richc Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 The Old Bakehouse in Tuckenhay has had another reduction in asking price. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-28634071.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tonkers Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 The Old Bakehouse in Tuckenhay has had another reduction in asking price. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-28634071.html A joke that is getting funnier with time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harry Monk Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Fair play to whoever owns it, they are going to carry on dropping the price until it sells... I wonder what it will finally sell at? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahBell Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 picture 9 with that nasty netting looks horrid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tonkers Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Fair play to whoever owns it, they are going to carry on dropping the price until it sells... I wonder what it will finally sell at? Sweepstake! £250K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WageslaveX14 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 (edited) Looks like a nice place, but I can see why they don't have any carpets and why the electrical sockets are raised so far off the ground - must flood once or twice a month. Edited December 2, 2010 by WageslaveX14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cakehead Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 A lovely property and approaching its 'proper' value to someone with that sort of cash. I could never work out where EAs got their figures from on prestige properties at the peak of the market. Even assuming local old money, premier league footballers, merchant bankers and what have you, three million quid is an absurd figure for a converted workshop, lovely though its position is. Totally out of kilter with all but mineral oligarchs with a cream tea habit. Knock it down another couple of hundred and I'd be very tempted myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tonkers Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Looks liek anice place, but I can see why they don't have any carpets and why the electrical sockets are raised so far off the ground - must flood once or twice a month. What is that radiator behind the door? What's the point of that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richc Posted December 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 (edited) Fair play to whoever owns it, they are going to carry on dropping the price until it sells... I wonder what it will finally sell at? I think, if I remember correctly, the guy bought out other family members who co-owned the house, at which point the place was valued at £850k or so. He then spent an equal amount doing it up -- all of which had the effect of reducing the value by £150k! Wonder if The Times will highlight this again as a great property investment? Edited December 2, 2010 by RichC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brocken spectre Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Is the Garden under water most of the year? BS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A_Landlord Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Looks liek anice place, but I can see why they don't have any carpets and why the electrical sockets are raised so far off the ground - must flood once or twice a month. My observation as well. With the tiled floor & walls you have your very own wet room for 3 months of the year. The house set back on the hill in picture #1 is more my kind of place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Global Solutions Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 (edited) EA : Yes it used to sit beside the river, but at this time of year you get this lovely view of these mud flats. (Picture 8 & 9) Edited December 2, 2010 by Global Solutions Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thecrashingisles Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Fair play to whoever owns it Or maybe not... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0kPFA1UPYE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davidcameron Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 A million quid pissed into the river by a deluded knob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davidcameron Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Fair play to whoever owns it, they are going to carry on dropping the price until it sells... I wonder what it will finally sell at? The bank (probably us) owns it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darwin Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 A million quid pissed into the river by a deluded knob. How's the FIFA presentation going, David? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Solitaire Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Looks liek anice place, but I can see why they don't have any carpets and why the electrical sockets are raised so far off the ground - must flood once or twice a month. Looks like it could be because of flooding issues but new regulations give a minimum height for installation of sockets at 450mm. http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/diy_electrics_height_of_switches_sockets.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrmagooisagovteconomist Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 (edited) Fair play to whoever owns it, they are going to carry on dropping the price until it sells... I wonder what it will finally sell at? Its great that people are finally waking up to the fact that lower prices sell, lets face it this is never going to be cheap as it is a des res but when the fantasy homes cant sell that has to ring bells with the rest of the sheeple! This is what you get for 700K in Broomhill Bristol :-http://www.bristolpropertygazette.co.uk/for-sale/details/aecc6f6fca7f4faa9b11926dda73da77# Doesnt equate really ! Edited December 2, 2010 by mrmagooisagovteconomist Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cardiffone Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Looks like a nice place, but I can see why they don't have any carpets and why the electrical sockets are raised so far off the ground - must flood once or twice a month. No building regs require new sockets to be that high. stupid, yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldbaginaonebed Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 This ad says "by order of our corporate clients", so presumably somebody has called some debts in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tonkers Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Wonder if he has added that three million to the amount he has made and lost? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Riedquat Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Looks like it could be because of flooding issues but new regulations give a minimum height for installation of sockets at 450mm. http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/diy_electrics_height_of_switches_sockets.htm One of the more annoyingly idiotic rules. When I lived in a flimsy modern flat for a couple of years it had this - so the sockets in the bedroom for the bedside light and my alarm clock stuck up slightly above the top of the bedside table (meaning it couldn't sit against the wall, there was space behind it lower down), anything else was more likely to be tripped over, and the light switches low enough down that I had to stoop slightly (OK, a little exaggeration there, but not much). Stupid. If it's all about disabled access - how were they supposed to get up the stairs to the flat? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Don't Surf Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Or maybe not... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0kPFA1UPYE What an utter c0ck! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs Bear Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Fair play to whoever owns it, they are going to carry on dropping the price until it sells... I wonder what it will finally sell at? Could well be the bank by now. This must have been the worst case of daft, inappropriate uber-spec ever. Far more suited to a city penthouse. The sort of people who might want an Old Devon Bakehouse surely wouldn't want it. The sort of people who would want that sort of spec in a holiday home (which is what it'll probably be) are more likely IMO to fancy blingy places like Dubai. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hpc-craig Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 No building regs require new sockets to be that high. stupid, yes. Why do building regs require it? Is it solely for access for the disabled? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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