Waterfront cottage goes on market for £187,000 – but it needs work

The ultimate DIY project: Pink seaside cottage with stunning views can be snapped up for just £187,000 because you have to finish building it yourself

  • The pretty but rundown pink cottage in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, in Wales, isn’t ready to be lived in yet
  • Owners gained planning permission for a renovation but are selling-up midway through the redevelopment
  • However those willing to roll-up their sleeves could nab a bargain, with property having its own boat-house 

A pink seaside cottage with stunning water-front views for less than £187,000 sounds like any house hunter’s dream – but there’s a catch.

The pretty but rundown pink cottage in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, in Wales, isn’t ready to be lived in just yet.

The DIY dream house has been put on the market mid-way through a complete renovation.   

However those willing to roll-up their sleeves could nab a bargain sea-front property – which comes with its own chapel and boat-house.

A pink seaside cottage (pictured) with stunning water-front views for less than £187,000 sounds like any house hunter’s dream – but there’s a catch

The catch is that the pretty pink cottage in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, in Wales, isn’t ready to be lived in just yet. Pictured: The property is midway through a renovation

The DIY dream house has been put on the market mid-way through a complete renovation. Pictured: The property is under renovation

However those willing to roll-up their sleeves could nab a bargain sea-front property – which comes with its own chapel and boat-house (pictured: The property is located right on the waterfront)

Plans were previously approved to turn it into a four bedroom home – with the master suite boasting a private dressing room and en suite.

The plans include a ground floor games room, a hobby room, a home office and an open-plan kitchen diner.

New first floor joists, floors and concrete lintels to the windows and doors have already been installed.

But those behind the current renovations have decided to call it quits and sell the property on. 

Plans were previously approved to turn it into a four bedroom home (pictured) – with the master suite boasting a private dressing room and en suite

The plans for the property (pictured) include a ground floor games room, a hobby room, a home office and an open-plan kitchen diner

New first floor joists, floors and concrete lintels to the windows and doors have already been installed. But those behind the current renovations have decided to call it quits and sell the property on. Pictured: The property is right on the water front

The cottage, called Pill View cottage, can be found next to the water in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, at the original entrance to the dockyard

The cottage, called Pill View cottage, can be found next to the water in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, at the original entrance to the dockyard. 

It dates back to 1860 and was originally designed as a manse. The price tag also includes a seaman’s chapel and a two-storey boathouse.

The cottage is on the market with no chain but due to its mid-renovation condition is available to cash buyers only.

It dates back to 1860 and was originally designed as a manse. The price tag also includes a seaman’s chapel and a two-storey boathouse. Pictured: The bathrooms are midway through renovation

The cottage is on the market with no chain but due to its mid-renovation condition is available to cash buyers only

Estate agents FBM said: ‘This property is set in a superb location next to woodland and opening straight onto the water.’

Developers have gained planning permission to renovate the property with plans to create four bedrooms and a complete overhaul of the ground floor. Pictured: The first floor plans

Estate agents FBM said: ‘It is in an ideal location for walking, sailing, exploring the magnificent Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and enjoying wonderful bird life down on your very own foreshore.’ Pictured: The second floor plans

Estate agents FBM said: ‘This property is set in a superb location next to woodland and opening straight onto the water.

‘An ideal location for walking, sailing, exploring the magnificent Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and enjoying wonderful bird life down on your very own foreshore.’

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