The trouble is, the vendor is apparently (now I'm questioning everything) a tenancy management company that had let the house out to an old woman for decades on some kind of fixed rent. That ties in with the obvious lack of care/improvements to the property.
Now they want to get shot of it quickly and for as high a price as possible. So a first time buyer throwing money at it is probably fine as long as they seem like they can afford it.
The trouble is, the vendor is apparently (now I'm questioning everything) a tenancy management company that had let the house out to an old woman for decades on some kind of fixed rent. That ties in with the obvious lack of care/improvements to the property.
Now they want to get shot of it quickly and for as high a price as possible. So a first time buyer throwing money at it is probably fine as long as they seem like they can afford it.