Filthy house sells for £50k more than guide price at auction – despite rubbish piled up to the windows
A FILTHY property has sold for more than £50,000 over its estimated price at an auction despite rubbish piling up to the windows.
A house with waste filling up half the entire room has sold for an eye-watering £153,000 when it's original price was £100,000.
The three-bedroom property in Keighley, West Yorkshire, was put up for auction with rubbish strewn all over the place.
In some pictures of the place, bin bags full of waste were piled up - some so high they were reaching the windows.
The house immediately caught the attention of social media and users were quick to comment on the revolting state of it.
One wrote: "Is that one of the council-owned skips their closing down?"
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Ander added: "Councils should make tenants to pay rubbish they leave behind, they know who they are, don't waste taxpayer's money."
A third user was shocked at the guide price, not knowing it was be increased another £50,000 saying: "£100k they are having a laugh."
The terraced house on Scott lane is completely filled with old appliances and hundreds of deteriorating carrier bags filled to the brim with rubbish.
On Right Move the listing had stated the filthy property was a nice "renovation project.";
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As a semi-detached dwelling that was completely trashed it would certainly need a lot of time to repair.
The listed stated: "Requiring a full scheme of renovation.
"Arranged over two storeys, the property offers three bedrooms and also benefits from gardens to the front and rear and a rear garage, as well as its sought-after location.
"Once renovated, the property would make a pleasant family home."
Right Move made it clear that the rubbish would not be removed before the property is purchased and is "sold as seen."
The house was bought by Bradford Council with a compulsory purchase order (CPO) and said the owner had made "very little contact" before it was bought.
It had been stood empty since at least 2014 despite numerous attempts to contact the owner.
The decision for a CPO is made by the Government office and tends to be used as a last resort.
In this case, it was necessary as the house was empty for so long and was considered "wasted" in a time of much-needed accommodation.
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A council spokesperson said: " "Empty properties are risk assessed by the council, taking many factors into account, and CPO action is only pursued where the council has sufficient evidence to demonstrate that unless it intervenes, the property will remain empty.
"If successful, the council sells properties acquired on the open market, in their current condition so as to avoid incurring any further costs and so as to use public funds responsibly, and this is understandably reflected in the sale price."
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