A house which was bought as a rat-infested, hoarder's home piled high with rubbish has been transformed after an incredible project. The house had been boarded up for a year and rubbish rammed every room from “floor to ceiling” but it has now undergone an incredible transformation.
It was purchased by a boss in the fire brigade, Grant Brotherton, who is known for taking on derelict homes and transforming them into beautiful properties for his portfolio. The latest venture - a former three-bedroom home in Ashington, Northumberland - was bought for £125,000 and was described as “a challenge”.
Grant revealed he had to spend thousands of pounds just emptying the house after being approached by its neighbours asking him to buy it. He told Chronicle Live: “I couldn’t get in because it had been boarded up. The property had been derelict for a year and a family had lived in it prior to that.
“It cost £6,000 just to clear the mess which was something I had not budgeted for because I never went in the house before I bought it. I had a message from the next-door neighbour saying, ‘can you buy the house next door to ours?’
“They had been trying to sell their property for 10 years but couldn’t because the property next door was so bad. They said there was damp coming through and rats in the yard.
“It took a team of five guys two weeks to clear it. They were working in suits around the clock and it took them 41 trips to the refuse.”
His company spent six months completely changing the property, extending the three-bedroom and one-bathroom house into a five-bedroom and three-bathroom home. Pictures show the incredible transformation from run-down property to sparkling family home.
Bought last December, the renovations by Grant and his team mean the house is now worth around £160,000. A family of seven and their two dogs are now happily living in the stunning home, according to Mirror Online.
Grant, who has transformed around 60 similar properties, added it was “quite scary” stepping into the property for the first time and encountering the mountains of rubbish, along with cobwebs and rats.
He said: “It is the best and worst one I have ever done. It is immensely rewarding. There is a family there now and they are having a wonderful time in it.”
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