Couple’s fury after the garage at their new £200,000 home is too narrow for their cars
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[b]-Couple say the garage at their newly built home is not fit for purpose
-Claire Walker, 37, fears it knocks £8,000 off value of Huddersfield home
-Claims developer said they should have measured garage before buying[/b]
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[quote]A couple have been left fuming after spending £200,000 on a brand new home - only to find their cars won't fit into the garage.
Claire Walker, 37, was stunned to discover the garage at the detached three-bedroom property in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, was too narrow to accommodate her Volvo S40.
Her partner Andy Birkhead, 33, managed to squeeze his Fiesta ST all the way in, but was left stuck in his car because there wasn't enough space to open his door.[/quote]
[b]Top Comment:[/b]
"Idiots. Everybody knows you cant get cars in modern garages"
- Hereford boy, Hereford, 20/5/2013 16:49
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Bloody immigrants taking away our garage space!
daily mail daily mail daily mail
This is all the muslims' fault.
[QUOTE=Simples;40713878]Bloody immigrants taking away our garage space![/QUOTE]
Asylum seekers get one garage per family member
not with my bloody tax money
Stop winging and climb out of the boot
[editline]20th May 2013[/editline]
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Is he sure that's not a Motorcycle / ATUV / Microcar garage?
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;40713949]Is he sure that's not a Motorcycle / ATUV / Microcar garage?[/QUOTE]
no you idiot
it clearly is the stable
I expected an onion article because of how not a deal this is
their mistake, oh well.
Can't they put the wing mirrors in?
[QUOTE=James xX;40713992]Can't they put the wing mirrors in?[/QUOTE]
They could, but how would they get out of the car then?
[QUOTE=kapin_krunch;40714013]They could, but how would they get out of the car then?[/QUOTE]
This is why I'm failing my physics course, I don't think enough. Sorry :)
[QUOTE=Atlascore;40714023]They paid £200,000 for that tiny shack?
House prices in the UK are fucked up.[/QUOTE]
What's the average price for a house in the US?
[QUOTE=Atlascore;40714023]They paid £200,000 for that tiny shack?
House prices in the UK are fucked up.[/QUOTE]
brand new inflated prices in nice area with fancy state school catchment area is my bed.
people down the road from me paid £900,000 for a house hardly worth the money imo. it's got en suites and shit but it's seriously not worth that kind of money.
...how does anyone justify paying ~$260k for [I]that[/I]?
Yeah house prices are ridiculous in some parts of the UK.
That's why you get those stories of asylum seekers in million pound houses. The house prices are artificially high. Gentrification and all that.
[QUOTE=That Poster;40714080]...how does anyone justify paying ~$260k for [I]that[/I]?[/QUOTE]
maybe the walls are lined with silver?
If my 80 year old grandparents can climb over the seat and get out the passenger door in their garage which is exactly the same as this one, so can you.
[QUOTE=That Poster;40714080]...how does anyone justify paying ~$260k for [I]that[/I]?[/QUOTE]
real estate values fluctuate based on a lot of things. Good neighborhood, near a major town with lots of convenience, near waterfront or other public attractions, etc.
[QUOTE=Scot;40714055]What's the average price for a house in the US?[/QUOTE]
It really depends where you live. Though I have seen houses the size of that shack for close to 80,000 in TN. I'm not surprised on the price of that house considering England is hella compact.
The prices vary massively as well, my parents house is worth about 400k (it was very cheap when they bought it 22 years ago) in the south. Someone I work with (in the north) has a similar size house with loft conversion and a semi finished basement and it's currently for sale for about half of that.
[QUOTE=kapin_krunch;40714013]They could, but how would they get out of the car then?[/QUOTE]
Use the volvo stronk door to punch your way through the wall safely.
That house looks tiny.
That's a 250 000$ house
it's so tiny
$250000 is price of a tiny condo flat in my city, not even in the center.
You drive 20km from the city and you can get a whole house with a big garage and everything for the same price.
It's all about the location.
Jesus
I guess I forgot how cheap housing can get in rural Canada
why would you buy a house that's practically half garage... and then not notice the garage wouldn't fit a ford fiesta
Oh yeah, if garry unbanned everyone, this bot's free as well. Looks like matt.ant is out of a job.
How could you not notice how small the garage is before buying it? It's like they just saw a picture of it in the paper and bought it without ever going to look at it in person.
The further north you go in England, the more house you will get with £200000, until you reach Scotland were you can buy a forest
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