This house is on the market for zero dollars – but there’s a catch

The three-storey house is up for auction for a no reserve price after disaster struck. 

The property has been dubbed “Britain’s cheapest house” after a fire gutted the building. 

In Gwent, Wales, the substantial ten-room house looks in excellent condition on the outside, with quaint traditional stonework and yellow window accents. 

But it’s a very different story inside. 

A major fire has destroyed the floor and walls, and left electrical wires exposed. Peeling wallpaper is a sad reminder of its original state as a family home. 

Sean Roper of Paul Fosh Auctions, the online auction house overseeing the sale, told The Sun that “once done up this building, with sweeping valley views, could make an ideal family home or, subject to planning, could be split into flats”.

“Listed with a nil reserve, this large property with huge potential could end up being sold at auction for a matter of just a few hundred pounds depending on interest and a developer’s appetite for the challenge,” Roper said. 

The property is being sold with vacant possession, and junk from previous dwellers still fills some of the downstairs rooms. 

The back garden, which comes with rear lane access, has picturesque views of the surrounding Welsh countryside.