House selling in the UK and silly offers
Jul 7th 2009, 8:50 am
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ME ME ME! lol
Jul 7th 2009, 9:05 am
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Jul 7th 2009, 9:10 am
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Re: House selling in the UK and silly offers
Oooh, my first PM!
Jul 7th 2009, 9:13 am
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Jul 7th 2009, 9:21 am
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Re: House selling in the UK and silly offers
Remember I'll (we'll) probably be meeting in a few weeks as it's not far from OH relatives. Remember to have some work for the kids and a song - they like that
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Jul 7th 2009, 9:27 am
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Re: House selling in the UK and silly offers
Jul 7th 2009, 9:31 am
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Jul 7th 2009, 1:02 pm
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Re: House selling in the UK and silly offers
Two men contracted to paint a small community church. Being very frugal, they pinched and scraped to spend the absolute minimum on materials. Then, when they were only partway through the job, they determined that they did not, after all, have enough paint to complete thejob.
Not wishing to spend any more money if they didn't absolutely have to,they decided they would just dilute the water-based paint they were using so that it would last longer.
They did this a couple more times before theyfinished, which caused striping on the church as the paint got lighter each time it was thinned. The painters had just about gotten to the top of thesteeple, when, all of a sudden, the sky darkened, and the rain started topour down. As the paint streamed down the sides of the church, a voiceboomed from the heavens: "Repaint, you thinners! Repaint, and thin no more!"
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Not wishing to spend any more money if they didn't absolutely have to,they decided they would just dilute the water-based paint they were using so that it would last longer.
They did this a couple more times before theyfinished, which caused striping on the church as the paint got lighter each time it was thinned. The painters had just about gotten to the top of thesteeple, when, all of a sudden, the sky darkened, and the rain started topour down. As the paint streamed down the sides of the church, a voiceboomed from the heavens: "Repaint, you thinners! Repaint, and thin no more!"
Cooler
What a thuper story!
Jul 8th 2009, 10:20 am
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Re: House selling in the UK and silly offers
We had an offer on the house today. £25k less than our asking price. That is way under what we are prepared to accept. With the house only on the market for less than 2 weeks (and no visa) I think we can hold out for a better offer.
Jul 8th 2009, 10:26 am
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Re: House selling in the UK and silly offers
That`s not good. On the other hand, my estate agent has told me to expect to get up to £20k less than the asking price (when it`s finally on the market...). Maybe his window prices are grossly over-inflated...
Jul 8th 2009, 10:55 am
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Re: House selling in the UK and silly offers
It's early days yet on my house and my estate agent didn't even entertain the offer, telling me that I can get much more. At this stage (and in the right circumstances, such as first time buyer with a mortgage guarantee) I would be prepared to consider dropping a maximum of £10k. I have one of the larger houses in my area that are selling for around my price range so hopefully more acceptable offers will follow soon.
Jul 8th 2009, 11:08 am
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Re: House selling in the UK and silly offers
I would say thanks for the link, but it makes depressing reading! I`ll say thanks for the *interesting* link! Of the 18 streets there, two of the average prices are above what the EA is telling me to expect. Yeah, I know that they are averages over time, and the price depends on a lot of different factors, but some of those prices are half what I was expecting!
You could be right about the `grooming`! He gets paid the same amount when it sells, regardless of what it sells for...
All the best for getting a decent offer on yours.
You could be right about the `grooming`! He gets paid the same amount when it sells, regardless of what it sells for...
All the best for getting a decent offer on yours.
