And that's the stinger. In order to sell the house they'll need to find a mug who doesn't notice that the back wall is held together with expanding foam, the roof is on it's last legs and as a result the whole house is riddled with damp. Said mug will also not be required to do any sort of a survey by their mortgage provider (even the most basic of surveys would expose the major structural issues with that house). In this financial climate that's highly unlikely to happen. So unless a cash buyer comes along who's happy to buy a house which is on the brink of collapse at any moment I can't see her moving any time soon.