Homes Under The Hammer presenter Martin Roberts was left in awe by 100-year-old items he discovered on a recent episode of the show.
Martin, 60, was seen inside a three-bedroom Victorian home in Rochester, Kent, that had items from as far back as 1917.
The property had an initial guide price of £130,000 but sold over that value, for £192,000, at auction after the new owner, Hyacinth saw potential in the home.
There was a further twist to this property, as the items inside that were over a century old appeared to have been untouched, with Martin saying, ‘Oh my goodness what have we got here.’
He continued: ‘Well one of the greatest side line joys, of Homes Under the Hammer is finding items that should be in museum’.
Homes Under The Hammer presenter Martin Roberts was left in awe by 100-year-old items he discovered on a recent episode of the show
Martin, 60, was seen inside a three-bedroom Victorian home in Rochester, Kent, that had items from as far back as 1917
‘It’s worth salvaging, restoring and spending time to go through the things when you buy a home, as at auction the contents are yours.’
The presenter spotted a newspaper from 1917, an old record player and a 19th century sewing machine.
This caught its buyer, Hyacinth, off guard as he admitted that he initially had ‘no plans’ to do anything with the items – but that soon changed after his wife visited the property.
After Hyacinth’s young son took a keen interest in the piano, he said it was relocated to the family’s abode.
However, in order to make a respectable profit on the home, the developer needed to come up with an idea to get around the toilet situation – as it was located in the garden even though the property had three large bedrooms.
Martin observed: ‘This is a house that hasn’t been touched much since it had been built.’
Hyacinth said: ‘Initially I just wanted an empty space, but I fell in love with it. My priority is to change the toilet area,’ after revealing his plans to flip and sell.
He did admit to going over budget by roughly £35,000 after purchasing the property at auction, but was still left with £30,000 to spend.
However, he said quotes from builders were in the bracket of between £40,000 to £50,000.
The property had an initial guide price of £130,000 but sold over that value, for £192,000, at auction
There was a further twist to this property, as the items inside that were over a century old appeared to have been untouched