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Emma Munbodh

Newsagent that's been abandoned for 20 years goes on the market for £26,000

An abandoned corner shop that's been derelict for two decades has been put on the market for £26,000.

The former newsagent, which has been untouched for more than 20 years, is in need of an ambitious buyer to give it a complete transformation.

Situated in Swansea, Wales, the property is in desperate need of renovation, with even the bathroom coated in vines after the building was left to "decay".

The former "Open All Hours" has a boarded-up shopfront but after years of dust and debris, it's now barely recognisable.

Sean Roper, of Paul Fosh Auctions who are selling the shop in Ystalyfera, Swansea, said the building has accumulated years of decay.

The semi-detached property has a boarded-up shopfront but vines have grown through a former bathroom window. (WALES NEWS SERVICE)
Potential buyers might have to be open all hours to get the building back up to scratch as it needs total renovation (WALES NEWS SERVICE)

"I could hardly believe my eyes when I pushed in through the front door and it creaked open for the first time in decades," he said.

"There, in what was once a neat and tidy corner shop, was the accumulated years of dust and decay."

Corner shop untouched for 20 years on sale for just £26,000

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Auction images show dust and debris all over the floors and surfaces and rubble and dust having fallen down the chimney.

"There were even some of the former shops' rusting cans and jars from years ago. It was really quite spooky that it had laid undisturbed all this time."

Roper added: "It really is a place which is lost in time. There are the tattered remains of the last century material curtains and even a really old fashioned style ladies brolley and mac hanging on a peg as if left there by a previous owner after a shower."

DIY job: The property has a lot of potential (WALES NEWS SERVICE)

The bathtub, which hasn't been used in years, has become a geranium for the plants that have intertwined the floorboards.

But Roper says with the right owner, it could be transformed into a number of new homes.

"The versatile building would be ideal for a number of uses including retail with live over accommodation or conversion to residential, such as one larger family dwelling, or as two flats, subject to necessary planning consents."

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