• £400,000 house is sold for £33,500 - because no one can legally live there
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[B]A cliff-top house in Torquay, which has been deemed officially uninhabitable, has sold at an auction for £33,500.[/B] [IMG]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/68391000/jpg/_68391803_housenewswns.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-23273660[/url]
They're apparently going to do work on the hill to stop the erosion, so that house bought for 33 grand might sell again for it's original value of 400 grand.
Actually, if you think about it- it wasn't that bad of an idea. Bought for £33k, out of the original £400k. So that's ~ £367,000 left in your pockets. I doubt it would cost that much to have a bunch of trucks bring in more dirt/rocks/foundation, and to reinforce the existing structure. Sounds like a sweet fixer-upper deal to me. Also, it would probably sell for more than £400,000 after its restored to quality.
The entire cliff is falling down and has already taken a few houses with it, how can you stop it?
[QUOTE=matt.ant;41411837]The entire cliff is falling down and has already taken a few houses with it, how can you stop it?[/QUOTE] [url=http://www.weldgrip.com/sidmouth.php]WeldGripping/Rock netting[/url] for one.
[QUOTE=Keys;41411815]Actually, if you think about it- it wasn't that bad of an idea. Bought for £33k, out of the original £400k. So that's ~ £367,000 left in your pockets. I doubt it would cost that much to have a bunch of trucks bring in more dirt/rocks/foundation, and to reinforce the existing structure. Sounds like a sweet fixer-upper deal to me. Also, it would probably sell for more than £400,000 after its restored to quality.[/QUOTE] Yeah if the cliff side doesn't collapse into a landslide if it rains heavily.
[QUOTE=Keys;41411854][url=http://www.weldgrip.com/sidmouth.php]WeldGripping/Rock netting[/url] for one.[/QUOTE] There are a number of properties such as this being pulled into the sea around the coast of Britain, by the time it's been declared uninhabitable the cliff face underneath it isn't stable, it's too late for preventative measures.
[QUOTE=metallics;41411918]There are a number of properties such as this being pulled into the sea around the coast of Britain, by the time it's been declared uninhabitable the cliff face underneath it isn't stable, it's too late for preventative measures.[/QUOTE] Well then so be it, you don't have to fix the cliff. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure_relocation]You move the whole house.[/url] [sp]And then use part of that £367,000 to buy a sweet plot of land to put it on.[/sp]
[QUOTE=Keys;41411993]Well then so be it, you don't have to fix the cliff. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure_relocation]You move the whole house.[/url][/QUOTE] I'm sure that works beautifully in america where you have lots of land to move things from and to, I'm guessing you've never visited Devon. The roads wouldn't be wide enough and to buy a plot of land big enough and move the house would be impractical and prohibitively expensive.
no you just make the foundations of the house really deep and stong so when the cliff collapses your house would still be standing (on stilts)
[QUOTE=Keys;41411993]Well then so be it, you don't have to fix the cliff. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure_relocation]You move the whole house.[/url] [sp]And then use part of that £367,000 to buy a sweet plot of land to put it on.[/sp][/QUOTE] [QUOTE]In order to save a single tree, Mustafa Kamal Atatürk moved the Yalova Köşk 4 meters to the east in the summer of 1936. [2][/QUOTE] Its a valid solution. We did it before. :v:
[QUOTE]A cliff-top house in Torquay[/QUOTE] I guess you could call it a Fawlty Tower.
[QUOTE=metallics;41412030]I'm sure that works beautifully in america where you have lots of land to move things from and to, I'm guessing you've never visited Devon. The roads wouldn't be wide enough and to buy a plot of land big enough and move the house would be impractical and prohibitively expensive.[/QUOTE] 2 words giant. helicopters. its foolproof!
[QUOTE=metallics;41411918]There are a number of properties such as this being pulled into the sea around the coast of Britain, by the time it's been declared uninhabitable the cliff face underneath it isn't stable, it's too late for preventative measures.[/QUOTE] The west coast in getting bigger and the east coast getting smaller [IMG]http://www.northnews.co.uk/res/uploads/businessandfeatures/MAY2012/150512/5_LITTLER_BRITAIN_EROSION.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.stacey.peak-media.co.uk/holderness/Holderness/800-03270048.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=S31-Syntax;41412113]2 words giant. helicopters. its foolproof![/QUOTE] Might work too if you got a bunch of little helicopters...
This is it from the front: [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/06/25/article-2348100-1A7EB807000005DC-894_634x418.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/06/25/article-2348100-1A7EB7B3000005DC-986_634x475.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/06/25/article-2348100-1A7EB817000005DC-658_634x421.jpg[/img] It's lovely
If that cliff is properly reinforced, that's a pretty sweet deal.
It's incredibly difficult to stop the effects of nature, and usually when you do, it throws it off balance. If they want to save the house and the cliff, they'll have to be careful with what they do.
Fuck selling it, I'd live there. That's a steal.
[QUOTE=Keys;41411815]Actually, if you think about it- it wasn't that bad of an idea. Bought for £33k, out of the original £400k. So that's ~ £367,000 left in your pockets. I doubt it would cost that much to have a bunch of trucks bring in more dirt/rocks/foundation, and to reinforce the existing structure. Sounds like a sweet fixer-upper deal to me. Also, it would probably sell for more than £400,000 after its restored to quality.[/QUOTE] From playing wurm online I've learned this to be much harder than it seems.
[QUOTE=The_J_Hat;41412230]Fuck selling it, I'd live there. That's a steal.[/QUOTE] Enjoy being buried in a few years :v: That is one beautiful home, though. I wish it could be saved.
I still think it has a chance at saving, but who knows?
[QUOTE=The_J_Hat;41412403]I still think it has a chance at saving, but who knows?[/QUOTE] Probably the civil engineers that condemned it in the first place.
[QUOTE=Keys;41411815]Actually, if you think about it- it wasn't that bad of an idea. Bought for £33k, out of the original £400k. So that's ~ £367,000 left in your pockets. I doubt it would cost that much to have a bunch of trucks bring in more dirt/rocks/foundation, and to reinforce the existing structure. Sounds like a sweet fixer-upper deal to me. Also, it would probably sell for more than £400,000 after its restored to quality.[/QUOTE] Yeah if the buyers have £400k in their pockets, no bank would give you £400,000 to buy a £33,500 property
everyone here is like awwww yeees life of luxury nice house aw man forgetting that in the image [I]there is half another house that has fucking collapsed.[/I]
[QUOTE=Keys;41411815]Actually, if you think about it- it wasn't that bad of an idea. Bought for £33k, out of the original £400k. So that's ~ £367,000 left in your pockets. I doubt it would cost that much to have a bunch of trucks bring in more dirt/rocks/foundation, and to reinforce the existing structure. Sounds like a sweet fixer-upper deal to me. Also, it would probably sell for more than £400,000 after its restored to quality.[/QUOTE] The trick is to reinforce the cliff before it comes crashing down. Sounds like a very risky investment since you are basically relying on nature being nice for an extended amount of time.
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