How Does One Enquire about an Abandoned Property That's Not Listed Anywhere?

[Deactivated] on 11/04/2024 - 12:32
Last edited 11/04/2024 - 16:23 by 1 other user

Not sure if this is the right place to ask.

There's this abandoned residential property (house) that's been empty/derelict for as long as I've known it (20 years) so perhaps for much longer. A mate and I have been chewing over going halves in land+building for a while and this property has always been on the back of my mind.

It's in an expensive area so it could be entirely a pipe dream alas I'm keen to at least sus out the asking price. Checked high and low and can't find the property listed anywhere, nor any historical records of transfer for that matter.

The house seems to belong to an elderly couple judging by a metric tonne of old photos (1990s), so they could have passed away by now for all I know.

What route can I go down to get an asking price, or what's the process for something like this?

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Comments

    • smartazz104 on 13/04/2024 - 16:23
      +1

      According to the OP, whatever is on the property now couldn’t be classified as liveable.

      • Name on 13/04/2024 - 22:15

        Ah right! Makes it harder then. Ha

  • amzinguserman on 13/04/2024 - 13:51
    +1

    If you want to claim it under adverse possession you are going to be waiting a few years.

    If its in old system title it will be a lot more complex.

  • prodrome on 13/04/2024 - 15:46
    +10

    you wouldn't download a house

  • alexdagr8 on 14/04/2024 - 11:49

    Seems ripe for adverse possession to me!
    Slap on some new doors, new locks, rent it out to some uni students and off you go!
    Police won’t do anything as it’s a “civil matter”. When the owner knocks.

    Adverse posession says 12 years, but good luck proving that owner! Just tell the court you did the above 10-12 years ago and you’ve won (by NSW law)

    Free house!

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