A HIDDEN home has sold for £100,000 over its asking price – even though to-be buyers would have struggled to find it.
The house had been left empty for years, seeing nature take its course and undergrowth take over.
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And nature took over so much the house was seemingly hidden and near impossible to spot from the street.
The four-storey Kent property, which is known locally as the Cuckoo’s Nest, had an asking price of £220-240,000 when it hit the market.
But the home has now been snapped up for more than £100,000 more than that.
It sold for £351,250 at auction.
While the buyer has a big job on their hands, they’ve hit the jackpot when it comes to location.
The home is in Margate, a town which has just knocked Ibiza off its pole position as the global party capital and socialite hotspot.
Meanwhile, another home that was covered by a jungle recently sold for double its price estimate.
Plus, the three-bedroom Wales property was one of the cheapest on the market when it was listed for £32,000.
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And while hidden homes are not awfully common, hidden features in houses are.
This week it was revealed how a bungalow in a street dubbed ‘millionaire’s row’ has an incredible hidden feature that makes it a homeowner’s dream.
The luxury pad is currently up for sale for £1.25million and pictures from inside reveal its special hidden feature.
But, the hidden features aren’t always nice surprises.
A couple were stunned to find a secret room in their basement – but it had an extremely creepy feature.
Carolyn and Steven Sparks didn’t even know their East Sussex home had a basement until they started looking at renovating recently, and what they found was haunting.
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Sparks’ creepy find comes not long after an American couple discovered something strange beneath their floorboards.
Another Brit couple made a luckier find – which will make them £250,000 richer.
