A HOUSE hunter claims a £500,000 London property she was browsing was not a three-storey townhouse – but the “shed” next door.
The property in Hackney, London, demands “offers in excess of £525,000” – despite being a long, slim building of just 545sqft.
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The so-called shed has been converted into one bedroom, one bathroom, a kitchen.
But the property is attached to a large three-storey property that has left some social media users baffled over which home they would be actually buying.
TikTok user Charlotte Moran shared a clip after coming across the bizarre listing captioned, “Hackney has me deceased” – gaining tens of thousands of views.
In the clip, Charlotte points at the bigger property, saying: “I’m looking at this. I thought, wow, look at that house”.
She then points at a tiny white building next to it and shocking adds “no, it’s the shed on the side for half a million pounds.”
Many users have taken to the comments to express that the thought of the shed being for sale at the price is “insane” and even likened the property to a “portacabin”.
But other users have argued that it’s “pretty cheap for Hackney standards”, with one stating: “You’re paying for the potential.”
Listed by Winkworth estate agents, the newly refurbished home promises to be “functional and aesthetically pleasing” as well as offering an “enchanting'” outdoor space – with parking included.
A spokesperson for Winkworth said: “You wouldn’t get that type of house for £525,000.
“Anyone who thinks that doesn’t necessarily know about property in my opinion.
“If it was up to me it’d be slightly less but the potential to go up an extra story and make it into a nice two-story house with a garden.
“It’s attached to another building so effectively you have to take the picture of the whole thing. It’s part of the freehold of that building. You have to show that as well because it is a conversion.
“Considering that’s also part of the same [building] it will be all under the same freehold company you do have to show the building.
“The main benefits are that it’s got a garden, it’s gated, it’s got its own driveway. It’s very close to Clapton station and has been recently refurbished.
“It’s a very sought after area. It’s very central.
“The potential justifies the price. To potentially go up and add an extra story.”
However some househunters on social media were less convinced about the price.
One said: “Somebody needs to tell the estate agent, ‘that is a garage sir’.”
Another said: “Stop it. It’s a portacabin.”
One added: “You could literally buy a mansion up here in Scotland for that, it’s wild.”
Charlotte responded: “Honestly Hackney has gone mad.”
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