New family home up for sale but there's a peculiar sight outside the front door
A new family home has been put up for sale - but the door is blocked by a lamppost
Homes on a new-build site have gone on the market for just £235,000 - but there's a bizarre twist for any potential buyers. A would-be resident at the complex in South Shields, South Tyneside would struggle to access their front door, and another would be dumbfounded by their driveway, as both are blocked by enormous lamp posts. As a result, the 10-home site stands completely empty; months after the properties went on sale last September.
Signature estate agents have even offered six months mortgage-free, but buyers appear to have been put off by the lampposts, which block views of the deserted shops that stand opposite. The properties are on sale for £235,000, but the average cost of a home where the Hepscott Developments Ltd development, built by is located, is £102,000.
The ten-home site stands empty, months after the properties went on sale last September (North News & Pictures Ltd northnews.co.uk)One resident said: "I couldn't believe it when I saw there was a lamppost in the middle of someone's drive. How are you supposed to park your car? Surely that's the whole point of having a driveway. I definitely won't be purchasing one of these homes. It's a really run-down area. The pub opposite is absolutely feral."
Locals were also quick to comment on the bizarre development on social media with hilarious responses emerging after the property was posted. One wrote: "Oh man! Imagine trying to move in!" Another commented: "Ridiculous". Another commenter said: "Yeah, the person that gets the house on the end can practice pole dancing without leaving too far from home."
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The homes are described as an "exceptional new-build development", and feature a kitchen and living room. The master bedroom comes complete with an en-suite.
The lamp post blocking the front door (North News & Pictures Ltd northnews.co.uk)
Buyers appear to have been put off by the lampposts, which block views of the deserted shops opposite (North News & Pictures Ltd northnews.co.uk)The properties are close to a number of amenities, including shops and supermarkets.
The Mirror previously reported how a family were at war with a developer after workers erected two lamp posts just metres apart in their garden. Steven Price, 41, and his wife Louise, from Maldon, Essex, are in a legal battle with the construction company Crest Nicholson over their lawn being shorter than expected.
They have been at loggerheads with the firm for three years, after builders installed a new lamp post on the wrong side of the Price family's front door - who then demanded it be moved 5.6m to the left. But while dealing with the error, Steve and his wife Louise, 40, discovered they had been short-changed and their lawn was 90cm shorter than it should be.
Residents a South Shields, complex say they would struggle to access their front door. (North News & Pictures Ltd northnews.co.uk)Crest Nicholson offered the family £15,000 compensation for the lost land in April last year, and expressed interest in buying an extra 50cm strip of his garden. But when Steve raised concerns about how much of his lawn would be lost to paving around the post, he claims Crest Nicholson withdrew the cash offer.
Instead, the housing company said it had struck a deal with the council over the access strip. And it said builders would be back soon to take down the wrongly installed post and put up another one - on the other side of the lawn.
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