GinaUK

For those anxious about house prices, this article in today's "Telegraph" sounds hopeful:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...22/ixhome.html

Gina

Lordflasheart

The reality seems a bit different though, with buyers offering stupid sums well below the asking price. I'd be happy with the "average house price" figure.

Rooksie

id be happy with a bloody offer mate

Lordflasheart

Fancy a shag? - sorry, best I can do.

Rooksie

will you make me a cup of tea after??

steve`o

i have some puppies

Rooksie

hey this day just gets better and better

mand8002

Our house is going on the market in January so hopefully prices will hold. We got hit by the last housing crash and don't fancy it happening again.

steve`o

might as well have a laugh mate this house things driving me chuffin mental

regards steve

dshole

I hope it crashes and does so big style. Then my friends in the UK who can't afford to get on the market can do so.

Maybe then the government will cap prices on housing.

Oh and kill all estate agents.

steve`o

sorry i cannot agree with you on item 1 or 2
but as for 3 kill all esate agents count me in mate
can i bring my shotgun

please please let me help iradicate them

mercador

But yesterday the pound was at a 1 year low against the dollar and the ECB is signalling a Eurozone interest rate rise so... UK interest rates are likely to rise next year in my opinion.

I am going to auction my UK property next month and get out of the market before it unravels any further. It's a gamble but I have no confidence that the market can sustain the current price levels over the next couple of years never mind rise...

NedKelly

And then who would sell you house? Nobody is forced to use an estate agent, there are a hundred and one other ways to sell. Trouble is the stupid buyers think there is something wrong with your house if you put up your own 'for sale' board or list it on the internet.

The Crow

I'm not convinced about it... probably due to the painful past 6 months of trying to sell our house. Two buyers have pulled out and we are now considering an offer 12.5% lower than the original asking price - may not seem much but £25K would go a long way for us!! We did think about going out to validate and then re-marketing in Feb - but we don't want to risk it..

NedKelly

House prices are on their way down here as well. What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts. (Ignoring the exchange rate)