Guest Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Oh my word Upperton flat priced at £1 bought for £20,000 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-36333630 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
porca misèria Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) That's what auctions are for, innit? Clearly there's no housing problem in Glasgow ... Also the answer to threads like "meanwhile in Spain" comparing unlike with unlike. Edited May 19, 2016 by porca misèria Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nome Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 No doubt thinks he's bought a castle complete with a title and Baronial Rights including 'jus primae noctis' (the right to deflower all local peasant brides on their wedding night) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ccc Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 May use as a holiday home.... ******ing hell he is going to have a shock when he first wanders through Airdrie. People from Mogadishu have been known to leave in disgust. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sandwiches33 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 May use as a holiday home.... ******ing hell he is going to have a shock when he first wanders through Airdrie. People from Mogadishu have been known to leave in disgust. Haha holiday home in airdrie, pure gold! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oracle Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Oh my word Upperton flat priced at £1 bought for £20,000 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-36333630 to be fair, the place does look like the smackhead's digs in trainspotting. £1 is about fair value. the other £19999 will be needed to fumigate the place and get rid of all the old syringes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Venger Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Big Hat, No Cattle.http://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/ML6/Dervaig-Gardens.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattyboy1973 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 It's got a vestibule. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
200p Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 This is not news.... ---- £1 start. £19,999 reserve (probably) LOL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jfk Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 to be fair, the place does look like the smackhead's digs in trainspotting. £1 is about fair value. the other £19999 will be needed to fumigate the place and get rid of all the old syringes. ... here's the scene in 6 months time .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
200p Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 How about this for news. Texan aborts £5m purchase of 2 bed house, due to Brexit FEARS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 If it was a cottage in a rural area I could almost understand the chap having a crazy dream. But that flat... it'll do up OK, but it's not a holiday home for a yank?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
porca misèria Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Is this any different to HPCers fantasising about cheap places abroad? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steppenpig Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-53994337.html?premiumA=true Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ah-so Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Oh my word Upperton flat priced at £1 bought for £20,000 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-36333630 What is funny is that there is another flat advertised on Rightmove in the same development for £18,000. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frankief Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Is this any different to HPCers fantasising about cheap places abroad? Language difficulties? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ccc Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Language difficulties? The person who bought this is a holiday home must have learning difficulties not language difficulties. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC44 Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 This is where a night version of Google Streetview would be very useful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ccc Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 http://www.knowhere.co.uk/Airdrie/North-Lanarkshire/Scotland/info/worstthings Maybe he should have read this. Thanks to another poster for the general link. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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