A property which was the scene of a murder has sold at auction for £130,000.
The former village store and post office, which includes a three-bedroom flat, was guided at that price by Hunters.
In 2006, the property had been put up for sale at £450,000, but was withdrawn from the market after the owners decided to stay.
Four years later, Diana Garbutt was murdered there by her husband Robin.
He told the jury that convicted him that the business had had an annual turnover of some £200,000.
In marketing the property, Hunters warned in the particulars: “A crime has taken place at this property. Information on request.”
The price the property fetched is well under the average for homes in Melsonby, North Yorkshire – currently £197,809 (a long way off the 2008 peak of £254,333).
Only two properties are listed on Rightmove for less than £130,000 and both are small terraces.
Meanwhile, in Pretoria, South Africa, the house where Oscar Pistorius is alleged to have shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp has also sold at a discount.
It has gone for £250,000 – £100,000 less than the asking price.
I do not believe there is a requirement to disclose this sort of information. Do Hunters believe they need to disclose it again say in 10 years time if asked to market again? At what point in time does a murder scene become insignificant where there is no need to disclose?
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I think ethically here they have done the right thing here.
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