This terraced house is going to auction with a guide price of £0

From the front it looks like a classic renovation project but the extent is not initially obvious
-Credit: (Image: Paul Fosh Auctions)


If a property goes to auction with a zero reserve price - in effect it's on the market for £0 until someone bids on it, if they bid on it - you know it's going to be a renovation project.

But when the building comes with fire damage as well as tired interiors and structural updates to add to its woes then many people would call it an extreme renovation and most likely to be of more interest to an experienced renovator.

In theory this terraced house in New Tredegar with an auction reserve of absolutely nothing and a non-existent guide price could be sold for the same price as a bag of crisps, pair of shoes, or secondhand car but, even with the upper floors having caved in due to the fire and rubble and old furniture waiting to greet you inside, the property is likely to be more popular than you might expect when it goes to online auction. For more property stories sent to your inbox twice a week sign up to the property newsletter here.

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Fire damaged house 7 Jubilee Road, New Tredegar going to auction with £0 reserve with Paul Fosh Auctions
It's not an ideal renovation project for a novice -Credit:Paul Fosh Auctions

The auction house taking this renovation project to virtual, online auction describes it as having suffered significant fire damage and in a 'sorry state of repair', hence the auction guide price of £nil.

On the positive side, though, it also offers huge potential for redevelopment into a spacious family home or even apartments or a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) that could prove to be a bargain for a builder or experienced property developer, subject to planning consent, of course.

Three-storeys of accommodation to bring back to life - this is an empty room with damp walls
Three-storeys of accommodation to bring back to life -Credit:Paul Fosh Auctions
Every room on every floor needs attention, but what do you expect for £0 guide price?
Every room on every floor needs attention, but what do you expect for £0 guide price? -Credit:Paul Fosh Auctions

Sean Roper from Paul Fosh Auctions says: "The terraced house is in the village of New Tredegar, and comes with sweeping valley views. The village benefits from a good range of amenities and shops and is ideally situated for access to Bargoed and Blackwood."

Using the main A roads that meander down each valley, or catching a local train or bus, the house is commutable to the M4, Newport and Cardiff to the south, and Merthyr Tydfil, Aberdare and Abergavenny to the west and north.

Exploring the stunning Bannau Brycheiniog National Park is a tempting proposition from this front door too, a drive to the north that is easy for a memorable day out surrounded by nature's raw beauty. But even from the windows of this house, or the ones that remain, the hillside views are worth lingering and admiring without leaving the site.

Eek, the roof has caved in!
Eek, the roof has caved in! -Credit:Paul Fosh Auctions
Fire damage that includes soot, smoke and fallen ceilings
Fire damage that includes soot, smoke and fallen ceilings -Credit:Paul Fosh Auctions

Sean continues: "Although severely damaged in the fire and now partially stripped out, the building, which is being sold with vacant possession, appears to offer three rooms on the ground floor.

"There are a further four rooms on the first floor with three to four rooms on the lower ground floor with a bathroom area. The property has a rear garden and is served with a lane access.

There is much potential here for someone with experience and the garden is an added bonus
There is much potential here for someone with experience and the garden is an added bonus -Credit:Paul Fosh Auctions
Hilltop views from this valley auction property are another positive
Hilltop views from this valley auction property are another positive -Credit:Paul Fosh Auctions

"Listed with a £nil reserve this large property with huge potential could end up being sold at auction for a matter of just a few hundred pounds depending on interest and a developer’s appetite for the challenge."

The property is being sold online by Paul Fosh Auctions with bids starting from noon on Tuesday, October 1 and ending from 5pm on Thursday, October 3. For more property and renovation stories join our Amazing Welsh Homes Facebook group here.

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