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Terrible Estate Agent Photos

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Terrible photos listed by estate agents/realtors that are so bad they’re funny.

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[–] Cyber@feddit.uk 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

To be fair, they seem to have tied-in the lower brickwork, so when you slam the door the whole front wall shouldn't fall out.

But, maybe there's loft space in that ~~garage~~ studio apartment that they could sub-let and recoup some costs

[–] 000999@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Imagine paying £800 a month to live in someone's garage

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Plus £295 for utilities. How the fuck does that shack cost £295 a month to operate? Fuck that.

[–] Coldcell 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Probably has zero insulation and needs the heat on constantly. I also doubt that it has separate water metering so they're likely paying the landlord's bills too.

[–] 000999@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 week ago

Can confirm that running one electric radiator costs a shit load of money

[–] libra00@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean, with a little love that could be quite a nice little courtyard, but damn, not for ~US$1k/mo.

[–] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I thought the bed was a bit close to the stove, but I guess there's not much arrangement you can do with less than 400sqft

[–] libra00@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Stove? Nah, just buy yourself a decent Weber kettle grill and do your cooking outside. It's not like it rains much in England, right? ;)

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Having a bed in that tiny place is a bad choice to begin with, it should be a futon

[–] lolrightythen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Murphy it up!

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I don't trust their math. Based on the photos and floor plan, I doubt that it's more than 300 sqft.

[–] MrScottyTay 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The place itself is not bad, but for that price!? Fuck off

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

£1,095 a month to live in a shed!!

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 0 points 5 days ago

Beats the street...

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I thought that this must be somewhere in London, but it turns out it’s in the outskirts of Bristol. Who would pay for this?

[–] meowgenau@programming.dev 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Airbus employees, I suppose. They have a site in Filton.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 week ago

Let me guess, Airbus pays the bills, and the frequently travelling employee couldn’t care less as long as they have a place where they can sleep a few nights.

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Honestly not that bad, coming from someone living in San Diego. I've seen worse that is more expensive.

[–] captain_aggravated 4 points 6 days ago

I would have dealt with it when fresh out of flight school, though at upwards of $1000 a month plus utilities I'd have laughed in your face so hard you'd need to clean your glasses.

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Same in Vancouver. I'd actually consider that if it was close to my school. Better then living in someones mouldy DIY renovated basement "suite" that you share with four other people. *...and usually pay ~$800 a month for...

[–] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

800 CAD is like 400GBP, to be fair. So this garage thing would be like 2000 CAD.

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 days ago

fffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck...

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I paid more that that for a bit smaller apartment in Tokyo that had no bills included. That's not even in the pricier parts of Tokyo. Only difference was a sliding door between the beedroom and the rest and bath position. I did have a small veranda for drying clothes (and, in my case, growing some pepper plants).

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 3 points 6 days ago

To be clear, this one isn't in London or one of the other big cities; it's in the suburbs of Bristol, a smaller city.

I was under the impression that property prices in Tokyo were pretty insane. This is more like the equivalent of a garden shed in Fukuyama.

[–] Dima@feddit.uk 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

I don't see any curtains/blinds or curtain rod/rail, did they forget that people need privacy when they were converting their garage into an overpriced studio flat?

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago

You can bang up a cheap blind with a couple of cup hooks. As there is only one window it wouldn't be too much of a chore. The single window is an issue.

[–] renamon_silver@lemmy.wtf 3 points 1 week ago

Did you forget zoo visitors need entertainment?

[–] easily3667@lemmus.org 3 points 1 week ago

I have genuinely had realtors say that's just something you need to buy. It's so weird. I tried to leave behind a curtain rod at one such place and they said to remove it.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Privacy is an entra 150

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

It's pretty well located, right next to the university. I can see this going very quickly

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Offered with all bills included set at an extra £295.00 (£1,095.00 in total) on an part-furnished basis. The studio will be supplied with a single bed/mattress, fridge and washing machine.

Am I reading this wrong or are they saying you have to pay extra for bills included?

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago

I’m sure they mean “utilities included” for that extra amount.

[–] can 5 points 1 week ago

Kitchen/Lounge/Bedroom

For only £27/day? Lol

[–] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

Is this legal?