Snap up a row of houses in same street
£80,000+ NEW-BUILDS GOING UNDER HAMMER THIS WEEK
A RARE opportunity has arisen to buy a row of new-build houses in the same road in South Derbyshire as they go up for auction.
Four adjacent newly-built terraced houses in Alma Gardens, off Alma Road, Newhall, will be auctioned by Bond Wolfe Auctions’ next online livestreamed sale on Wednesday.
The three-bedroomed terraced houses near Swadlincote each come with a guide price of £80,000-plus, which the auctioneers say is well below the market price for similar homes in the area.
The properties all stand back behind driveways on a private road, have gardens, central heating and double glazing to the majority of windows, and all benefit from a six-year new-build guarantee.
Gurpeet Bassi, chief executive of Bond Wolfe Auctions, said: “It is rare to have four new-build properties next door to each other all in the same auction. They offer great opportunities either for individual house hunters or perhaps even for investors with an eye on the property rental market. All four homes are still under guarantee and being in an area of South Derbyshire that is proving increasingly popular, they are certain to attract considerable interest on the day.”
Each of the houses has a reception room and kitchen on the ground floor, with a hall and a downstairs toilet with a wash hand basin.
The first floor comprises the three bedrooms and a bathroom.
The row of four houses is one of the stand-out attractions among 232 lots at the online auction, which starts at 8.30am.
Mr Bassi said: “As always, we have a great choice of attractive properties and a wide range of starting prices from across the Midlands and North of England, which means there will be something for everybody.”
The auction will be live-streamed via Bond Wolfe Auctions’ website with remote bidding by proxy, telephone or internet only.
More details are available by visiting www.bondwolfeauctions.com, emailing enquiries@bondwolfeauctions. com, or calling 0121 312 1212.
A BURTON woman with almost no immune system who has been stuck in her own home since the start of the pandemic has spoken of her relief after finally being vaccinated.
Brownie group leader Vickie Bagworth has been forced to shield for almost a year, living in fear of catching Covid, which, the 37-year-old said, would almost certainly cause her death.
But now she has finally had her vaccine after been waiting weeks, despite being classed as extremely clinically vulnerable.
It comes after more than 11 months of staying put in her home, shielding with her 69-year-old mum.
Ms Bagworth said: “Simply put, if I got Covid I’m really not likely to survive. If I had to go into hospital with it, the chances are I wouldn’t come back out. I have to take care at all times because of my disabilities. I was absolutely terrified of what would happen to me if I caught the virus.”
As well as having severe asthma, Ms Bagworth suffers from Ehlers-danlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder which has left her in a wheelchair and significantly impacted her immune system.
Since March, she has only left the house five times - four of those were for health appointments and one was to see some family members at a distance on Christmas day. However, those classed as “clinically vulnerable” to coronavirus are only in group four of the Government’s vaccine priority list along with the over-70s.
This puts them below the over-75s, care home residents and front-line health and social care workers in the queue for a vaccination.
Therefore, millions received their jabs before Ms Bagworth, which she felt was unfair. She said: “What really annoys me is that we have had to shield and be incredibly careful to protect ourselves and we are still not high on the Government’s list of priorities.
“My carers were given their vaccines even though they have no health conditions, and they still posed a risk because they were coming in to care for us and could be carrying the virus without knowing.
“It makes no sense to vaccinate carers if they’re still going to be dangerous to the people they’re looking after. Luckily most of my carers are very careful but I know from past care companies that won’t be the same for all.
“I feel like everything the Government has done has been for the economy and getting people back to work, it’s as simple as that. Shielders have always been an afterthought.”
Ms Bagworth believes the vaccine will prove essential as she looks to return to some sort of normality.
She also says it will do wonders for her peace of mind and safety.
After nearly an entire year without so much as visiting a shop, never mind seeing most of her friends and family, she said it could not have come soon enough. She said: “Our mental health has been shattered over the past 12 months, we’ve had to live in complete isolation and rethink our lives. It’s been so hard.
“Now I’m vaccinated I can start to get my life back together and live with a little less fear. I can’t wait to get outside again.”
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which sits with Public Health England and is responsible for creating the vaccine priority list, has defended its plan for the roll-out.
Professor Wei Shen Lim, Covid-19 chair for JCVI, said: “The JCVI’S advice on Covid-19 vaccine prioritisation was developed with the aim of preventing as many deaths as possible. As the single greatest risk of death from Covid-19 is older age, prioritisation is primarily based on age.
“It is estimated that vaccinating everyone in the priority groups would prevent around 99% of deaths from Covid19.”