Housing Market
Jan 14th 2007, 6:22 pm
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Housing Market
Hi , IS IT ONLY ME OR IS ANYONE ELSE STRUGGLING TO SELL.
Got visas but can't go till we have sold. Itching to go .
Got visas but can't go till we have sold. Itching to go .
Jan 14th 2007, 7:24 pm
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Re: Housing Market
Hi there, we are in the same boat but have had an offer on our property just before Christmas. The only thing is that they have a property to sell and I spoke to the estate agents on Friday and they said that their house was overpriced by £15000:scared: I said that I was surprised that they let them market it so much over. We have to validate by 23rd of June and we were hoping to leave for good in May so if the sale does not go through we will have to book to go at the end of May for a 3 week holiday 
Good luck with the house.
Good luck with the house.
Jan 14th 2007, 7:26 pm
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Re: Housing Market
Hi there, we are in the same boat but have had an offer on our property just before Christmas. The only thing is that they have a property to sell and I spoke to the estate agents on Friday and they said that their house was overpriced by £15000:scared: I said that I was surprised that they let them market it so much over. We have to validate by 23rd of June and we were hoping to leave for good in May so if the sale does not go through we will have to book to go at the end of May for a 3 week holiday
Good luck with the house.
Good luck with the house.
Jan 14th 2007, 7:44 pm
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Re: Housing Market
I told my estate agent I didnt have to buy here (so no chain my end) but I didnt mention Ozz.
Jan 14th 2007, 7:46 pm
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Re: Housing Market
Hi there, we are in the same boat but have had an offer on our property just before Christmas. The only thing is that they have a property to sell and I spoke to the estate agents on Friday and they said that their house was overpriced by £15000:scared: I said that I was surprised that they let them market it so much over. We have to validate by 23rd of June and we were hoping to leave for good in May so if the sale does not go through we will have to book to go at the end of May for a 3 week holiday
Good luck with the house.
Good luck with the house.
What with interest rates up again this week I would personally take a view on what price I could tolerate accepting just to get rid. It's not what the house up the road went for a few months back its what a buyer will pay today.Without wanting to add to the scary nature of all this I get the feeling that the market is on the edge though that's a personal opinion.
Jan 14th 2007, 8:07 pm
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Re: Housing Market
Hi there, we are in the same boat but have had an offer on our property just before Christmas. The only thing is that they have a property to sell and I spoke to the estate agents on Friday and they said that their house was overpriced by £15000:scared: I said that I was surprised that they let them market it so much over. We have to validate by 23rd of June and we were hoping to leave for good in May so if the sale does not go through we will have to book to go at the end of May for a 3 week holiday
Good luck with the house.
Good luck with the house.
We accepted a supposedly solid offer, which turned out not to be, it dragged out for months (when they'd talked about 'weeks'). I wish we'd kept the house on the market and perhaps we could have done things faster.
Jan 14th 2007, 8:19 pm
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Why not tell Estate Agent?:scared:
Jan 14th 2007, 8:19 pm
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If I were you I would keep your house on the market & keep taking viewings & offers. Say that you will take it off the market & commit to them as soon as they have a solid offer themselves and they are ready to get things sorted.
We accepted a supposedly solid offer, which turned out not to be, it dragged out for months (when they'd talked about 'weeks'). I wish we'd kept the house on the market and perhaps we could have done things faster.
We accepted a supposedly solid offer, which turned out not to be, it dragged out for months (when they'd talked about 'weeks'). I wish we'd kept the house on the market and perhaps we could have done things faster.
Jan 14th 2007, 8:21 pm
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Jan 14th 2007, 8:23 pm
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OK Thanks , but its to late. Should have kept my big mouth shut 
Jan 14th 2007, 8:23 pm
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This will of course mean that they will have to drop their price by more than £15K to sell it and come back to you to say they want yours to drop by the same at least.
What with interest rates up again this week I would personally take a view on what price I could tolerate accepting just to get rid. It's not what the house up the road went for a few months back its what a buyer will pay today.Without wanting to add to the scary nature of all this I get the feeling that the market is on the edge though that's a personal opinion.
What with interest rates up again this week I would personally take a view on what price I could tolerate accepting just to get rid. It's not what the house up the road went for a few months back its what a buyer will pay today.Without wanting to add to the scary nature of all this I get the feeling that the market is on the edge though that's a personal opinion.
but our house in on the market for £30k more than two others on our road and the buyers have been to see all three, so hopefully they will hold out for ours.
