Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Alethea Farline & John Bett

House up for sale for just £20,000 - but it's so messy you can't see the floor

These pictures show a house that's the definition of a 'fixer upper' - a three-bedroom home up for auction for just £20,000 that's so messy you can't even see the floor.

The terraced house will be sold as it is when it goes under the hammer, meaning the highest bidder will walk away with not just a new home - but also its entire contents.

Images advertising the terraced house show wallpaper hanging off mouldy walls and a completely overgrown garden, and the description of the house in in Cardiff, Wales, says it is "in need of a makeover".

The period property is said to offer the successful bidder the opportunity to generate a "handsome income" once it has been renovated.

When you see inside, you can see why the starting price is so low (North News & Pictures Ltd northnews.co.uk)

What do you think about the house, are you tempted to bid? Let us know in the comments

Jim Demitriou, the national valuer for SDL auctions said: "The successful bidder will get everything that's inside the home.

"It saves the owner the trouble of clearing it out. That's why it is more suited to an auction.

"The fact that it's messy means that it stands out, it gets your attention. We're here to make the property sell, the more interest, the more people bid.

"We've had a lot of interest in it. We've got about 90 people waiting to view it and about 40 registered to bid.

You have to use your imagination to see what you're bidding on (North News & Pictures Ltd northnews.co.uk)

For more of the news you care about, straight to your inbox, sign up for one of our daily newsletters here.

"We've got a highly motivated vendor who wants to make sure it does sell. By guiding it low, we'll get more interest.

"It's a great opportunity. You can renovate it and live in it, or you can rent it out but if you are looking to make money you can turn it into a multiple occupancy by splitting it into two flats. Splitting is where a buyer may go with it.

"If you look on that street, other houses that are exactly the same that have been split into two flats, they're selling anywhere between £120,000 and £130,000.

"It's been empty for about three or four years. The home belonged to the vendors mother, who passed away. It wasn't their family home, so they're not emotionally attached to it.

"Sometimes when it's a family home people tend to feel like they're giving away, but this vendor doesn't."

The National Property Auction will commence at 10:00am on July 29, registration for bidding will close at 12pm the day before.

Do you have a story to share? We'd love to hear all about it. Get in touch via yourmirror@mirror.co.uk

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.