A three-bedroom property has hit the London market for less than £1million, but its unconventional interior may help to explain its unique bargain price.
Described as a ‘fantastic opportunity’ to acquire a ‘three bedroom family house’, the boarded up front door reveals a home in desperate need of assistance.
Indeed, pictures of the run-down property show a destroyed kitchen with ripped up floorboards, a crumbling ceiling, alongside cupboards precariously clinging to its dirty walls.
In the living room, its degraded wallpaper is covered in sections of black mould, while an exposed cupboard, with its doors partly ripped off, reveals mounds of abandoned papers and books.
A bizzare number of items also appear to clutter up the living room floor, including a black wheelie bin, Eiffel Tower shaped lampshade, badminton rackets, a wheelbarrow, shovel and a stack full of artwork.
After taking a walk up the uncarpeted and dirty stairs, prospective buyers are met with a blue-walled bedroom featuring curtains hanging off poles, ripped floorboards and a long piece of string keeping the window ajar.
And, another bedroom of horrors, while fit with a picturesque fireplace, contains crumbling and mouldy wallpaper and a partially degraded ceiling.
A three-bedroom ‘family house’ that has hit the London market for £1million has been described as a ‘fantastic opportunity’. However, the boarded up door reveals a home in desperate need of assistance
Pictures of the run-down property show a destroyed kitchen with ripped up floorboards, a crumbling ceiling and cupboards precariously clinging to the walls
A bizzare number of items clutter up the living room floor, including a black wheelie bin, Eiffel Tower shaped lampshade, badminton rackets, a wheelbarrow, shovel and a stack full of artwork
After taking a walk up the uncarpeted stairs, prospective buyers are met with a blue-walled bedroom with curtains hanging off poles, ripped floorboards and a long piece of string keeping the window ajar
Outside, the once spacious garden has been almost entirely utilised as a rubbish dump, with a growing mound of household items, including a bicycle, bin and chair, stacked on top of growing plants and litter.
Set over two levels and described as a ‘mid-terraced period property set over two levels’, Winkworth, the estate agents managing the sale, add that the abandoned home contains ‘scope to extend into the loft (subject to planning permission’), and is situated within a quarter of a mile from the ‘lovely grounds’ of Alexandra Palace.
The unique property is also located ‘directly opposite’ Park Road Swimming Pool / Gym, offering up to 1222 square feet of gross internal area for its new homeowners to enjoy.
Given its less than desirable interior, the listing states that ‘an internal viewing is highly recommended’.
Outside, the once large garden has been utilised as a rubbish dump, with a growing mound of household items, including a bicycle, bin and chair, stacked on top of growing plants and litter
Another bedroom of horrors, while fit with a picturesque fireplace, contains crumbling and mouldy wallpaper and a partially degraded ceiling
The listing states that ‘an internal viewing is highly recommended’, given its less than desirable interior
Despite containing a spacious garden, the lawn has predominantly been used as a fly-tipping zone, with mounds of rubbish including an old bicycle and bin
Accompanied by dirty and mould-infested walls, the hallway features uncarpeted and dirty stairs to take prospective buyers up to the next floor
| Rank | Local authority area | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Haringey Hammersmith and Fulham Lambeth Lewisham Camden Islington Southwark Adur City of London Lewes |
30.71 29.07 26.83 25.86 16.96 16.09 16.01 15.21 14.35 14.04 |
| Source: FOI/Regulator of Social Housing Data collated by Uswitch | ||
The bizarre property listing comes as 60 per cent of English residents have reported mould in their homes, according to research from January this year by comparison service Uswitch.
Moreover, eight out of ten of the local authorities with the most mould complaints were from London, with Haringey, Hammersmith and Fulham and Lambeth claiming the top three spots.
A Uswitch spokesperson said: ‘This problem spans across all types of housing, from owned homes (43 per cent) to privately rented properties (28 per cent), and even local authority (16 per cent) and housing association accommodation (12 per cent).
‘Almost everyone who said they’ve experienced mould also stated that paying for adequate heating at the time was a struggle.’
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