April 14th 2024
Old Quarry Office, Fore Street,
Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 5JT
Guide: £230,000
Old Quarry Office, Fore Street, Newlyn,
Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 5JT
Today 14th April 2024 we have now completed our: 2024 Unique Property Bulletin “Mischief Building” purchase and it is a cracker. We are keen to introduce you to it in the next week or two. Though we had forgotten about the nightmare stresses of UK property conveyancing. Hence our being AWOL for a couple of weeks (that and chicken pox in one of our directors sprachle of weans). Our volunteer crew here are gently getting back into regular listings of unusual home candidates for you to consider. We are changing the frequency of social media postings to one unique property uploaded every 48 hours. The 24 hour cycle since the beginning of the year was causing a problematic overload. Add to that, the new “mischief” project on the go too (our aim is to closely feature actual projects), and our “to do” list was full to the brim to the point of overflowing (not in a good way).
Why add a “mischief” project, some folk may ask?
It is better we fall flat on our face than you do. Over the past four decades one thing is for sure: there is little else better to understand lessons needing to be learnt than from actual on-the-job skillets with real buildings.
If we can face plant the pavement and take a financial hit, then better that, than YOU having a major monetary mishap.
If you can learn from our mistakes that must be a good thing, surely? Save yourselves a modest wheelbarrow of £20 notes 🙂 But PLEASE… always do YOUR due diligence before spending (say) £500,000 on a magnificent castle ruin.
Besides, it is impossible to tap away at this keyboard with all these tasty morsels and not buy the occasional unique building. Typically a dozen of the older crew will club together and buy something that captures our hearts. Important to emphasise we BAN mortgages. All of the 40+ buildings renovated over the past 40 years via Unique Property Bulletin have been 100% owned by members. No mortgages. That is the first lesson…
The sooner you pay off your mortgage, generally the safer you and your family will be. If things get financially tight, then it’s beans-on-toast for a few weeks. But you will ALWAYS have a home. Get rid of that poxy mortgage as soon as you can.
Next…
The old sweet-shop-syndrome. If you sell confectionary all day, it is difficult not to buy the occasional Bar of Mars. Also, with the new relaunch of Unique Property Bulletin on social media, it is still a bit hit-or-miss on what frequency of upload and on finding the sweet-spot of what style/price/location of unusual buildings that our readers prefer.
Old Quarry Office, Fore Street, Newlyn
Today we are Digging For A Deal: The Old Quarry Office, Fore Street, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 5JT, has interesting sea-views and is a large chunk of building set on its own land. The last quarry we came close to was when buying the lighthouse station on Ailsa Craig Island in 1999. We ended up selling that in 2001 as access across 18 miles of water (from Kintyre in Argyll) was a challenge and landing, even in calm weather is a nightmare as a 6 to 8 foot swell runs at the island even on a calm day.
^^ Ailsa Craig Island ^^
Photo Courtesy of Thomas Nugent
^^ Ailsa Craig Island ^^
Photo Courtesy of James T. M. Towill
^^ Ailsa Craig Island Granite Curling Stone ^^
Photo Courtesy of Richard Dorrell
Though the granite “polo mint” rocks at the quarry were fascinating. ailsa Craig island is where the majority of quarry stones are harvested (in their raw state). If you have an interest in buying the lighthouse station on Ailsa Craig, please let us know? When we sold it, 23 years ago, the buildings were habitable. Now they are derelict and we have an atonement to complete. Hence we at e curious about buying the place back, just text our number:
https://uniquepropertybulletin.co.uk/contact-us/
Anyways, back to the quarry at Cornwall: the auction guide price is £230,000.
Old Quarry Office, Fore Street, Newlyn
VERY IMPORTANT: Our own due diligence unearthed a “Pre-Application” to the Planning Department: PA21/02847/PREAPP. It wouldn’t let us access it and this building has NO Planning Permission indicated in the sale details. This set off a small alarm bell in our concerns. It means the LEAST you should do is your own “Pre-App” enquiry.
Some sellers hold to the view that it is best to let the eventual long term owner chiose the sort of conversion they are seeking… so no point in submitting one style of p,an ing permission request. Other times, there is, for various reasons, a ban on residential use. Please remember “Caveat Emptor”… Buyer beware. Well worth a few hours pursuin a PreApp than repent at cost.
Sale details and auction phone number: Click Here
Also at Rightmove: Click Here
Bon chance mes amis. Best wishes in becoming a a Quarryman or Quarry woman. If it was good enough for Paul McCartney, then you may just be the new, Cornish flavour of Beatles musicians.
For hardcore readers of Unique Property Bulletin, here is an interesting article. If you research some of the content, you will discover just how awesomely deep your pockets need to be to restore a castle (so a quarry office is likely to be much easier, but PLEASE check that PRE-APP number).
Main Quarry Details ~ Guide: £230,000 ~ Click Here
Jeremy Irons will lead the next article: Click Here
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