Wreck of the Week

I'm taking you to Ireland today, while we still can. Also, I was reminded in a tweet from Wreck reader Hazel that southern Ireland is pretty fabulous, and cheap, but I hadn't covered it. She sent me the property, above and below, in County Donegal by way of example. It is handsome and definitely not a wreck, looks like someone has already started updating it. But it's the price - just 150,000 Euro for a big detached, stone-built house in the suburbs - that makes it really interesting. The detached property is about a mile from the town centre of Ballybofey . There's an impressive hallway, three good-size reception rooms and a small kitchen downstairs; three bedrooms and bathroom upstairs. Outside is a yard area, detached garage and a good-sized garden. On the market through Paul Reynolds/Property Partners at 150k Euro, more here and here . One the even-cheaper-but-more-of-a-wreck side of the equation, is the cottage below, in the County K...

Three Welsh wrecks for you today. First the detached cottage above and below, up for auction next week (and my prompt for picking Welsh properties). Definitely a wreck, and lovely because of that. Actually not so sure about the lovely... how about we go with charming? Two reception rooms and kitchen downstairs, two bedrooms and bathroom upstairs. Plus dilapidated attached stone barn, and a third of an acre of land. Bonus! Nice rural location in the hamlet of Sarnau, about seven miles from Welshpool, in Powys. It looks like someone's had a go at doing some work on it. You'll want to find out how far they got and why they stopped. And whether this stream running in front of the house had anything to do with the 'why they stopped'. See the gap under those concrete blocks? Up for auction via Morris, Marshall and Poole on April 27th, with a guide price of £125k. More here and here . Also on the 'big job' side of wreck-buying, is the farmhouse be...

Couple of big old townhouses for you today. One in coastal Norfolk, one in Bristol. The Georgian terrace above and below is in the pretty seaside town of  Wells-next-the-Sea , around 30 miles from Norwich. The three storey property is Grade II-listed and has three bedrooms, plus a gorgeous attic room. It needs renovating and updating (which makes the price tag a tad steep at almost £400k) and parking looks like an issue - there are double-yellows down both sides of the street. However, inside is lovely with panelled doors, exposed floorboards, and sweet period details. The kitchen leads out onto an overgrown but reasonable-sized garden, and the bathroom is upstairs - always a bonus in an old house. The property, at 19 High Street, is on the market with a guide price of £399,950 through Belton Duffey. Details here and here . The handsome detached townhouse below is up for auction at the end of this month (on April 25th). The ho...