Charlie Don't Surf Posted November 4, 2011 Author Share Posted November 4, 2011 It strikes me that all these crappy bungalows with their dated styling are being sold by oldies wanting to downsize. Problem is who actually wants them? The 50/60 somethings around at the moment seem a little more discerning. I doubt anyone younger with a £500k budget for a house is going to be very impressed either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 (edited) It strikes me that all these crappy bungalows with their dated styling are being sold by oldies wanting to downsize. Problem is who actually wants them? The 50/60 somethings around at the moment seem a little more discerning. I doubt anyone younger with a £500k budget for a house is going to be very impressed either. I agree - there are probate sales and the sale of holiday homes to fund retirement. Some of the prices are just comic. Inbetween all this dross there are some decent places, oh I'll enjoy being a cash buyer next spring. Edited November 4, 2011 by Simon Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 (edited) Reduced from 550k to 425k http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-31314748.html?utm_source=rmrssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buying Only another 100k to go... Edited November 4, 2011 by Simon Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Don't Surf Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-35527496.html A 'quintessential Cornish Cottage' is how it's described, yet all I see is a wood clad oddity. As for the photos. My 5 year old take better photos than this and is probably savvy enough to leave out the shot with the condensation all over the window. The rest of them seem a pretty odd mix that are not very informative about what this place is like at all. EA must be a halfwit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-35527496.html A 'quintessential Cornish Cottage' is how it's described, yet all I see is a wood clad oddity. As for the photos. My 5 year old take better photos than this and is probably savvy enough to leave out the shot with the condensation all over the window. The rest of them seem a pretty odd mix that are not very informative about what this place is like at all. EA must be a halfwit And it's a semi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Don't Surf Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 And it's a semi! Didn't see that. At the price they were asking I hadn't even considered it. What do you reckon - holiday home or probate? Kitchen certainly looks like a holiday home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Didn't see that. At the price they were asking I hadn't even considered it. What do you reckon - holiday home or probate? Kitchen certainly looks like a holiday home To be honest i don't reckon - it's a joke, leave alone. Price has 100k to drop before it sells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-35527496.html A 'quintessential Cornish Cottage' is how it's described, yet all I see is a wood clad oddity. As for the photos. My 5 year old take better photos than this and is probably savvy enough to leave out the shot with the condensation all over the window. The rest of them seem a pretty odd mix that are not very informative about what this place is like at all. EA must be a halfwit I can see some pictures of the garden shed, but I can't seem to find any of the actual house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Don't Surf Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 To be honest i don't reckon - it's a joke, leave alone. Price has 100k to drop before it sells. No, wasn't considering buying it. Hadn't considered it was a semi! Also, the price would need to drop £100k before it starts to compete with equivalent properties that have been for sale for the last 12 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 The award for the EA who couldn't be bothered to include a photo of the house: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-35530685.html?utm_content=ealertspropertyimage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=emailupdates&utm_campaign=emailupdatesjun11&utm_term=buying&sc_id=5797254 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Will someone please explain something / anything to Millers ? Bungalow or pimp palace? How can I tell? http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-20801592.html?utm_content=ealertspropertyimage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=emailupdates&utm_campaign=emailupdatesjun11&utm_term=buying&sc_id=5797254 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Will someone please explain something / anything to Millers ? Bungalow or pimp palace? How can I tell? http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-20801592.html?utm_content=ealertspropertyimage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=emailupdates&utm_campaign=emailupdatesjun11&utm_term=buying&sc_id=5797254 They're not giving much away there Simon! I know where that is so nice view as shown but it's carved out of the hillside so the rooms will be small and won't be anything in the way of garden or much parking. Very over-priced but if £200k that woudl be a nice quiet place to live with a sea view, short walk to the beach, and not far off the A30. That wouldn't be my choice of decor either! But then again I rarely change anything after I've got used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Tell you what - I'm seeing lots of price reductions in my Cornwall / Bungalow / 300-600k search on Rightmove Will be over in spring with a big wad of fivers etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennaval Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 (edited) With this two bed flat, apart from the delights of living on Chapel Street next to the Admiral Benbow, you have to cough up £1800 for annual service charges.....note a lift was installed......thats more expensive than some Central London mansion blocks..... Edited December 1, 2011 by tennaval Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Don't Surf Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 Tell you what - I'm seeing lots of price reductions in my Cornwall / Bungalow / 300-600k search on Rightmove Will be over in spring with a big wad of fivers etc. I was going to post something along these very lines myself. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/new-homes/property-34989311.html £800k - £700k http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-28312435.html £425k - £350k http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-19483986.html?premiumA=true £485k - £440k And here's the real shocker: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-16787073.html?premiumA=true A 4 bedroom house in Mousehole for well under £400k! With this two bed flat, apart from the delights of living on Chapel Street next to the Admiral Benbow, you have to cough up £1800 for annual service charges.....note a lift was installed......thats more expensive than some Central London mansion blocks..... So if you didn't feel enough of an idiot for paying £240k for that you'd get an unpleasant reminder to the sum of £1800 every year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 IMO http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/new-homes/property-34989311.html is good value, just too big for me Now if I had a wife and a gaggle of kids... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I've said it before, I'll say it again: Miller Countryside - take 'em out and shoot them! http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-35988905.html?utm_source=rmrssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I've said it before, I'll say it again: Miller Countryside - take 'em out and shoot them! http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-35988905.html?utm_source=rmrssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buying Shome mishtake shurely? Even at current asking prices that should be around £300k tops, but £415k to live in a bungalow the bleak hinterland of Bodmin? I note there is no external picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Don't Surf Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 Shome mishtake shurely? Even at current asking prices that should be around £300k tops, but £415k to live in a bungalow the bleak hinterland of Bodmin? I note there is no external picture. Plus the decor on all these overpriced bungalows is only fit for the over 70s - but I don't see refurbishment priced in. And agreed, for that money you'd expect prime coastal location not the **** end of beyond! If it's any consolation I'd imagine the owners (if not already) will be long deceased before they get an offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Don't Surf Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 And another one: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-35659106.html I remember a few years back this went on for £1 million. Anyway, it's now down from £895k to £695k in 2 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Don't Surf Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Looking like it could be crashy crashy time: £425k to £350k http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-28279192.html £395 to £350k http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-16817733.html £440k - £400k http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-20761122.html Also, for the first time in recent memory there is a second page in my property search on RM. Obviously this is all happening as I have decided to stay put for a while and just got the builders in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Looking like it could be crashy crashy time: Indeed it does, also I'm seeing new property on the Cornish market at a much more reasonable price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Don't Surf Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 Another 10 percenter: £550K - £499K - http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-18265677.html?premiumA=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levoleurdefruits Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 (edited) Just saw a nice cornish fisherman's terraced cottage on the market today, river frontage and own mooring. Looked a bit poky, dark and a bit damp though. £1m. Ouch. Who on earth is going to pay £1m? Edited December 8, 2011 by levoleurdefruits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 (edited) Spot the deliberate / accidental mistake: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-32341963.html?utm_content=ealertspropertyimage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=emailupdates&utm_campaign=emailupdatesjun11&utm_term=buying&sc_id=5797254 Anyone see it? Is this the same house in photos 1 and 3? Edited December 9, 2011 by Simon Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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