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Excited to see my local area on HN! The tower is currently for sale, only £2.25 million https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/120680285#/?channel=RES_BUY http

Excited to see my local area on HN! The tower is currently for sale, only £2.25 million https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/120680285#/?channel=RES_BUY https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/120680285#/?channel=R...

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alephnan 4y ago
I found sites specializing in islands and castles in the U.K. They have low price tags, but they likely are liabilities rather than assets.
- Jaruzel 4y ago
  This is 100% true. I was recently seriously considering buying a ruined castle to renovate - I could afford to purchase it, but running the numbers to refurb it AND maintain it made it totally impractical. :(
  - seiferteric 4y ago
    To live in sure, but could you do it as a vacation rental?
    - voakbasda 4y ago
      Probably, but then it is no longer truly your own space. I think part of the attraction of these sites is the perceived ability to get away from the masses, yet you would be forced to accommodate them to make it a going concern.
      - Jaruzel 4y ago
        Exactly.
masklinn 4y ago
The floor plan is neat, the first 4 floors of the tower proper are basically small appartments, at 27sqm and with a full bathroom that's not too shabby. Though that's only 5 floors being listed on the floor plan, the article claims the tower has 14 (not including the topmost observatory), do you know what their statuses are? Are they not converted / finished?
- throwawayboise 4y ago
  5 floors is about the limit people want to climb stairs to get to their apartments. Presumably an internal elevator would take too much floor space; I guess an external one could be constructed, but without that the higher floors are going to be hard to sell.
- dr_orpheus 4y ago
  I'm also curious about the picture of Bedroom 2 on that listing. It seems to have its own set of stairs. That seems to be between the third and the fourth floor since it has the open section in the smaller area.

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alephnan 4y ago

I found sites specializing in islands and castles in the U.K. They have low price tags, but they likely are liabilities rather than assets.

Jaruzel 4y ago
This is 100% true. I was recently seriously considering buying a ruined castle to renovate - I could afford to purchase it, but running the numbers to refurb it AND maintain it made it totally impractical. :(
- seiferteric 4y ago
  To live in sure, but could you do it as a vacation rental?
  - voakbasda 4y ago
    Probably, but then it is no longer truly your own space. I think part of the attraction of these sites is the perceived ability to get away from the masses, yet you would be forced to accommodate them to make it a going concern.
    - Jaruzel 4y ago
      Exactly.

masklinn 4y ago

The floor plan is neat, the first 4 floors of the tower proper are basically small appartments, at 27sqm and with a full bathroom that's not too shabby. Though that's only 5 floors being listed on the floor plan, the article claims the tower has 14 (not including the topmost observatory), do you know what their statuses are? Are they not converted / finished?

throwawayboise 4y ago
5 floors is about the limit people want to climb stairs to get to their apartments. Presumably an internal elevator would take too much floor space; I guess an external one could be constructed, but without that the higher floors are going to be hard to sell.
dr_orpheus 4y ago
I'm also curious about the picture of Bedroom 2 on that listing. It seems to have its own set of stairs. That seems to be between the third and the fourth floor since it has the open section in the smaller area.