{"id":98093,"date":"2023-08-26T16:32:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T16:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=98093"},"modified":"2023-08-26T16:32:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T16:32:06","slug":"we-live-in-ghost-town-new-build-estate-that-was-abandoned-16-years-ago-we-hate-the-half-painted-houses-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/lifestyle\/we-live-in-ghost-town-new-build-estate-that-was-abandoned-16-years-ago-we-hate-the-half-painted-houses-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"We live in \u2018ghost town\u2019 new build estate that was abandoned 16 years ago &#8211; we hate the half-painted houses | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EERIE images show a &quot;ghost town&quot; &#8211; a housing estate lying empty after building work stopped over a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>The group of sixteen homes once worth around \u00a3300K mostly lie abandoned after work began in 2007 &#8211; then came to a halt.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/came-halt-properties-woolmill-place-839617329-2.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/came-halt-properties-woolmill-place-839617391.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/came-halt-properties-woolmill-place-839617216.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/came-halt-properties-woolmill-place-839617370.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The properties at Woolmill Place in the town of Sorn in East Ayrshire in Scotland are being taken over by nature.<\/p>\n<p>Video from the inside shows the houses half painted and plastered, with unfitted toilets and baths tossed aside in different rooms.<\/p>\n<p>The few residents who moved in say over a decade after the project began they are still &quot;outraged&quot; 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