Homes Under The Hammer presenter Martin Roberts was left in awe by 100-year-old items he discovered on a recent episode of the show.
Martin, 60, was seen inside a three-bedroom Victorian home in Rochester, Kent, that had items from as far back as 1917.
The property had an initial guide price of £130,000 but sold over that value, for £192,000, at auction after the new owner, Hyacinth saw potential in the home.
There was a further twist to this property, as the items inside that were over a century old appeared to have been untouched, with Martin saying, ‘Oh my goodness what have we got here.’
He continued: ‘Well one of the greatest side line joys, of Homes Under the Hammer is finding items that should be in museum’.
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‘It’s worth salvaging, restoring and spending time to go through the things when you buy a home, as at auction the contents are yours.’
The presenter spotted a newspaper from 1917, an old record player and a 19th century sewing machine.
This caught its buyer, Hyacinth, off guard as he admitted that he initially had ‘no plans’ to do anything with the items – but that soon changed after his wife visited the property.
After Hyacinth’s young son took a keen interest in the piano, he said it was relocated to the family’s abode.
However, in order to make a respectable profit on the home, the developer needed to come up with an idea to get around the toilet situation – as it was located in the garden even though the property had three large bedrooms.
Martin observed: ‘This is a house that hasn’t been touched much since it had been built.’
Hyacinth said: ‘Initially I just wanted an empty space, but I fell in love with it. My priority is to change the toilet area,’ after revealing his plans to flip and sell.
He did admit to going over budget by roughly £35,000 after purchasing the property at auction, but was still left with £30,000 to spend.
However, he said quotes from builders were in the bracket of between £40,000 to £50,000.