Rightmove listing taken down after Nazi memorabilia collection spotted in advert
After a Nazi memorabilia collection was detected in the study, the house for sale advert was removed by Rightmove and Zoopla, which caused an internet sensation.
The sale of the £190,000 three-bedroom semi in a “desirable” Lincolnshire village was advertised on online house selling platforms through estate agents Purple Bricks, but this week it was removed after viewers noticed a collection of Nazi artefacts was shown in one of the listing photos and a 360-degree video tour.
The collection included a “Waffen SS” propaganda poster and a dummy with Nazi equipment, as well as a historic rifle, bayonets, helmets and a bronze eagle with an embossed swastika.
Online commenters compared it to an episode of the sitcom Father Ted in which Ted goes to retrieve a copy of a book he gave to Father Seamus Fitzpatrick and is surprised to see his collection of Nazi and Third Reich memorabilia, including a living Nazi veteran.
The house in Lincs was put up for sale through Purple Bricks earlier this month, with the owners inviting “offers in the region of £190,000”.
It was described as a “lovely semi-detached family home” in a “sought after village location”.
“A well presented, semi-detached family home… with a great sized plot, ample parking and lots of extension potential (STPP), early viewing recommended!” stated the listing.
The list was later revised to remove the photo of one of the bedrooms filled with Nazi propaganda materials, German uniforms and weapons.
But when the property was re-registered, a 360-degree video rendering of the house still showed Nazi artifacts.
One online poster who commented before the listing was removed this week said: “Love it. I lowered the selling price and put different images in the ad. Unfortunately, I didn’t change the 360 video; it still shows Nazi posters and banners in the bedroom.”
“He’s probably just a Buddhist and wanted to display the peace symbol… oh wow!” said another.
“Reminds me of the Father Ted incident where Mrs. Doyle uncovered Nazi memorabilia left to Ted in the will,” said another.
“Are you there, Father Ted?” It is the first episode of the third series of C4 sitcom Father Ted; Meanwhile, Ted goes to retrieve a copy of a book he gave to Father Seamus Fitzpatrick and is surprised to see his collection of Nazi and Third Reich memorabilia, including a living Nazi veteran.
Joy ensues when Ted is spotted by a family apparently impersonating Hitler and is later embarrassed when he invites them to apologize, only to find his house has been made to look like Hitler’s bunker.
