...and was told by the estate agent that they weren't showing people around the place unless you were willing to make an offer for it beforehand! Er, what?! Needless to say we passed on that, but is that common?
It's listed as cash buyers only. Existing building is probably completely fucked and they are looking for developers to come and knock it down. So it kind of makes sense. Kind of.
On the subject of places that need significant work, I've been looking at places in Chelmsford recently, and enquired about this property...
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-97201091.html
...and was told by the estate agent that they weren't showing people around the place unless you were willing to make an offer for it beforehand! Er, what?! Needless to say we passed on that, but is that common?