House-hunters will know that the property market is presently a darkish and depressing place.
Here’s a shiny spot to revive your religion and get you again to shopping property porn.
A five-bed cottage in the marketplace for £595,000 comes with an sudden bonus: a cat.
No, this isn’t an particularly inventive freebie from an property agent. Instead, it is a feline buddy who doesn’t actually fancy leaving the place they name dwelling.
The itemizing for the property, in Littlebeck, close to Whitby, reads: ‘The property also could come with a cat as the residing one would like to stay if possible.’
Fair play to the kitty – it’s a spot we wouldn’t quit too simply.
The house is a Victorian Gothic-style cottage with 5 bedrooms and a great deal of quirky unique options, together with rosemary tiles and teak fascia boards.
There’s a examine, a kitchen, a eating room, and lounge on the bottom flooring, and outdoors is a big backyard, full with a pigsty and an space for chickens – so you may reside your full cottagecore goals.
‘The house is oozing with period charm and is incredibly individual,’ says the itemizing.
‘It is positioned near a protected nature reserve so there’s wildlife in abundance together with bats so as to add to the atmospheric really feel.
‘For anybody in want of a brand new acquainted the property additionally might include a cat because the residing one want to keep if doable.
‘Everything for a new fairytale lifestyle.’
Alas, we don’t have any photographs of your new cat pal, however we’re certain they’re nice. Any cat that simply refuses to depart someplace is sensible in our books.
Plus, as everyone knows, you don’t select a cat – they select you.
So do make sure that to be in your greatest behaviour on the viewing… and maybe pack some treats in your pocket.
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