Wednesday, Oct 14, 2009
Frightmove: Getting desperate?
Rightmove: 2 bed terraced house Stockport
"Look at that price again!! Quite unbelievable & certain to inspire many viewings. So what is this arresting experience that will stop you in your tracks?...
As you can see this is not a hard sell, and far from it in this difficult climate you'll be handcuffing yourself to the front door in protest, should you miss out."
Another sign that fear is kicking in. A shoebox being marketed as a steal at £170k. If it wasn't so sad it would be funny...
Posted by happyrenting @ 03:20 PM (1777 views) Add Comment
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1. mrflibble said...
Who styled the kitchen, Metal Mickey?
Typical cramped house on a cramped street with near zero parking, yours for one hundred and seventy thousand of your devalued English pounds. No thanks, I'll pass...
2. Swissnic said...
Hope it doesn't sell before I get to view it!!!!!!!
3. dgj said...
Well when you only have the bank demanding repayment of your £170k mortgage as you've defaulted for the past couple of months, people will try and sell eggs to chickens...
4. dgj said...
Look at this 2 Bed Apartment new build £186k West Midlands
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-13028715.html
You can buy a 5 bedroom house down the road for £110k
5. mrflibble said...
Nice one dgj, this joint reminds me of Woodhill Prison in Milton Keynes.
6. debtfree said...
You can't polish muck, but they are giving it a good try with "Morning Room/Conservatory"
7. mrflibble said...
Check this one out, here's an example of what £186 grand buys you in Canada:-
Details
This is a Rancher style house, not to everyone's taste I know, but it comes with almost 5 acres to play around in.
It would have cost you £126 grand in 2007 before El Gordo and his cronies wrecked our currency.
8. inbreda said...
you idiots!!
There must be nearly 3 tonne of laminate flooring in that place! Must be worth half a million squid at least!!
9. mrflibble said...
7. inbreda said...
There must be nearly 3 tonne of laminate flooring in that place! Must be worth half a million squid at least!!
Landlords wet dream then, zero maintenance, innit? :-P
10. mystie010 said...
I just had a look at the picture and it looks like something off one of those really sad makeover shows. I bet the owner is one of those really sad amateur property developer types who bought a wreck and did it up only to find that the market crashed. Oh my heart bleeds!
11. Cozza said...
Judging by the EA's description he's utterly in love with the place.Makes you wonder whether he/she owns it!
12. Philip 9134 said...
inbreda the Rancher style house, is only 12 hours drive from Vancouver as well. An estate agent dream, within easy commuting distance of the big smoke.
13. drewster said...
C'mon guys, you know the mantra: Location Location Location. It's in one of the posher bits of Mancunia, it's near some green space (hard to find in Manchester), it's very handy for the main roads and the motorways, and for all we know it could be in the catchment area for some really good schools (also hard to find in Manchester).
It's not even Stockport - it's Heaton Mersey. Saying it's in Stockport is like saying Windsor is in Slough.
I still wouldn't pay over £100k for it.....
14. drewster said...
mrflibble,
Your example in Canada is disingenuous, it really is in the middle of nowhere. Might as well compare with a £189,000 semi-rural detached cottage in Kilmarnock for example, or a £185,000 3-bedroom detached bungalow in Fleetwood, Lancashire.
15. Jayk said...
Nice try. It's not in Stockport.
Try being truthful.
16. Benthebuilder said...
Yeah Heaton Mersey is a nice and convenient location for the house breakers and car thieves from Burnage to target. Loads of break ins round there. A real crime hotspot. Full of awkward customers in my experience too.
17. p. doff said...
...and to think I only got £29500 when I sold my 3 bed semi on Heaton Road in Withington. Was a few years ago mind.
18. greenshootsandleaves said...
I think we're witnessing an exchange in the National Estate Agent Hype Up A Dull Property Challenge Cup Quarter Finals. Hertfordshire has gone for:
'Only the very rarest of properties will I ever give the ten out of ten status. This amazing property is so gorgeous and special that it completely meets this criteria. The house, the stunning outlook both to the rear and to the front, the walled gardens, the gated entrance, it's wonderful.' A bold attempt, boosted by the obligatory poor syntax, but ... Oh Dear! Someone forgot to switch off the spellchecker! This may cost them a place in the ... semis.