Whistable. With views that inspired Joseph Turner, the painter of light and master of the sunrise. Whitstable's history, culture and recent regeneration offers an advantageous lifestyle, giving instant access to fantas...


Now, I know house prices are a little too high, but It will be a cold day in hell when that house sells for £142 Million!

Saturday, May 26, 2007 11:37AM Report Comment
 

4. harold said...

Mike, one too many zeros? (Perhaps three less zeros would be more realistic.)

Saturday, May 26, 2007 12:07PM Report Comment
 

5. speculatorone said...

Well, after looking at that link I feel better.

I thought I had problems affording a house in my own area......

Saturday, May 26, 2007 12:55PM Report Comment
 

6. japanese uncle said...

There are two zeros redundant, perhaps.

Anyway this is the quality of the UK service industries, along with financial services industry where consumers need to double-check bank statement in case there are too many errors, let alone almost daily misselling episode.

And it is these service industries that allegedly must feed over 60 million population! Bad joke.

Saturday, May 26, 2007 02:48PM Report Comment
 

7. confused76 said...

I have just placed a bid for the second property, a bargain compared to the first

Saturday, May 26, 2007 03:12PM Report Comment
 

8. enuii said...

Search Liverpool for a property on rightmove and select 40 mile radius, voila £385 Million 3-Bed Detached in Blundell Sands this must truly be the most overvalued house in the UK.

Another reason why any of rightmoves figures from its database are highly dubious.

Saturday, May 26, 2007 09:33PM Report Comment
 

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