Dion Dublin 'sorts out' damp-riddled Chesterton house in Homes Under the Hammer

A terrace house was transformed in today's episode of Homes Under the Hammer as presenter Dion Dublin declared he had 'sorted' the damp-riddled three-bed property moments after stepping through the door. Former Premier League striker Dion said the Chesterton end-of-terrace , valued at £68,000, had "loads of potential."

“It’s suffering from damp throughout,” said Dion, adding the fact that there is no upstairs bathroom to the list of the house’s detractions. But Dion declared that he could fix the problem, saying: “That’s the hallway, put a door just there,” gesturing to the wall, “put a wall just here.

"The bedroom will be a little bit smaller, granted, but — bathroom upstairs; freestanding shower, toilet, sink. Thank you very much, I’ve sorted it out,” said Dion, performing a little jig. Husband and wife property developers Salik and Karishma bought the property at auction for £74,000.

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“It’s perfect for us and what we want to do to it,” said Salik, adding: “We’re going to keep the layout pretty much as it is.” Wife Karishma added the pair planned to rent the property out to a social housing provider as a shared house.

They planned to complete the project on the damp-riddled house in just eight to ten weeks with a budget of £35,000.

Four months later, the show returned, finding the front of the house had been freshened-up and new windows installed. Inside, the three-bed family home had been turned into a four-bed house of multiple occupation (HMO).

“Wow,” said Dion, seeing the refurbished inside of the house. “We’re only in the hallway and the changes are clear to see.

“The layout is pretty much the same as it was before,” said Karishma. “The only thing that has changed is we are using the front room as a bedroom.”

Salik said: “We’ve gone back to bare brick in some parts. We’ve had a full rewire, plastering throughout, all the doors internally are new, there are new windows, and we’ve made it basically ready to live in."

The house also received a new kitchen, bathroom and boiler. Dion said all the bedrooms “had been brought up to the necessary standard for a HMO.”

Salik continued: “We’ve gone for a good quality finish for the property. The tenants that are occupying it will hopefully be happy with it. We don’t like to go all-out with colours; we like to do white walls and grey, charcoal woodwork. That’s something that we really enjoy.

The garden had also been spruced up, with the weeds and overgrown plants entirely torn out, leaving behind concrete slabs and pebbles. The pair hired a new team of tradespeople to work on the property, as they were bankrolling the development of multiple properties at once.

Problems with the roof, including the fixing of a few leaks, pushed the pair beyond their 10-week timescale, but the project came in on-budget at £35,000.

Phil Jones of Butters John Bee estimated a sale price of £130,000 in December 2023. He predicted a rental income of £750 per calendar month, or £110 per room per week as a HMO.

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