Two-bed home is nicknamed the ‘pot house’ after £80,000 auction ad reveals it was a cannabis farm

A house-for-sale ad has gone viral on Twitter after the estate agent’s pictures showed it had previously been used as a large-scale cannabis farm.

Photographs of the Greater Manchester home reveal the previous owner made little or no attempt to clear out the house before it was listed for auction, starting at just £80,000. 

The agent’s photos of the terraced property originally showed that at least two of the rooms had been especially and expensively adapted to grow cannabis on a commercial scale. 

The floor was covered with pots of plants, bags of soil, gardening equipment, several fans, heat lamps, powerful lights and ventilation tubes. A garden hose was also hooked up to the bathroom sink.

The images have now gone viral after being tweeted mainly by accounts that put estate agents’ gaffes under the spotlight on social media. The ‘pot house’ has since been liked and re-tweeted thousands of times. 

Analysts estimate the pot-growing operation at the home would have netted the former occupants thousands of pounds a week. 

The agent’s photos of the terraced property originally showed that at least two of the rooms had been especially and expensively adapted to grow cannabis on a commercial scale

The two-bed house in Engineer Street, Wigan, is being sold by on-line agents Purple Bricks and is marketed for sale on online auction site with bidding starting at just £80,000

The two-bed house in Engineer Street, Wigan, is being sold by on-line agents Purple Bricks and is marketed for sale on online auction site with bidding starting at just £80,000.

‘This property is in need of full modernisation throughout and viewings are advised,’ the listing states, noting the home is in ‘need of refurbishment.’ 

However, instead of the original 15 property photos, the listing now has just four accompanying photos of the home’s exterior – none of which hint at the secret undercover usage of the residence.

The interior images have all been removed but not before social media users took screenshots and blasted the property on Twitter. 

The floor was covered with pots of plants, bags of soil, gardening equipment, several fans, heat lamps, powerful lights and ventilation tubes. A garden hose was also hooked up to the bathroom sink

The images have now gone viral after being tweeted mainly by accounts that put estate agents’ gaffes under the spotlight on social media. The ‘pot house’ has since been liked and re-tweeted thousands of times

‘This property is in need of full modernisation throughout and viewings are advised,’ the listing states, noting the home is in ‘need of refurbishment’

Instead of the original 15 property photos, the listing now has just four accompanying photos of the home’s exterior – none of which hint at the secret undercover usage of the residence

‘Bargain house to buy, needs some TLC to become a great family home,’ account @StateOfSelling posted, sharing images of the home.

‘THC more like!’ one user replied. Another added: ‘Always wanted to live on a farm.’

But viewer replying to a tweet they’d been tagged in, was more concerned about the finer details: ‘Would need about £15,000 work to this, plus it’s leasehold. We would want freehold if we’re wanting a house.’

‘Weed need to think about this but looks like a good investment,’ echoed another. 

‘Gardens not too bad either, just a few weeds to pull up,’ one user wrote.