‘Let’s leave’ Martin Roberts horrified by home with missing roof ‘Terrible condition’

Homes Under the Hammer: Martin left in shock at the state of a house

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In a rerun of BBC show Homes Under the Hammer, Martin Roberts and Dion Dublin were back to show viewers their latest projects. Dion Dublin paid a visit to Bury, Greater Manchester, to see a house that needed a good clear-out, while Martin visited a mid-terrace house in Burton-upon-Trent that had suffered some fire damage.

Martin didn’t get off to the best start after he couldn’t get through the front door of the property.

The expert instantly spotted some problems with the home, as he pointed out mould in various areas of the living space.

However, the 59-year-old made an abrupt exit as soon as he entered the kitchen, describing it as “minging”.

“Well, £25,000 as a guide price for a two bed, mid terraced [house] around here is actually pretty much too good to be true,” Martin began.

“But in this particular instance… [it] hasn’t got something you take for granted, a roof.

“Turns out the house has had some serious fire damage so goodness only knows what we’re going to find inside.”

After viewing the garden, Martin made his way inside the house to see what state it was in.

“You don’t have to go very far to find mould,” he laughed as he entered the kitchen.

“Okay, this is the kitchen,” he continued. “Wow, let’s leave pretty quickly because it’s pretty minging.

“Lots of signs of damp everywhere. This room is obviously the rear living room area and my guess is when there was the fire, water was sprayed in to stop it and it’s all come down here and the whole house smells damp.”

Trying to see the positives, Martin said: “But anyway, so this is one of those properties that you’ve really just got to imagine what it could be.

“So what have we got in terms of space? A kitchen where a traditional kitchen in this kind of property would be.

“No loo though which means the loo is probably upstairs, a rear sitting room here, the front sitting room there which looks to be in equally terrible condition.

“Is a good start? It is probably not a good use of the word, it’s just a start to a house that has potential.”

In the end, the property was bought by Jas and her husband Harpreet for £27,000.

However, Martin was left gobsmacked when Jas said they never viewed the property before they bought it.

“So, having seen it now, how do you feel?” Martin asked as Jas simply replied: “Speechless.

“There’s a lot of work that needs doing and it surprised me a little bit that it has no roof on it.

“So, now we’ve got to get a grip and start working on it.”

Despite the rocky start, Jas was thrilled to learn once the property was renovated, they could sell it for £125,000 or make £650 a month by renting it out.

Homes Under the Hammer is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

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