spyguy Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 From the comments. https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/im-facing-bankruptcy-ciac-residents-17134706 No, not me. And, no, I dont know what they were thinking - archiwhatsit, builder, LA, buyers etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simvastatin Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I wonder how many of these properties there are across the country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 23 minutes ago, spyguy said: From the comments. https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/im-facing-bankruptcy-ciac-residents-17134706 No, not me. And, no, I dont know what they were thinking - archiwhatsit, builder, LA, buyers etc etc. Bought flat straight out of university. I suspect bomad. She's on LinkedIn too, a social media manager or sommat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Council estate capitalist Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Never buy leasehold. (999yr peppercorn rent house is the exception) Wooden clad buildings look like crap after a few years anyway. All the new-builds around here with wooden cladding look run down/weathered after a year of sun bleaching/British winter. From the article. £15 pound an hour for a "fire warden" to walk round the building. I'm in the wrong business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HariSeldon Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 43 minutes ago, prozac said: I wonder how many of these properties there are across the country As it looks utterly hideous and ridiculous in equal measures you would hope not many! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longgone Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 There no making anymore land ! apart from the roof to put some houses on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebull Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Council estate capitalist said: From the article. £15 pound an hour for a "fire warden" to walk round the building. I'm in the wrong business. I'm guessing the person walking won't be getting much more than NMW. Your comment was correct but applies more to whoever gets the difference for their made up tasks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LetsBuild Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 2 hours ago, longgone said: There no making anymore land ! apart from the roof to put some houses on. Yep, land is at a premium! (Lets just ignore the acres of scrubland all around). It does look like they stuck some houses on top or a school from little house on the prairie ? in fact, photoshop the structure on top into the scrubland, then photoshop out the flat/buildings and it does look like something out of the American Midwest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Council estate capitalist Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 1 hour ago, ebull said: I'm guessing the person walking won't be getting much more than NMW. Your comment was correct but applies more to whoever gets the difference for their made up tasks. Oh definitely, It's the same as cleaners/carers. Client gets charged £16, worker gets £8.21 or less. It wouldn't surprise me to learn that the "fire warden company" and the freeholder are related companies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardBrexitNow Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 There's a couple of these up for sale right now https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-70721113.html https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-69496744.html £65k a piece, any takers? (I get the feeling that the cost of the works would be pretty close to the ""value"" of te flats themselves) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I think the architect may have been a Harry Potter fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan110_0 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 1 hour ago, LetsBuild said: Yep, land is at a premium! (Lets just ignore the acres of scrubland all around). It does look like they stuck some houses on top or a school from little house on the prairie ? in fact, photoshop the structure on top into the scrubland, then photoshop out the flat/buildings and it does look like something out of the American Midwest! That scrubland is actually a money making twig field. Just think how many twigs in vases you could make (and it grows back......FREE!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Si1 said: I think the architect may have been a Harry Potter fan Nah. Ive sat tgru films i dont understand, seen dresses that are stupid, gone to art galleries with piles of elephant shit. The answer is always, coke, by the barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 27 minutes ago, spyguy said: Nah. Ive sat tgru films i dont understand, seen dresses that are stupid, gone to art galleries with piles of elephant shit. The answer is always, coke, by the barrel. Well you'd probably need a fair bit of coke to buy one of those flats too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longgone Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 19 hours ago, LetsBuild said: Yep, land is at a premium! (Lets just ignore the acres of scrubland all around). It does look like they stuck some houses on top or a school from little house on the prairie ? in fact, photoshop the structure on top into the scrubland, then photoshop out the flat/buildings and it does look like something out of the American Midwest! The more i look at that picture the more depressed i get. i reminds me a bit of past east German or Ukrainian housing. would not look out of place in chernobyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, longgone said: The more i look at that picture the more depressed i get. i reminds me a bit of past east German or Ukrainian housing. would not look out of place in chernobyl I didn't believe it was real until I saw it on RightMove... I wonder if the 'house' on top was marketed as a house...just happening to be on top of a 8 storey block of flats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, longgone said: The more i look at that picture the more depressed i get. i reminds me a bit of past east German or Ukrainian housing. would not look out of place in chernobyl Well it is the result of an incompetitive crypto communist system. Edited October 25, 2019 by Si1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrink Proof Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 19 hours ago, Ghostly said: It has all the charm of the '60s communist bloc. It looks like the building was constructed from left over bits of lots of other buildings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I bet they end up being near worthless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkins Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Wayward said: I wonder if the 'house' on top was marketed as a house...just happening to be on top of a 8 storey block of flats!! Could even build it into the blurb on Rightmove e.g. "Scumbag Agents are proud to present to the market this 2 bedroom semi-detached house firmly situated upon substantial foundations. Extremely low risk of flooding." Edited October 25, 2019 by Dorkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Dorkins said: Could even build it into the blurb on Rightmove e.g. "Scumbag Agents are proud to present to the market this 2 bedroom semi-detached house firmly situated upon substantial foundations. Extremely low risk of flooding." Not if it tipples over and falls in the dock. You really have to wander around, to get a feel for the setting. 'A lively urban setting, with the famous Unbongo wine bar on your door step. Offering many employment opportunities for your 14yo daughter esp if she'll accept £10 for bareback...' etc etc I cant find the place on google maps - i dont think 'quay street' exists anywhere but the EA imaginations. https://www.google.com/maps/@54.5805102,-1.226826,3a,75y,231.32h,88.66t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sBp9rZPDa7TZaHwbkAgDCdA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Rather the an old bustling quay side with quaint old pubs etc etc. Its the old commercial docks, where they did bulk cargos and whatnot. Its been built in 'Over the border' the oldest, slummiest bit of middbrough. It was all knocked down - till they ran out of money., so theres stuff just left, bordered up. Mixed with a load of god awful plastic buildings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 Got it https://www.google.com/maps/@54.5773459,-1.2259746,3a,75y,353.99h,83.27t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sRYDSrnGFtZr8zIw98y2-fQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Wayward said: I didn't believe it was real until I saw it on RightMove... I wonder if the 'house' on top was marketed as a house...just happening to be on top of a 8 storey block of flats!! Duplex penthouse - Skyhomes! https://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=982320&page=7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 Alone in Riverside One https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/alone-in-riverside-one/8629467.article Course youll be alone. They are not going to get two people daft enough to buy the skyhomes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, spyguy said: Alone in Riverside One https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/alone-in-riverside-one/8629467.article Course youll be alone. They are not going to get two people daft enough to buy the skyhomes. Who on earth thought that Colditz was a good look? (I know, Godwin's law) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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