It’s just featured in an episode of the Channel 4 series Help! I Bought It at Auction with Sarah Beeny
The property on Marston Lane, Stafford(Image: Butters John Bee )
A Staffordshire property with a body buried on the land has featured on Channel 4’s Help! I Bought It at Auction with Sarah Beeny. The former stables and store building on Marston Lane, Stafford, was snapped up at a Butters John Bee auction in Stoke-on-Trent last year.
Speaking about the listing on a recent episode of the new property series, auctioneer Rob Oulton said: “All legal and above board but it’s not often we sell a property with a body actually buried on the property. In 29 years this is an absolute first for me.”
The lot had a guide price of £32,000 and was ultimately sold at the auction to business partners Stuart and Peter for £44,000. The pair had set a budget of £40-50,000 in order to secure the property.
“We thought it might go higher but I think the body in the garden may have put people off,” they told the show. The pair intended to redevelop the property into a one or two bed home.
The listing on the Butters John Bee website ahead of the auction stated: “A detached single story brick building under a pitched clay tiled roof. Formerly stables and a store. Situated in the picturesque area of Marston with acres of roaming countryside.
“We have just been made aware there may be a burial site of a family member interred on this plot, we advise potential buyers to obtain their own independent legal advice before bidding. A detached brick building that was subject to compulsory purchase for the HS2 Project, this offer has now been formally removed from the land and is therefore for sale by the private vendor at auction.”
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