Our1930sFixerUpper

[Wobblehead]

On one of the stories it was clear that there was a sign by the cakes instructing guests to tag the company on Instagram.

It will be a load of freebies.

Imagine having that sort of life. I am happy with my group of friends having a laugh and not worrying about what it looks like when we have a party

 

[LaurieLaurie]

The thing with the old house is it’s their furniture and dressing that made it. Take all of that away and it’s worth the same as the neighbours imo.

More fool them for paying it I guess.

 

[NoodlesToodles]

I go off and on these two. I think they are very beggy, well one is seem quite materialistic too. I dont know how he gets away with making his partner do all the work. I think this house will be one huge ad/aff fest.

 

[HumphreyB]

I actually cant wait..how sad is that. I popped on and read the blog and I like how open he was. Have to say I never thought of looking at selling the way they did. Interesting.

 

[LaurieLaurie]

This ‘journey’ has been boring since it kicked off. It feels like Ross just teases tiny amounts of content and I lose any interest.

 

[Homebird44]

Not sure how tattlers aren’t all over these two! Literally everything in their property is an ad! Soul destroying for people who work hard to actually pay for their renovations! These people make me sick

Completely agree. What's the bet that they'll finish this house and sell it. One of the gifted cushions on the spare room bed is £70. Not a massive amount but it all adds up. Greedy gits.

 

[Tescogirl]

How come they are moving? I did follow for a while but then stopped. I dont know the dynamic wasnt interesting to me anymore. I thought they did a beautiful job on their current house, really tastefully done and the garden amazing.

Garden is fab. I feel for poor Ian.

 

[Ilovetherain]

View attachment 447120Wow. Does he think he’s clever/funny replying to his followers like this and then posting it with her name on?

I think Ross would be unbearable to know in person. Very bitchy I imagine.

He carried on ranting, complaining about people who ask where things were from. Granted they were rude but he was ruder. Seems friendly with Cara Suthers, getting stuffed Sally and Feathering Elle... birds of a feather. Not funny, just bitchy.

 

[Be More Pacific]

Haven't thought about them for ages. Just had a look. That garish extension is totally out of keeping with the original property. I really hate it when people do this to old houses - you see it all the time on Instagram. They take all the character out of them and make them look like new builds.

And why do two men, with no children, need such a big house unless they really do think they are property developers now and are literally going to do it up and flip it?

 

[Be More Pacific]

I'm sure the people who have bought their old home will feel overjoyed to know that they got mugged right off and paid £100,000 over what they should have realistically. Bet the estate agent was rubbing his greedy little hands too.

Unbelievable that they are openly bragging about this in a blog post. Can't help but feel thyr have not been really honest and they sold it purely for new content.

The new house is very similar to my partner's folks main home except they only have one bay window downstairs, not two, and more land at the back. Lots of work for Ian though. I'm sure Ross will just enjoy sitting on his arse being a right bitch as usual.

 

[cocobutter20]

Seriously?? Who the fuck does he think he is??? Jesus wept

Like who really is going to want to go to that if they don’t personally know them.

 

[LaurieLaurie]

Their estate photos look more like a Next catalogue than photos to sell their home. I wouldn’t want the focus to be on a piece of furniture, I’d want the attention on the actually room.

 

[BossyBlossom]

Love these two got a great rapport together. Real people.

 

[Be More Pacific]

It’s quite common to have varying valuations. A lot of estate agents come in a bit lower to exceed expectations when it’s sold and some give a big valuation to try and secure the gig (Hamptons are notorious for this) I have always gone with the middle valuation when I’ve sold. And most properties where I live down south always go masses over the guide price, as it’s just a guide not the actual price. As someone said above, the house would be worth what someone is willing to pay And if they got multiple offers then went to sealed bids, that always pushes up the price. I’ve not read the article so not sure if they did that?

Like I said, I worked in the mortgage industry for 24 years including eighteen months spent selling repossessions in the 1990's, during the recession, so please believe me when I say I know all about the games estate agents play. I also watched LLL for many years Not now as everyone on there just seems to be a cunt these days including the presenters.

And no, it did not go to sealed bids in their case - just a lady relocating from the USA to the UK.

I just didn't like the tone of the whole post. There was no need to go into all the details except to humble brag about how 'clever' they were for getting someone to pay a completely unrealistic and over the top price for what is a three bedroom semi. The world has gone fucking mad.

 

[LaurieLaurie]

I guess they’re moving on to ‘bigger and better’? ££

 

[HumphreyB]

How come they are moving? I did follow for a while but then stopped. I dont know the dynamic wasnt interesting to me anymore. I thought they did a beautiful job on their current house, really tastefully done and the garden amazing.

 

[nettleteareader]

Surely anyone should be able to know which items were gifted or discounted?

…..and what a pair of idiots buying an Aga given the cost of running them and the fact Ross has zero patience to wait for it to warm up. I had one and paid for it to be removed because it was expensive to run, inefficient and not not very ‘green’. I reckon Ross wanted one because GSDIH has one, as does FTEN.

All for the show off 'look at us, we've got an aga' insta brag. Never mind the practicalities!!

 

[Bettyboo2475]

Am so bored of Ross now. Lovely garden but I can’t watch his stories as he’s such a bitch to Ian

 

[Allthatglitters666]

I think for me they put a lot of effort into their content (hate that word). Great styling, amusing stories, nice looking blog so I can live with the ads. Only Ian and Ross know the extent of Ross's condition I guess. He also might earn a fuck ton to balance it out

 

[Be More Pacific]

Was it a cash buyer?

Just double checked and yes, it was. I missed that. So, she clearly did no research and didn't have a survey done because I'm sure the surveyor would have 'down valued' it. They are allowed a certain amount of leeway (I can't remember the percentage - been out the game a while) but I think they would struggle to justify an uplift of £100,000/£110,000 on a three bed semi.

Surveyors can get sued for providing grossly excessive valuations. That was one of my jobs when I dealt with repossessions. I would instruct three estate agents to look at the property and, when they came back with their figures, I would have to review them against the original valuation to check for any large discrepancies. My boss then dealt with all the professional negligence claims - surveyors, solicitors, estate agents, bailiffs. He would sue anyone I really wanted to get involved in that side too but he liked to hog all the glory especially when he got a settlement But he would tell me all about the cases he was dealing with. It was so interesting and some of the fuck ups/frauds were mind blowing.