‘Britain’s filthiest home’ sells for £115k more than asking price

A horror home that has been labelled "Britain's filthiest home" has somehow sold for £115k over the asking price.

An incredible bidding war saw the price of the Whitnash Grove, Coventry-based property increase from £60,000 to a stunning £175,000 sale.

Estate agents had put the home up for £60k and admitted the three-bedroom terraced house was in need of a "full refurbishment and modernisation".

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It was also in need of a clear out as grim property pictures showed the horror inside the home, with smashed walls, rotting rubbish and a plentiful amount of holes in the ceiling and walls.

But a mystery buyer who has dropped £175,000 on the property may turn a profit yet after the sale at Loveitts Auctioneers brought out a bidding war for "Britain's filthiest home".

Average house prices in the area have been charted as £181,000, although their interiors are likely in better condition than the smashed-up bathrooms and rubbish-piled rooms of this recent sale.

Two rooms and a tiny kitchen make up the ground floor, while three double bedrooms and a bathroom are found on the first floor.

Auction house director Sally Smith said of the Loveitts sale: "I don’t know who bought the property but I’m assuming they are an investor who will completely clear it out and refurbish it.

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"We had expected it to go for a good price as the property had had some pre-auction offers but they were no where near what the house sold for in the end and we were all very surprised by the final price.

"It will definitely make a great house for a family or renters when it is all refurbished and there is a lot of potential."

Those who caught wind of the property sale on social media were less than impressed though, with one Facebook user writing: "So much for the cost of living crisis when Britain’s filthiest home sells for close on three times the sale price."

Another fumed: "Whoever bought it will probably just rent out as it is for a grand a month and get it too! Rents are just crazy at the moment, even in a s***hole like Cov."

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