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A RENTER has shared her thoughts after getting a glimpse of what her house looked like before it was transformed during Homes Under the Hammer.

Rebecca was left disappointed to see the building had a wonderful 1970s feature the landlord had filled in before she moved in.

A woman was disappointed to see one of the changes made to her rental property
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A woman was disappointed to see one of the changes made to her rental propertyCredit: BBC
It was featured on Homes Under the Hammer
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It was featured on Homes Under the HammerCredit: BBC
She got a glimpse of what the house looked like before the owner revamped it
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She got a glimpse of what the house looked like before the owner revamped itCredit: BBC
The buyer modernised the bathroom
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The buyer modernised the bathroomCredit: BBC

The mum shared that she knew her new home was going to feature on the BBC One documentary series when she started renting it, and switched on the show excited to see how it had been revamped.

When the programme was filmed home owner Andreas Wagner had shown presenter Dion Dublin around the property, pointing out flaws he wanted to fix.

Rebecca was pleased to see her landlord had given the bathroom a serious update - with a new sink, toilet, and fresh tiling making it look cleaner and more modern.

She was also relieved that the rotten kitchen ceiling had been replaced.

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However, there was one alteration that she was gutted about.

Despite Dion pointing out that the serving hatch looking from the kitchen into the living room was "pretty cool", Andreas decided to have it filled in before putting the property up for rent.

Rebecca bemoaned the loss of the connecting window, saying: "I watched Dion kick a football through it thinking how much my kids would have loved me popping my head through that hatch with a snack in hand.

"I wouldn't have to shout them for dinner.

"I could just open the tiny doors of the window in the wall and lovingly tell them supper was served, instead of my daily 'YOUR DINNER'S READY' shout.

"But it was gone, with no trace of the sociable porthole into the rest of the house."

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Home owner Andreas purchased the house for £81,000 when it failed to sell for asking price (£85,000) at auction.

He ended up spending £16,500 on repairs, but it was all worth it when he managed to rent the home out for £675 per month.

Rebecca complained that she would have used the serving hatch
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Rebecca complained that she would have used the serving hatchCredit: BBC
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