Showing posts with label Descriptions of property. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Descriptions of property. Show all posts

Monday, January 7, 2008

Seedy FAMILY HOUSE for sale in Pimlico



Kelly Hudson use the well-reheased idea of poetic licence in estate agents' property descriptions to distinguish themselves, perhaps aiming to be a Roy Brooks of Ireland. One of Roy Brooks' property descriptions from the 60s ran as follows:

Darkest Pimlico. Seedy FAMILY HOUSE two rooms in the basement, ground, 1st & 2nd floors and attic rm. on 3rd. Decor! peeling, faded and fly blown. Garden - good G.R. £60 p.a. £6,950. If you are too late to secure this gem we have a spare along the road rather more derelict. A lightly built member of our staff negotiated the basement stair but our Mr. Halstead went crashing through.

Property is taken so much more seriously nowadays Kelly Hudson would have a hard time trying to convince vendors to do something similar.

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Paris & Irishtown



Came across this on the blog of an ex-employee of PropertyWeek. Good ol' L! We still remember her with fondness.