Park Life 71 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Diggingg a maze of 20-metre tunnels under your home that leave the property unstable, uninhabitable and prone to subsidence is no longer a barrier to house price success. The infamous Moleman's home in Hackney has just sold at auction for £1.12m – 50% more than its guide price of £750,000. For 40 years civil engineer William Lyttle secretly burrowed a labyrinth of tunnels under his London home which, when exposed, earn him the nickname of Mole Man. His epic dig was halted in 2006 when the tunnels undermined the foundations of his period property and the council evicted him for safety reasons before rehousing him. In 2008 the high court ordered Lyttle to pay almost £300,000 to Hackney council to pay for repairs, but he died in 2009, leaving the council with a £400,000 repair bill. Following his death, the property become even more dilapidated – to the point where the council had to fill in the tunnels with concrete to prevent subsidence. When they did so they found Lyttle had stashed four wrecked Renault cars, a boat, several baths and fridges and numerous TV sets under his home. They are still there, encased in the concrete used to shore up the property. The site was sold with planning permission for the derelict structure to be knocked down and replaced with two three-storey town houses with basements. Agents have speculated that the two separate homes could be worth up to £1m each. Would have been better if he's mysteriously dissapeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13894 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35120 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 That High Court case sounds like good use of public money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTheBobby 1 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) Leopard Man was harder than Mole Man. Edited July 20, 2012 by LoveTheBobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35120 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 He's nee Manimal like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTheBobby 1 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Phw, what . Im not sure if he's now 'conformed' as it were - living in a house, pooing in a bog etc. ? (Leopaz not Mamimal that is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleeToonFan 1 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Nobody loves Moleman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4729 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Would you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44995 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I'm a mooooole man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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