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Posted by Bal Vallah on October 30, 1998 at 09:12:45:
Unusual location: In the path of a projected motorway. Local authority grants available: About to be condemned. Period residence: Built in the last two years. Select neighborhood: Beside sewage works. Compact: Tiny. Country gentleman's residence: No longer suitable for agricultural tenants. Unusual features: No roof. Delightful rural location: In flight path of nuclear bomber base. Box room: Suitable for accommodating one or two large cardboard boxe's, Folded. A wealth of period features: Your self, dry rot, rising damp and an electrical circuit best operated Quite,secluded setting: On site of proposed dormitory town. Well situated: In full view of the neighbors. Within easy distance of: Next door to a pub and opposite a sex shop local amenities. Rare opportunity to buy: No one else want's it. For the gardening enthusiast: Grounds like a jungle. Extensively modernized: Former DIY owner had a breakdown under the strain. Unspoilt: Planning permission granted for field next door. Deceptive appearance: It looks terrible. Partial central heating: The room above the boiler can get warm in summer. Easily maintained: Requires at least two gardeners and live-in maid. Useful outbuildings: No inside toilet. Much sought after: It's been on the market at least twice before and still no one wants it. By private treaty: If it went to auction it would never reach the reserve price. Owner eager to sell: If it goes within a week the subsidence cracks won't be noticed. Subject to new instructions: They have just discovered death watch beetle. Sold: Unless idiots like you offer a higher price. |