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The great house giveaway.

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ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 15 Oct 2020 17:04

Did anyone see today’s episode? I missed the end so don’t know if they won, lost or broke even, or whatever.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

MillymollyAmanda

MillymollyAmanda Report 15 Oct 2020 17:51

They lost , house sold in the end for about 74 thousand ,they didn't have any viewings

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 15 Oct 2020 18:31

Aww, all that effort too.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

MillymollyAmanda

MillymollyAmanda Report 15 Oct 2020 18:52

Yes it was a shame ,they couldn't understand why no one viewed the house .

Also the three bed house next door had just sold for one hundred thousand but they only got seventy four for theirs ,didn't make sense .
They spent a lot on the kitchen but didn't have enough money to do any thing in the back garden so that looked a bit rough .

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 16 Oct 2020 05:54



It's a fascinating programme but I think it's a bit daft to make people responsible for working together if they live a long distance from the properties. Of course they will struggle to fit in work with daily life if they have to travel a long way.

Lizx

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 16 Oct 2020 10:39

I've never watched the programme but I wanted to let you know of one young couple's good fortune.

Raffle tickets for a house in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, were sold by a family who wanted to go to Oz. When the targetted amount of £300,000 had been reached, a halt was called and a winner drawn.

The lucky person, who got the key this week, was from South Wales.

I can only imagine how lucky she must be feeling.

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 16 Oct 2020 13:17

Wow that is brilliant news.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 17 Oct 2020 12:09



Wow, hope they are worthy winners. Tickets for house raffles aren't cheap.

Lizx

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 17 Oct 2020 14:10

They were £1 a ticket Liz.

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 18 Oct 2020 11:32



Oh that's cheap! Sometimes they are more like £25 /£30!

Lizx

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 18 Oct 2020 12:33

https://liverpool.gov.uk/housing/homes-for-a-pound/

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 18 Oct 2020 16:05

I saw this on telly, Rollo. It was very interesting, not least because it's my hometown and I go back to meet up with cousins regularly.

We always have a great time too but this year will be the first in a long time that I've been unable to visit. :-(

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 21 Oct 2020 16:40

I’ve watched some of them now and drawn the conclusion that it is same s..t different house. :-(

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 22 Oct 2020 01:48


I think yesterday's was very unfair, landing them with a chapel they knew nothing about. It was far too big a job for inexperienced people. They did welll under the circumstances.

I often wonder why they don't recycle more things. Some are so gung ho about ripping things out and throwing them in a skip.

Lizxx

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 22 Oct 2020 16:15

Watching it now and I think they won’t be able to make a profit because it’s listed and will be over their budget.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 22 Oct 2020 16:58

Happily I’ve been proved wrong, I didn’t think they would succeed but they did :-D

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.