If you don’t mind vandalists, you can buy a house in Uk for £750
2 Oct 2012 11:05 PM GMT
Britain’s cheapest house – a three-bed semi in Teesside – is going under the hammer for a meagre £ 750.
Estate agents are even willing to do a ‘two for the price of one’ as the desperate owners are also auctioning a similar house in the road for about £ 1,000.
Both the houses are in an area blighted by arson and anti-social behaviour, and have their windows barred against vandalism, the auctioneers admitted.
However, they have attracted the interest of a man, who is making a 1,046 kilometres round trip for a viewing, The Mirror reported.
‘There’s no reserve price, which is unusual. We are looking for a quick sale and may do a “buy one get one free”,’ estate agent Richard Watson said.
‘We believe £ 750 is the cheapest house even in the current market. Let’s face it, you couldn’t get a banger for that – you’re probably looking at a very posh fridge freezer,’ he said.
Similar houses to the £750-pad in Port Clarence, near Middlesbrough, would usually sell for £35,000.
Estate agents Robinsons admits the area is not great and empty houses in the road tend to get vandalised.
‘You can get let them for 100 pounds-a-week so it’s a good investment,’ Watson added.
He said that a lorry driver from Portsmouth has already been for a viewing and is keen to uproot his family..
Estate agents are even willing to do a ‘two for the price of one’ as the desperate owners are also auctioning a similar house in the road for about £ 1,000.
Both the houses are in an area blighted by arson and anti-social behaviour, and have their windows barred against vandalism, the auctioneers admitted.
However, they have attracted the interest of a man, who is making a 1,046 kilometres round trip for a viewing, The Mirror reported.
‘There’s no reserve price, which is unusual. We are looking for a quick sale and may do a “buy one get one free”,’ estate agent Richard Watson said.
‘We believe £ 750 is the cheapest house even in the current market. Let’s face it, you couldn’t get a banger for that – you’re probably looking at a very posh fridge freezer,’ he said.
Similar houses to the £750-pad in Port Clarence, near Middlesbrough, would usually sell for £35,000.
Estate agents Robinsons admits the area is not great and empty houses in the road tend to get vandalised.
‘You can get let them for 100 pounds-a-week so it’s a good investment,’ Watson added.
He said that a lorry driver from Portsmouth has already been for a viewing and is keen to uproot his family..
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