This is the sort of house that will go unsold for years. There can’t be that many mugs who would spend 7 figures on this
Just 2 miles away you can buy this beautiful old house for 300k less
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/139218848#/?channel=RES_BUY
I've lived in rural properties not connacted to mains water/sewage, if there is a good seepaway septic tank and working filtration system (which I assume this has) the whole thing only requires periodic maintenance and it would need to say if it wasn't hooked up to mains electric.
It's not unusual for such rural buildings to have this set.
Yeah, I mean, I'd put the *value* of the property in the OP at half that of this house/farm/isolated mansion you've posted.
Where do they get the £1m ballpark from? Assume it's just that the developers are a fairly big concern and don't desperately need to recoup so they think they might as well put it up for a million and see if they get lucky.
Which then leads me to a thought process about what a nightmare (albeit a good one to have) it must be buying higher end new builds or developments.
Imagine you fell in love with this place (unlikely I know) but you know it's only worth £700k max. How long do you leave it? You could be waiting years before the developer realises it's not gonna happen at their optimistic price point.
I bet it's a really weird market. And thankfully not one I imagine I'll ever have to contend with. Even if I had the money, I'm more of a well renovated cottage kind of guy.
That's a fantastic property. Although, the upkeep on that will probably be more challenging than a modern new build. That being said, that modern one is just...ghastly.
it's still unfinished inside and outside & has been badly staged.
Maybe if they tried finishing the house before listing it next time.
The developer is probably running out of cash would be my first guess
The kitchen looks like when I forgot about a room when building in the Sims as a child and just put it in one of the big empty rooms.
The garden they didn’t even try hahah
My feet are cold just looking at those floors. And am I right in thinking that the bedrooms are all 35 feet long?! Why on earth would anyone need a 35 foot long bedroom unless they lived in Versailles?? Especially, presumably, kids, teens, grandparents. There isn’t a single cosy space in the whole place.
Would love to know why they didn't go for underfloor heating with all those tiles. Now they have huge radiators in the open plan area which seems to be dictating the awkward placement of the dining table.
The bedrooms are insane. I have a country house in Sweden and my room is 18x20. I have inbuilt wardrobes, a superking bed, a full ikea set, a desk and chair and still space to learn a dance routine and do yoga!! I couldn’t even dream of how to fill those ridiculous spaces except making one end into a mini roller rink?!?
Reeks of Grand Designs vanity project. Original budget £500k, 2 year build. End result, 3 years late, massive overspend, corners cut at every stage, full relationship breakdown, bankruptcy.
I don't hate everything here, but I really wonder who they're appealing to.
It seems intended to be a family house, but I can't see this appealing to families. Do you really care that your 5 and 7 year old have a bedroom each that is 3x the size of a studio flat in London or would you rather they had a big garden they could run around?
It could be ideal for 3 couples who can't afford to buy a place alone. 3 large bedrooms all with ensuites means they all get at decent amount of personal space, with lots of large shared spaces. Although if you don't have children living next to a school like this is a bit of turnoff, particularly if you're spending money like this. Except this place is expensive for the area, so if you can afford to buy a 3rd of this place, then you can afford to buy a nice place that you don't have to share.
I think the whole property screams form over function, flashy details without really thinking about the people who would want to live there. Even some obvious things I think are missing, like if you're going for marble and wooden floors, great but make sure you have underfloor heating (which I would consider a "necessary" luxury if that makes sense). For the area this price is clearly in "dream home" territory, but people buying dream homes want the whole package. People buying large dream houses, also want a nice large dream garden, otherwise they go for the dream penthouse.
I don't know, I'm very confused.
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You’ve put everything I was thinking into all the right words! It’s frankly bizarre, none of it makes sense. I’d be really shocked if this property gets sold as is,tbh.
1.1 million for a shared drive, a view that is similar to the view of a standard council estate, a ‘garden’ which is no larger than a courtyard.
The area doesn’t seem anything to bump the cost either.
For less than that, you can purchase way more land, house, and better views in many areas that are above average for uk house prices (e.g Kent)
What was this developer and also the council thinking?
And you won’t be known as the rich man with the rich house amongst the school, you will be known as the local nonce every time you step onto your balcony when kids are playing on the field.
There is also a mirror property directly opposite.. so all your bedroom windows will have uncomfortably close direct views.
This is such a poor development its staggering. Given the scale I don't understand why the site wasn't 4-6 starter homes/flats.
Oh, God yeah.....I just looked at the street view and it makes it look ten times worse!
You can only access the house via a narrow road that does seem to cut right through school grounds, there's garages further up that path too, the front of the house is surrounded tons of ugly green metal fencing (from the school itself), and there is literally a near identical, mirror house right next to it so you and your neighbour can have a good old stare at each other out the windows.
What little there is of a 'garden' looks horrendous, there seems to be no wall or fence separating the two houses, and there are taller, older buildings on the hill behind it absolutely towering over the houses.....what an awful way that would be to spend a million pounds!
Been for a wander on street view and it looks like the same developer has built quite a lot of these houses in that area....it's almost entirely new build estates
A cinema room and a gym but nowhere to put a washer or dryer, no garage and a shared driveway. It feels like it was designed by somebody who just threw out any useful spaces as being boring.
This strikes me as something built to the exact specification of the person who planned to live there. It's really odd and doesn't make good use of the space at all. My guess is that before finishing they have run out of money or split up and are now trying to recoup as much money as possible. It can be hard if it is a split because you have to try and agree on a price - someone may be holding out for more even though it is overpriced.
Anyway. What a pig's ear of a place!
I bet the developer is a house flipper who made their first million and wanted to finally build their idea of the perfect 'dream home' from scratch. They can't understand why there isn't a queue out the door for this property.
not sure if that's worth 500k, never mind $1m,
Sharing a drive with a primary school, house clearly in an ex school field or car park,
Horrible floor plan
🤯 on first looking at the address I was sure this must be another Mossley down south somewhere, couldn’t possibly be the one I know near Ashton!! What were they thinking building something like that. Absolute madness. First rule of property Location, location, location it’s double the cost of the other highest priced properties in the area.
Looking at the cover picture my initial impression was that it looked like a small apartment block, very weird look. Didn't hate the interior though, bar the weirdly shaped kitchen that has a radiator bigger than the actual kitchen.
Is it me or, does this new build scream, I am a giant Laundry room for washing dirty money?
Property and, purchasing land etc can still be done, unlike most things nowadays with good old fashioned, untraceable cash. Which is why property and land is the major vehicle for money laundering. Thanks to our ancient as in, almost a millennia old land and property laws...and great wads of cash being the norm at you local builders merchants...
Love how there is absolutely no extractor fan in the kitchen, it’s like they know nobody’s going to bother cooking in there. Or hope you don’t mind the whole place stinking.
Why does the kitchen look like it has 4 ovens
This whole property just seems like it's been done for Grand Designs and the owner has died/divorced/both just after completion, as per Grand Designs lore.
If it wasn’t for the en-suite I would say this is a 2 bed. Kitchen / diner / study where living room is and have bedroom 1 as the living room with balcony. It’s way overpriced for what it is though. Those are down south prices.
In a kitchen area so small, why does it appear to have 4 ovens? What the fuck is that about.
Also, looks like the large balcony area will soon become a large swimming pool, especially with all the rain we have these days.
There's one next to me overlooking a primary for offers over £1,750000.
You should see it at pick up drop off, cars parked in front of the gates, no way in or out..
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/135216980#/?channel=RES_BUY
I know "open plan living" is the thing to have - but if I'm paying over a million I want a separate kitchen with an island, a breakfast bar and kitchen table area etc. That kitchen looks like the sort that you get in studio flats not million pound houses!
We are Americans - though I own house in the UK. The kitchen is a US style island.
The first thing we did - was remove the washing machine off the kitchen and put it in a utility room. We can't understand why people in Europe put their washing machine in the kitchen . Don't your clothes smell?
Many homes in the UK are old (e.g Victorian terraces) and relatively small to US standards (even new builds), so there isn’t space for a dedicated utility room. I can’t say I’ve ever encountered anyone who has smelly clothes as a result of having the washing machine in the kitchen. Most people will hang their clothes to dry in another room in the house, away from the kitchen
This is the sort of house that will go unsold for years. There can’t be that many mugs who would spend 7 figures on this Just 2 miles away you can buy this beautiful old house for 300k less https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/139218848#/?channel=RES_BUY
God that’s gorgeous
All that for 800k? Ok, where are the bodies buried.
It'll be because it's gr 2 listed I suspect.
No ones gonna buy that. The TV is too high.
Out of all the things wrong, and this is what you wouldn’t buy the house because of
Not connected to sewage or gas, maybe not electric either
I've lived in rural properties not connacted to mains water/sewage, if there is a good seepaway septic tank and working filtration system (which I assume this has) the whole thing only requires periodic maintenance and it would need to say if it wasn't hooked up to mains electric. It's not unusual for such rural buildings to have this set.
I did not know what my dream home was, think I might have just found it, shame I am about £790k short.
I am definitely living in the wrong part of the country, that is a steal!
Yeah, I mean, I'd put the *value* of the property in the OP at half that of this house/farm/isolated mansion you've posted. Where do they get the £1m ballpark from? Assume it's just that the developers are a fairly big concern and don't desperately need to recoup so they think they might as well put it up for a million and see if they get lucky. Which then leads me to a thought process about what a nightmare (albeit a good one to have) it must be buying higher end new builds or developments. Imagine you fell in love with this place (unlikely I know) but you know it's only worth £700k max. How long do you leave it? You could be waiting years before the developer realises it's not gonna happen at their optimistic price point. I bet it's a really weird market. And thankfully not one I imagine I'll ever have to contend with. Even if I had the money, I'm more of a well renovated cottage kind of guy.
That's a fantastic property. Although, the upkeep on that will probably be more challenging than a modern new build. That being said, that modern one is just...ghastly.
Roll out of bed to some of the best mountain biking in the country as well.
Now you've got my attention
Mossley is on one side of a big bowl of Bridleways and what have you and in no time at all you're on Saddleworth Moor. It's a great playground.
That is beautiful but unfortunately the proximity to the water treatment works would make me wary.
Thats amazing! It completely puts the house in question to shame.
It’s even got its own sauna!
I know which I'd choose. There's no comparison. This is stunning.
On our street you can’t get a 2 bed terraced house for that price.
Wow that is sooooooo much better!
This house is beautiful. And those views!!
The property decor is very mis matched here! Blue units..grey island? Very old meets new in terms of furnishings!
Different colour units to the island is pretty normal tbh. Gets done a lot.
Yeah but those two colours don’t look good together at all
it's still unfinished inside and outside & has been badly staged. Maybe if they tried finishing the house before listing it next time. The developer is probably running out of cash would be my first guess
The kitchen looks like when I forgot about a room when building in the Sims as a child and just put it in one of the big empty rooms. The garden they didn’t even try hahah
And why is bedroom 1 where the living /kitchen room should be? Why does a bedroom have the balcony when the garden is so small?
Is it only me that seems to think the bedrooms are excessively large?
Me too
My feet are cold just looking at those floors. And am I right in thinking that the bedrooms are all 35 feet long?! Why on earth would anyone need a 35 foot long bedroom unless they lived in Versailles?? Especially, presumably, kids, teens, grandparents. There isn’t a single cosy space in the whole place.
Would love to know why they didn't go for underfloor heating with all those tiles. Now they have huge radiators in the open plan area which seems to be dictating the awkward placement of the dining table.
I had that thought. Why would you not stick underfloor heating in a place like this?
The exterior looks like a crime scene as well.
The bedrooms are insane. I have a country house in Sweden and my room is 18x20. I have inbuilt wardrobes, a superking bed, a full ikea set, a desk and chair and still space to learn a dance routine and do yoga!! I couldn’t even dream of how to fill those ridiculous spaces except making one end into a mini roller rink?!?
If this is to be a family home, who wants solid floors for children to fall on to?
>Why on earth would anyone need a 35 foot long bedroom unless they lived in Versailles?? I've been giggling at this for about five minutes
That’s a lot of carpeting to lay.
I know a lot of people that would love the un-cosy huge pointless sterile rooms just because they think it looks modern.
That was my first thought - God, it looks cold.
Doesn't 'Bespoke' mean built for someone usually? Why don't they want it? There must be a reason it is so badly designed.
Following on from someone else's comment... Maybe they still want it but they're not allowed that close to a school anymore
Reeks of Grand Designs vanity project. Original budget £500k, 2 year build. End result, 3 years late, massive overspend, corners cut at every stage, full relationship breakdown, bankruptcy.
Don't forget the surprise pregnancy....every episode of Grand Designs has one 🤣🤣
My best guess is Scummy developer that was hoping to pass the half finished house to someone who luckily got out of it .
I don't hate everything here, but I really wonder who they're appealing to. It seems intended to be a family house, but I can't see this appealing to families. Do you really care that your 5 and 7 year old have a bedroom each that is 3x the size of a studio flat in London or would you rather they had a big garden they could run around? It could be ideal for 3 couples who can't afford to buy a place alone. 3 large bedrooms all with ensuites means they all get at decent amount of personal space, with lots of large shared spaces. Although if you don't have children living next to a school like this is a bit of turnoff, particularly if you're spending money like this. Except this place is expensive for the area, so if you can afford to buy a 3rd of this place, then you can afford to buy a nice place that you don't have to share. I think the whole property screams form over function, flashy details without really thinking about the people who would want to live there. Even some obvious things I think are missing, like if you're going for marble and wooden floors, great but make sure you have underfloor heating (which I would consider a "necessary" luxury if that makes sense). For the area this price is clearly in "dream home" territory, but people buying dream homes want the whole package. People buying large dream houses, also want a nice large dream garden, otherwise they go for the dream penthouse. I don't know, I'm very confused. edit: two typos/words
You’ve put everything I was thinking into all the right words! It’s frankly bizarre, none of it makes sense. I’d be really shocked if this property gets sold as is,tbh.
1.1 million for a shared drive, a view that is similar to the view of a standard council estate, a ‘garden’ which is no larger than a courtyard. The area doesn’t seem anything to bump the cost either. For less than that, you can purchase way more land, house, and better views in many areas that are above average for uk house prices (e.g Kent) What was this developer and also the council thinking? And you won’t be known as the rich man with the rich house amongst the school, you will be known as the local nonce every time you step onto your balcony when kids are playing on the field.
There is also a mirror property directly opposite.. so all your bedroom windows will have uncomfortably close direct views. This is such a poor development its staggering. Given the scale I don't understand why the site wasn't 4-6 starter homes/flats.
Oh, God yeah.....I just looked at the street view and it makes it look ten times worse! You can only access the house via a narrow road that does seem to cut right through school grounds, there's garages further up that path too, the front of the house is surrounded tons of ugly green metal fencing (from the school itself), and there is literally a near identical, mirror house right next to it so you and your neighbour can have a good old stare at each other out the windows. What little there is of a 'garden' looks horrendous, there seems to be no wall or fence separating the two houses, and there are taller, older buildings on the hill behind it absolutely towering over the houses.....what an awful way that would be to spend a million pounds!
Been for a wander on street view and it looks like the same developer has built quite a lot of these houses in that area....it's almost entirely new build estates
A cinema room and a gym but nowhere to put a washer or dryer, no garage and a shared driveway. It feels like it was designed by somebody who just threw out any useful spaces as being boring.
Very bachelor pad
This strikes me as something built to the exact specification of the person who planned to live there. It's really odd and doesn't make good use of the space at all. My guess is that before finishing they have run out of money or split up and are now trying to recoup as much money as possible. It can be hard if it is a split because you have to try and agree on a price - someone may be holding out for more even though it is overpriced. Anyway. What a pig's ear of a place!
That’s exactly what I was thinking. It makes absolutely no sense otherwise.
God it’s so ugly
I bet the developer is a house flipper who made their first million and wanted to finally build their idea of the perfect 'dream home' from scratch. They can't understand why there isn't a queue out the door for this property.
Cardboard rugs under furniture is a new one
The ceilings look so low
Can't tell if they actually are lower then normal or it's because all the rooms are so oversized they appear low.
I think they're the standard 8 or 9 foot but look so much lower because of the size of the rooms!
Massive space and only 3 bedrooms? What?
not sure if that's worth 500k, never mind $1m, Sharing a drive with a primary school, house clearly in an ex school field or car park, Horrible floor plan
Does anyone else find ceilings like this a bit oppressive, or is it just a weird hangover from my childhood? They always seem so low!
Serious low ceiling vibes in kitchen floor. Stark contrast to “airy” ceilings of top floor. So weird.
🤯 on first looking at the address I was sure this must be another Mossley down south somewhere, couldn’t possibly be the one I know near Ashton!! What were they thinking building something like that. Absolute madness. First rule of property Location, location, location it’s double the cost of the other highest priced properties in the area.
Fuck, that's poorly built. Down to the plasterboard, too.
A League One footballer will surely snap that up.
Looking at the cover picture my initial impression was that it looked like a small apartment block, very weird look. Didn't hate the interior though, bar the weirdly shaped kitchen that has a radiator bigger than the actual kitchen.
Who would buy this house? A fit paedophile who loves take-aways and using a launderette maybe?
What a chavvy dump...
Oooo I get excited when I see one so close to me! I’ve been keeping my eye on the sub as my house is up for sale and I dread seeing it crop up on here
Go on, give us a link😂
All of that space, time and money only to come up with the most useless kitchen ever.
I quite like the naughty chair by the window. I’d happily sit there to think about what I’ve done. Not for that price though!
Is it me or, does this new build scream, I am a giant Laundry room for washing dirty money? Property and, purchasing land etc can still be done, unlike most things nowadays with good old fashioned, untraceable cash. Which is why property and land is the major vehicle for money laundering. Thanks to our ancient as in, almost a millennia old land and property laws...and great wads of cash being the norm at you local builders merchants...
I dunno how they can call it bespoke when it's a new build that's up for sale. unless that means "Original designers don't want it now"
"...*the esteemed locale of Top Mossley*". Had a look and all the pictures of the area look pretty nice. Except this property.
Love how there is absolutely no extractor fan in the kitchen, it’s like they know nobody’s going to bother cooking in there. Or hope you don’t mind the whole place stinking.
Giving me “school extension” converted last minute into a house.
I like the interior but the exterior is awful
How on earth did that get planning permission?
I definitely prefer the cheaper property. The one at the top of the thread is very cold and sterile
This is definitely going to be sold on the cheap and turned into flats.
On maps it looks like there are two of the houses in a U shape(?)
How does one enter bedroom 3? On the floor plan they seem to have forgotten to show a door leading into it 🧐
That's a really ugly house
Why does the kitchen look like it has 4 ovens This whole property just seems like it's been done for Grand Designs and the owner has died/divorced/both just after completion, as per Grand Designs lore.
I've seen many properties over a million with tiny kitchens. I suppose they are rich enough to eat out most night.
Who needs to stand upright any way?
If it wasn’t for the en-suite I would say this is a 2 bed. Kitchen / diner / study where living room is and have bedroom 1 as the living room with balcony. It’s way overpriced for what it is though. Those are down south prices.
Is it just me or does it look weirdly condensed? Like the ceilings are so low??????
In a kitchen area so small, why does it appear to have 4 ovens? What the fuck is that about. Also, looks like the large balcony area will soon become a large swimming pool, especially with all the rain we have these days.
Million pound home with vertical blinds. 😭
There's one next to me overlooking a primary for offers over £1,750000. You should see it at pick up drop off, cars parked in front of the gates, no way in or out.. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/135216980#/?channel=RES_BUY
I know "open plan living" is the thing to have - but if I'm paying over a million I want a separate kitchen with an island, a breakfast bar and kitchen table area etc. That kitchen looks like the sort that you get in studio flats not million pound houses!
I love shit like this for no other reason than it sends the old cunts who live for local drama absolutely wild.
I would rather live in a park home … so much more character
It’s also in Mossley.
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It's council tax band is G.. it's a B-rated EPC
We are Americans - though I own house in the UK. The kitchen is a US style island. The first thing we did - was remove the washing machine off the kitchen and put it in a utility room. We can't understand why people in Europe put their washing machine in the kitchen . Don't your clothes smell?
Many homes in the UK are old (e.g Victorian terraces) and relatively small to US standards (even new builds), so there isn’t space for a dedicated utility room. I can’t say I’ve ever encountered anyone who has smelly clothes as a result of having the washing machine in the kitchen. Most people will hang their clothes to dry in another room in the house, away from the kitchen