A derelict home left virtually invisible behind a blanket of foliage after being consumed by nature for over 20 years has sold for £188,000.

House-hunters were offered the chance to own the Birmingham property for a bargain price- but it came with the slight catch of having jungle-like garden.

The new owners will now have a mammoth gardening job after trees and shrubs were allowed to grow out of control for more than two decades.

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The semi-detached home on Mavis Road, in Longbridge, is now barely visible from the street after its elderly owner neglected the garden.

Following his death last year, the three-bedroomed address was put up for sale with a guide price of £130,000 and sold for £188,000 on Tuesday, Augu

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