Sad: Rightmove shows increasing number of B&Bs, Bunkhouses etc up for sale

[Paul Marvin]

I think Covid 19 must have got to me over the last year or so....I never used to be so cynical or miserable....
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[pwhole]

Could it be that some part of the reason for the ludicrous prices that houses in ?desirable areas? can fetch is greed on the part of (local) sellers?

Well when you've got adverts like these on TV it's hardly surprising - these three are running concurrently right now. They are funny, but pretty grim at the same time as it's true. And, Diane Morgan, if you're reading this by any chance, you're a bloody sell-out as well! Got to pay her North London mortgage now I guess :halo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhTIWttDH50

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSjFolVz1AU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3LjejydtG4

 

[Speleofish]

It's hard to accuse a seller of being greedy if they accept the going rate for a house - very few people are saintly enough to turn down the highest offer (unless they suspect the sale may fall through). In addition, most people who sell a house need to buy another one in the same inflated market. If they aren't using all the proceeds to trade up, it's usually because they're freeing up cash to support their pensions or helping their kids buy something.

 

[Fulk]

I'm sure that you're right, for the most part, Speleofish, but it does occasionally happen; my first wife was able to buy a house in Dent largely becasue the sellers ? a Quaker couple ? sold up for less than the 'going rate' simply becasue it was the right thing to do. But I guess people like that are rare. (And yeah, pwhole, those adverts suck.)

 

[PaulW]

To keep it vaguely on track there were at least 2 bunkhouse in the Betws y Coed area on the market at the same time in 2018

 

[cavemanmike]

I used to work with a chap that always complained about "the fuckin English" buying up all the properties in my village. (waunfawr North Wales) and then sold his house to a fookin English man and hear endith the lesson.
True story

 

[tomferry]

That is a bargain ! Couldn?t buy a front lawn here for that ! A private job I am working on their entrance is between 2 neighbours lawns the land layout is stupid everyone owns random Patches not even really near their house , anyway the lady I working for wants to buy one it?s probaly 6-4m square they turned 47k down !!

maybe you could get a business mortgage and buy a bunkhouse in Betws? Job and home all in one, small lottery win for the deposit would help matters greatly

I would defo need the lottery win I ent got a pot to p**s in mate but I am still as happy as ever 

 

[Paul Marvin]

I used to work with a chap that always complained about "the fuckin English" buying up all the properties in my village. (waunfawr North Wales) and then sold his house to a fookin English man and hear endith the lesson.
True story

If I remember right there is a nice chip shop there that cooks to order ?

 

[pwhole]

Hahah - is that the deal-clincher for buying a Welsh property then? 

 

[Paul Marvin]

Hahah - is that the deal-clincher for buying a Welsh property then? 

No but the one in Corwen is also very nice after a trip in Cambrian, we have fav,s all over the UK not just Wales . You remember them because there are so many shit ones . The top one is Steels in Cleethorpes ... Now we are talking  !! 

 

[pwhole]

I don't care how good they are, I'm not going all the way to Cleethorpes for some fish and chips. But I'll stick in the GPS just in case

 

[Cantclimbtom]

... ... No but the one in Corwen is also very nice...

I mentioned to a colleague a while ago (from near St Asaph) that I've driven through Corwen many times but never had a reason to stop. He told me off and said I should stop next time. Looks like I've got a good reason to stop now. Will stop and try the chippy next time I'm thataway if it's feeding time. Thanks

Edit, since the metal wall-butterfly production relocated to distant Carrog some years ago, times must have been hard since the local industry closed. I should spend some cash in the chippy to help regenerate the area

 

[sinker]

Hahah - is that the deal-clincher for buying a Welsh property then? 

No but the one in Corwen is also very nice after a trip in Cambrian, we have fav,s all over the UK not just Wales . You remember them because there are so many shit ones . The top one is Steels in Cleethorpes ... Now we are talking  !! 

Fish & Chips is always THE deal-breaker for Paul.

And I'm sorry to say the the chippie in Waunfawr has closed 

It was a Polish lady who ran it and even though it was all cooked fresh she always had a bowl of chips on the counter:
"Help yourself, eat these while I cook yours"
By time yours were ready you'd be full.
If she thought anyone looked a bit skinny she'd throw a few extra on as well!

 

[Paul Marvin]

Hahah - is that the deal-clincher for buying a Welsh property then? 

No but the one in Corwen is also very nice after a trip in Cambrian, we have fav,s all over the UK not just Wales . You remember them because there are so many shit ones . The top one is Steels in Cleethorpes ... Now we are talking  !! 

Fish & Chips is always THE deal-breaker for Paul.

And I'm sorry to say the the chippie in Waunfawr has closed 

It was a Polish lady who ran it and even though it was all cooked fresh she always had a bowl of chips on the counter:
"Help yourself, eat these while I cook yours"
By time yours were ready you'd be full.
If she thought anyone looked a bit skinny she'd throw a few extra on as well!

Yes if I remember she was a large well built lady , what a shame nice after a walk on snowdon up the rangers path 

 

[ttxela2]

When we started out our expectations were the same as everybody's a two up two down mid terrace and if you were very lucky an end terrace , this coupled with high interest rates kept your feet firmly on the ground . However the expectations from a first time buyer these days is much different and coupled with ridiculously low interest rates has caused the problem nowadays . Money is just to cheap to borrow ! hence the house inflation prices .

We had a small house to sell in Bethesda last year; it had been rented out for a few years and empty for two so it was tarted up and put on the market for ?70k. That's right, a two-up / two-down terrace for ?70k. Bargain of the century right?

What a hassle! A load of spoilt kids in their early twenties coming to look at it with mum and dad in tow.
All driving Audi's and Range Rovers.
It soon becomes obvious that mum and dad are stumping up most of the cash.
The kids are turning their noses up at it; too small, too narrow, we've got two cars and there's only room for one, don't like the kitchen, don't like the bathroom, there's no "outdoor living space" (garden) no "entertaining space" (WTF...??), no en-suite master bedroom, no "guest" bedroom. One even complained that it had no outdoor tap!!
FFS it's a Victorian quarryman's terrace house. It didn't have electricity until 1950 and it didn't have an indoor bog until 1976!!

"I don't like it dad, there's NO WAY that I could live here!"

Spoilt ba$tard$ don't know they're born!!

12 months of these to$$ers turning their noses up at it and it eventually went for ?67k. Gave it away.

I have a friend like that cant afford a house BUT has a Audi Q 3 on tick of course chopped in a 17 plate for a brand new one because ..... " there was a squeak somewhere inside  " has all the gizmos and gadgets very best of cave and dive equipment cant use the Audi to go caving in case it gets dirty and goes and hires a car for the weekend they hemorrhage money . Best of all the Q3 does 4.2 miles per day for his mrs to go to work and back , she has a better car than the pharmacist. Never heard of a thermos flask that I recommended to him when he told me the ridiculous amount he spends on coffee per week , over ?100 just on bloomin coffee !!! 

Both my girls have newer cars than I've ever owned in my life, it's almost as if they didn't enjoy a childhood of helping with rust repairs and oil changes  :doubt:

 

[Digit]

Both my girls have newer cars than I've ever owned in my life, it's almost as if they didn't enjoy a childhood of helping with rust repairs and oil changes  :doubt:

Newish modern cars are a smart mobile phone with extra periferals.  Ordinary smart mobile phones cost more (in ? notes) than a typical deposit when I purchased a house.

As for rust and oil changes etc such skills are no longer required or useable.  I have them but recently had to take my 20 year old car to a main dealer to have a failed indicator bulb changed.  The first garage I tried failed, could not work out how to do it. Apparently you have to remove much of the front bodywork to get the light unit out and do it on the bench!

 

[pwhole]

Let's not forget though that many easily-repairable cars of yore were also some sort of hybrid construction sitting somewhere between a large baby pram and a greenhouse, with an engine attached, and didn't do especially well in collisions, nor their contents for that matter. Some modernisation is definitely welcome. Mind you, I don't drive at all, so just ignore me  :halo:

 

[Paul Marvin]

Both my girls have newer cars than I've ever owned in my life, it's almost as if they didn't enjoy a childhood of helping with rust repairs and oil changes  :doubt:

Newish modern cars are a smart mobile phone with extra periferals.  Ordinary smart mobile phones cost more (in ? notes) than a typical deposit when I purchased a house.

As for rust and oil changes etc such skills are no longer required or useable.  I have them but recently had to take my 20 year old car to a main dealer to have a failed indicator bulb changed.  The first garage I tried failed, could not work out how to do it. Apparently you have to remove much of the front bodywork to get the light unit out and do it on the bench!

My mate has a BMW about 10 years old and he has to take the front bumper and grill off as well as the N/S front wheel to change a bulb  . Luckily the standard on newer vehicles has been changed so that a bulb can be easily changed by the owner or garage . My Caddy van and my wifes Mini Coupe I can change two headlight bulbs in about 3 mins, so thats progress . 

 

[Paul Marvin]

Let's not forget though that many easily-repairable cars of yore were also some sort of hybrid construction sitting somewhere between a large baby pram and a greenhouse, with an engine attached, and didn't do especially well in collisions, nor their contents for that matter. Some modernisation is definitely welcome. Mind you, I don't drive at all, so just ignore me  :halo:

Yes I used to service all my own vehicles back in the day before on board computers and ECU units  :

 

[PeteHall]

Personally, I find modern cars a lot easier to service in general. Stuff doesn't rust the way it used to (better materials and processes) so stuff just comes undone as it should. Oil comes out looking like new, rather than the black treacle you get out of an old engine.

The electronics are what will kill modern cars