article_snippet.sent: Estate agents say the couple would now struggle to sell Estate agents home for much more than £1 as other houses in their street are being sold off at that price by Liverpool city council.
article_snippet.sent: Despite their neighbours moving out, the couple stayed put as the couple had elderly parents living close by who relied on the couple.
article_snippet.sent: the couple thought that what Liverpool city council was offering for the couple home at the time - around £85,000 - was too low and believed it was worth closer to £120,000.
article_snippet.sent: She picked out houses worth around £120,000 and Liverpool city council said the street has become a horrible place to live and my parents died last year we thought "enough is enough" and decided to take the council's offer and move to a home that was similar in price to ours would look into Liverpool city council for She in October, but months later the couple were told the council's offer had fallen through as the couple street was now part of Liverpool's 'Home for a Pound' scheme.
article_snippet.sent: An estate agent from Abode in nearby Allerton said: 'I would estimate a three-bedroomed house like one in Garrick Street would be worth around £60,000 at the moment but the Hunters would struggle to get even close to that. '
article_snippet.sent: It would be very hard for the Hunters to sell the Hunters home when other properties in the road are being sold for £1.'
article_snippet.sent: As the couple are unlikely to sell the couple home, the couple want the council to put the council original offer back on the table.
article_snippet.sent: Who's going to buy We house for thousands when thousands can get our house next door for £1?'
article_snippet.sent: the council said the fact some vacant properties in the area are being offered for £1 so that some vacant properties in the area can be renovated does not mean that other houses which are occupied are only worth £1.
article_snippet.sent: The houses that are part of the Homes for a Pound scheme require significant work and financial investment so can't be compared with other properties.
highlights_snippet.sent: Estate agents say couple will now struggle to sell home for more than £1 . 