When is a house not a house?

diy_fun_uk · 13 Apr 2021

When it's half a house!

Moral of the story, CHECK THE PLANS!

Shocked dad plunges $700k into a Sydney family dream home and is left with 'HALF a house' | Daily Mail Online

Tigercubrider · 13 Apr 2021

And he a mortgage broker?

^woody^ · 13 Apr 2021

When is a wit half a wit?

freddiemercurystwin · 13 Apr 2021

Maybe look over the fence before you buy too.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ns-lorries-A466-shake-350-000-dream-home.html

motorbiking · 14 Apr 2021

Now she knows why it’s £350k

Notch7 · 14 Apr 2021

freddiemercurystwin said:
Maybe look over the fence before you buy too.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ns-lorries-A466-shake-350-000-dream-home.html

That's rank stupidity.

"I didn't know it was going to be noisy" -FFS there's a 4 lane road 1 foot away from the garden. I mean how stupid do you have to be not to ask yourself the question.

bernardgreen · 14 Apr 2021

Typical sales fiddle. Arranging viewing at times of least noise.

That said she must have known there was a main road behind the garden fence, a bit of research would have shown that up as a reason for not buying the house.

I do agree that a safety barrier should be installed.

motorbiking · 14 Apr 2021

I suspect they will install a 50mph limit.

diy_fun_uk · 14 Apr 2021

freddiemercurystwin said:
Maybe look over the fence before you buy too.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ns-lorries-A466-shake-350-000-dream-home.html

I saw this one and literally couldn't believe it. Even if that road became a 30 limit there would still be a fair bit of noise in her garden and that side of the house. And, given its close proximity to a major road, more fool them for not arranging a weekday viewing. This should have been combined with standing in the back garden for 10 mins minimum during weekday mid afternoon to gauge noise e.g. if sitting out on a summers day.

As others have said, I do however agree a safety barrier should be installed

JP_ · 14 Apr 2021

On the plus side, he has a bigger garden then everybody else!

JP_ · 14 Apr 2021

freddiemercurystwin said:
Maybe look over the fence before you buy too.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ns-lorries-A466-shake-350-000-dream-home.html

I saw that this morning, almost posted here too!

Funniest thing was when she said "It's like living next to a motorway." - does she have experience of living next to a motorway, you'd think she'd have learnt.

Sad, but she obviously knew there was a dual carriageway on the other side of the fence!

JP_ · 14 Apr 2021

and she didn't need to look over the fence to know there was a busy road there - the only way to get to the house is to drive along that road!

https://www.google.com/maps/place/J...8a675efa8a4e6e1!8m2!3d52.5105873!4d-1.7159733

ReganAndCarter · 14 Apr 2021

Didn't they wonder why they got £25,000 off the asking? Also totally forgot the location, location, location.

JP_ · 14 Apr 2021

Probably could not afford more, and decided to buy it anyway and then campaign to have the speed limit on a dual carraigeway reduced, and speed cameras installed...
Of course, it won't make any difference, lorries driving 50mph outside your bedroom window will still keep you awake.

When is a house not a house?

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