Hi
I inherited a totally run down house. Estimates of the cost of fixing it up range from 80-150K. It's not in a location I can move to and I don't have the money to do it up anyway. It's a 3 storey 4 bedroom house dating from the late 19th century. Even at a 55K selling price I haven't been able to get any takers. The few that have been interested were refused a loan on that type of property by the banks.
Insurance on the house is currently running at 800 a year and I will probably have to pay some kind of second home tax on it. People have suggested I just board it up and wait for the market to improve but I'm not sure how that would work given that it's a terrace house and I imagine if it continues to disintegrate it could damage the houses next to it. I'm worried that I might be liable for any damage caused to those houses. Because of all this I am tempted to sell at an even lower price. I was hoping to get more from the sale as I have a pretty substantial mortgage on my own house. So I suppose the question is do I sell at a tiny price or do I try to hold out until the market picks up a bit? And if I do the latter, will I be liable for damage?
I would love to hear from anyone else who has experience of such a situation or knows about my liability? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I inherited a totally run down house. Estimates of the cost of fixing it up range from 80-150K. It's not in a location I can move to and I don't have the money to do it up anyway. It's a 3 storey 4 bedroom house dating from the late 19th century. Even at a 55K selling price I haven't been able to get any takers. The few that have been interested were refused a loan on that type of property by the banks.
Insurance on the house is currently running at 800 a year and I will probably have to pay some kind of second home tax on it. People have suggested I just board it up and wait for the market to improve but I'm not sure how that would work given that it's a terrace house and I imagine if it continues to disintegrate it could damage the houses next to it. I'm worried that I might be liable for any damage caused to those houses. Because of all this I am tempted to sell at an even lower price. I was hoping to get more from the sale as I have a pretty substantial mortgage on my own house. So I suppose the question is do I sell at a tiny price or do I try to hold out until the market picks up a bit? And if I do the latter, will I be liable for damage?
I would love to hear from anyone else who has experience of such a situation or knows about my liability? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks