ha ha, you think? My wife really worked, im not sure either way.
went through the valuation inspection thing today and saw the "will this pay off all your worldly debt inc mortgage and make you rich" (I paraphrase) tick box ticked "yes" so they defo did.
If it's been treated properly it's gonna be almost certainly stone dead. Dead as you like. Dead as a dodo.
If it's the house you want don't let it stop you going for it but use the situation to your advantage.
The people selling it probably paid 200 k for it ten years ago so fuck them.