A homeowner has infuriated house hunters online after listing their property for £225,000, branding it a ‘fancy shed’.
On first glance, the one-bedroom property is seemingly a bargain set on the leafy grounds of a ‘gated Grade II listed development’.
From pictures of the interior alone, the property boasts ultra-modern decor throughout, with sleek white walls and chic kitchen.
On Rightmove, it has been described as a ‘perfect’ option for a ‘first home’ or to downsize, boasting of several benefits including claims of a ‘private garden’ as well as acess to ‘landscaped communal grounds’.
But Reddit users have been quick to point out one major floor with the 500 square-foot property – ‘It’s in a car park’.
‘The only thing going for it is the possibility you could nip over the back fence and be in Savacentre in 5 minutes. Or Ikea in 10,’ they added.
A second quipped: ‘Spend half your time in IKEA to get away from your shed house. Can’t buy furniture because it doesn’t fit, so might as well chill in one of the IKEA living rooms.
Another refused to believe that ‘upstairs [was] tall enough to stand up in’.
Coming to the property’s defence, one wrote: ‘To be fair it is a really nice shed, and would make a great little holiday let on a nice field somewhere.
‘The problem here is the price.’
The detached home is in a ‘convenient location’, according to the letting agents, who also claim the area has great transport links with both a train station and the M4 nearby.
However, the property’s ‘home blending charm’ and ‘modern comfort’ hasn’t appeared to win everyone over with one person left ‘infuriate[d]’ by the £1,000 reservation fee to secure a bid on the building.
‘It’s horrible,’ one said. ‘It is literally in a car park, [and] is propped up at the corners with concrete ‘garden ornaments’, next door to big new builds.
‘No character except an incongruous beam, tiny windows split between upstairs and down, bathroom downstairs.
‘[It] appears to be a shed plonked in an old car parking spot. I suppose you could walk round the ‘car-park’.
‘Simply a list of missed opportunities really – to make money for a developer whilst ripping off some buyer.’
However one Reddit user alleged the ‘mushroom garden ornaments’ the critic was referring to were saddle stones, and if real, each stone could be worth around £500 each.
‘One of our old neighbours have an original one,’ they replied. ‘Her father was a farmer with a big estate and gifted her one before he died. Apparently people often steal them to sell on.’
Another chimed in remarking how the property was converted appeared to be ‘a bit weird.’
They believed, despite floorplans suggesting others the one bed and one bath property didn’t have any windows in the bedroom.
‘I think there are two sections of glass floor over the ground floor windows, presumably in an attempt to pinch a bit of natural light, but if there isn’t a single openable window or roof light up there, it’s not going to be very nice.
‘Also the only escape route goes through an open plan space with a kitchen. All this makes me rather dubious…’
Elsewhere, residents in Hove, East Sussex reacted with ‘shock’ and ‘disbelief’ after the ordinary looking property was put on the market for a staggering £2.5million.
The asking price for the smartly presented property has caused consternation among potential buyers who have claimed it is ‘overpriced.’
They claim that although the red-brick home has a sought-after seaside location, it actually backs onto a block of high rise flats and sits on a busy road which has a high crime rate.
The owners – who are in their late 80s – bought the property in East Sussex in 2010 for £750,000 but have now put it on the market for more than three times that amount.
According to property experts Purple Bricks, the average cost of a house on the street where the couple are looking to sell is £600k.
One resident told : ‘I’m shocked. It’s incredible how much house prices have risen in the last 15 years but I’d never expect a house to be on the market for so much – it’s a King’s ransom.
‘It’s unbelievable really. I understand it is in a desirable location but this road is very busy all the time and the back garden looks out over the flats – not exactly a beautiful view.’