Homes Under The Hammer’s Martin Roberts left shocked after entering property with items that have been untouched for over 100 years: ‘My goodness!’

Homes Under The Hammer presenter Martin Roberts was left in awe by 100-year-old items he discovered on a recent episode of the show. 

Martin, 60, was seen inside a three-bedroom Victorian home in Rochester, Kent, that had items from as far back as 1917. 

The property had an initial guide price of £130,000 but sold over that value, for £192,000, at auction after the new owner, Hyacinth saw potential in the home.

There was a further twist to this property, as the items inside that were over a century old appeared to have been untouched, with Martin saying, ‘Oh my goodness what have we got here.’

He continued: ‘Well one of the greatest side line joys, of Homes Under the Hammer is finding items that should be in museum’. 

Martin, 60, was seen inside a three-bedroom Victorian home in Rochester, Kent, that had items from as far back as 1917

‘It’s worth salvaging, restoring and spending time to go through the things when you buy a home, as at auction the contents are yours.’

The presenter spotted a newspaper from 1917, an old record player and a 19th century sewing machine. 

This caught its buyer, Hyacinth, off guard as he admitted that he initially had ‘no plans’ to do anything with the items – but that soon changed after his wife visited the property.

After Hyacinth’s young son took a keen interest in the piano, he said it was relocated to the family’s abode.

However, in order to make a respectable profit on the home, the developer needed to come up with an idea to get around the toilet situation – as it was located in the garden even though the property had three large bedrooms. 

Martin observed: ‘This is a house that hasn’t been touched much since it had been built.’

Hyacinth said: ‘Initially I just wanted an empty space, but I fell in love with it. My priority is to change the toilet area,’ after revealing his plans to flip and sell.

He did admit to going over budget by roughly £35,000 after purchasing the property at auction, but was still left with £30,000 to spend.

However, he said quotes from builders were in the bracket of between £40,000 to £50,000.

The property had an initial guide price of £130,000 but sold over that value, for £192,000, at auction

There was a further twist to this property, as the items inside that were over a century old appeared to have been untouched