Thursday, Sep 16, 2010
You couldnt make it up
Dailymail: Owner lay dead on the couch as estate agent showed buyers around her home
An estate agent showed prospective buyers around an £800,000 house while the owner lay dead on her sofa, an inquest heard yesterday.
The agent, Samuel Allfort, said he had assumed the 55-year-old woman was sleeping and continued with the pre-arranged viewing.
The Marsh & Parsons employee even left the living room to view last in case she awoke in time to meet the buyers.
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1. charlie brooker said...
The perfect allegory for the property market!!
(RIP The deceased)
2. sibley's b'stard child said...
See, that's what happens when you hold-out for that ideal valuation; and not a penny less.
3. alan_540 said...
Did he get the sale?
4. alan_540 said...
This is worth £800k? Holy crap.
5. sibley's b'stard child said...
Alan, bay windows. Innit.
6. alan_540 said...
Not exactly Grand Designs... lol.
7. mark said...
It has a tree in the front garden = It is in the countryside
8. uncle tom said...
That is a tired, mid to late Victorian (probably) terraced house.
The cost of building that house today (assuming you were building a whole terrace, would probably be around £40k.
But this is a second hand house, and none of its features are of any historic significance. It should rightly be seen as a first home, or student digs, pending demolition and redevelopment.
It is hard to value its worth as a house at more than £10k
Is it really worth shelling out £790k just for the privilege of living in a grubby corner of London?
9. doomwatch said...
800k for a grubby terraced house in an area that regularly featured in the Sweeny due to it's derelict
crime ridden reputation.
10. mark said...
Roof window = built in observatory
extract from "learn yourself estate agents speak"
11. Crunchy said...
The zombie bank syndrome is spreading.
However, in Samuel Allforts defense, he has taken the trouble to privide an economy coffin case.
I would normally be outraged, but I can't muster up the passion in this case. It's a sad reflection on "The Dream."
12. sibley's b'stard child said...
The listing has been removed from the EA's website so presumably got sold.
Still, silver linings and all that. Hopefully the new owner will be happy in their near-million pound two-up/two-down.
13. mark said...
Unless because of legal reasons, maybe CSI grotty terrace house is being filmed
14. Crunchy said...
10. mark
Adapatable living erea. Relaxing atmosphere. Discrete neighbours. A house to die for. Any reasonable cash offer accepted.
EA doublespeak - Be aware, the next time you view a vacant possession and someones breathing down your neck.
15. happy mondays said...
Maybe it's a new trend - Sash windows, skylite,Door,bin & it's own dead person? Who know's if it add value, why not!
16. will said...
If only it had been the other way round. "Estate agent found dead ......"
17. charlie brooker said...
What next? Estate Agent flogs dead horse?
18. sibley's b'stard child said...
@ 13
Exactly, dead twigs in vases are, like, soooo 2007.
19. timmy t said...
That wheelie bin out front must be worth quarter of a million - it's massive!
20. mark wadsworth said...
Uncle Tom, that £790k will evaporate to very little once we've replaced the entire tax system with LVT, of course :-)