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Homes Under the Hammer’s Martin Roberts baffled by INSANELY cheap property – but soon understands why
HOMES Under the Hammer’s Martin Roberts was left baffled by an incredibly cheap home.
The popular BBC property show sees the presenter take a look around lots that require refurbishment or full development, before they are sold at an auction.
Home Under the Hammer presenter Martin Roberts was left baffled by a cheap property[/caption]
Martin Roberts, 57, visited a two-bedroom bungalow in Liskeard, Cornwall, and soon explained why the property had such a low guide price.
The confused star said: “This is Liskeard in Cornwall – a thriving town just on the edge of Bodmin Moor, and along with the train station and plenty of amenities, it even has a regular livestock market every other Tuesday.
“Just five minutes from the centre of Liskeard was a property that’s one of those you look at in the auction catalogue and think ‘there must be some kind of a misprint’.
He added: “Because up for auction was a two-bedroom bungalow with a guide price of £50,000 to £75,000.”
Martin then pondered: “Hmm.. must be a typo. Houses around here usually fetch hundreds of thousands but the bungalow I’m about to see isn’t your run of the mill bricks and mortar property.”
The property expert was even more confused when he actually went to check out the bungalow.
He exclaimed: “No, it wasn’t a misprint, was it! It’s very, very unusual little bungalow this.”
After exploring some of the rooms the presenter shared: “What have we actually got?
“A little bathroom to the left there, living room, two bedrooms, that is the kitchen which as you can see it’s fairly basic. It’s like a little holiday cottage of years gone by.”
The property expert said the bungalow reminded him of his childhood[/caption]
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He continued: “Actually, it reminds me of when I was a child growing up, my grandparents and family had a place they called ‘the bungalow.’”
Roberts soon discovered the coastal town bungalow had an issue with asbestos and would require a specialist contractor.
“This is going to cost money,” he said, but was confident hopeful buyers would be tempted by the price and the location.
The bungalow was eventually sold for £90,000 to Craig and his partner Zoe, who have three children.
