How are you finding the UK housing market at the moment.
Sep 26th 2007, 3:33 pm
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How are you finding the UK housing market at the moment.
Our buyers, buyer has dropped out and broken the chain... 
We had flights booked for the 5th of November as well. They where just so cheap... Not to OZ but to Ireland to visit parents before we leave on the big one...phew'
I have told our buyer not to worry and I'll hold on to the house for him for another month. Did I do the right thing?
So I was just wondering how are you finding selling your houses, has it gone slow out there?
We where so near as well...
We had flights booked for the 5th of November as well. They where just so cheap... Not to OZ but to Ireland to visit parents before we leave on the big one...phew'
I have told our buyer not to worry and I'll hold on to the house for him for another month. Did I do the right thing?
So I was just wondering how are you finding selling your houses, has it gone slow out there?
We where so near as well...
Sep 26th 2007, 3:42 pm
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Re: How are you finding the UK housing market at the moment.
Sorry to be the harbinger of doom but we put our house on the market 6 weeks ago and have not had one viewing.
Have now dropped the price by £35,000 to see if we can at least get people through the door, will have to keep everything crossed or wont be going anywhere for a while.
Oh well at least the exchange rate is f***ed also. Happy days
Have now dropped the price by £35,000 to see if we can at least get people through the door, will have to keep everything crossed or wont be going anywhere for a while.
Oh well at least the exchange rate is f***ed also. Happy days
Sep 26th 2007, 3:52 pm
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Re: How are you finding the UK housing market at the moment.
SLOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. House has been up for about 4 weeks now and not one viewer 
Lynn xx
Lynn xx
Sep 26th 2007, 4:14 pm
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Our house has been on the market for two days and we have had 16 viewings already, cant cope with them all queing down the front path!!....thought it was odd, after a quick check it appears that the Estate Agent missed a couple of zero's off in the advert! - £1470 for a 3 bed semi 
sorry probably in bad taste that!
sorry probably in bad taste that!
Sep 26th 2007, 4:34 pm
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Re: How are you finding the UK housing market at the moment.
Ours has been on market for 3 months - had 3 viewings
Just dropped price 10K - but still not a sniffter....
Boo hoo
Just dropped price 10K - but still not a sniffter....
Boo hoo
Sep 26th 2007, 4:40 pm
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Re: How are you finding the UK housing market at the moment.
We have been on the market three weeks today, and had 10 viewings and several near offers. A guy who veiwed on day ten came back on friday and put in an offer, we turned it down and he called back the agent on monday with a really acceptable offer!!
Engaged a solicitor today and the balls rolling!!! Stll waiting for the 457 though!
The waiting game with immigration is worse!! Good luck everyone....
Engaged a solicitor today and the balls rolling!!! Stll waiting for the 457 though! The waiting game with immigration is worse!! Good luck everyone....
Sep 26th 2007, 4:41 pm
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Re: How are you finding the UK housing market at the moment.
Rubbish here too!
Been on market since June. Got "buyer" in first week who pulled out after 6 wks when market was seriously slowing down. Not so much as a sniff since :curse::curse:
Have reduced by £10k and will accept part exchange to release some equity and perhaps rent out smaller property. EA keeps saying things are improving.........wish it would bloody well hurry up
Been on market since June. Got "buyer" in first week who pulled out after 6 wks when market was seriously slowing down. Not so much as a sniff since :curse::curse:
Have reduced by £10k and will accept part exchange to release some equity and perhaps rent out smaller property. EA keeps saying things are improving.........wish it would bloody well hurry up
Sep 26th 2007, 4:42 pm
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Re: How are you finding the UK housing market at the moment.
We have been on the market three weeks today, and had 10 viewings and several near offers. A guy who veiwed on day ten came back on friday and put in an offer, we turned it down and he called back the agent on monday with a really acceptable offer!! Engaged a solicitor today and the balls rolling!!! Stll waiting for the 457 though! The waiting game with immigration is worse!! Good luck everyone....
Engaged a solicitor today and the balls rolling!!! Stll waiting for the 457 though! The waiting game with immigration is worse!! Good luck everyone....
Sep 26th 2007, 4:52 pm
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Re: How are you finding the UK housing market at the moment.
Our buyers, buyer has dropped out and broken the chain...
We had flights booked for the 5th of November as well. They where just so cheap... Not to OZ but to Ireland to visit parents before we leave on the big one...phew'
I have told our buyer not to worry and I'll hold on to the house for him for another month. Did I do the right thing?
So I was just wondering how are you finding selling your houses, has it gone slow out there?
We where so near as well...
We had flights booked for the 5th of November as well. They where just so cheap... Not to OZ but to Ireland to visit parents before we leave on the big one...phew'
I have told our buyer not to worry and I'll hold on to the house for him for another month. Did I do the right thing?
So I was just wondering how are you finding selling your houses, has it gone slow out there?
We where so near as well...
Sep 26th 2007, 4:54 pm
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Re: How are you finding the UK housing market at the moment.
Our buyers, buyer has dropped out and broken the chain...
We had flights booked for the 5th of November as well. They where just so cheap... Not to OZ but to Ireland to visit parents before we leave on the big one...phew'
I have told our buyer not to worry and I'll hold on to the house for him for another month. Did I do the right thing?
So I was just wondering how are you finding selling your houses, has it gone slow out there?
We where so near as well...
We had flights booked for the 5th of November as well. They where just so cheap... Not to OZ but to Ireland to visit parents before we leave on the big one...phew'
I have told our buyer not to worry and I'll hold on to the house for him for another month. Did I do the right thing?
So I was just wondering how are you finding selling your houses, has it gone slow out there?
We where so near as well...
good luck to all.
Sep 26th 2007, 5:47 pm
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Re: How are you finding the UK housing market at the moment.
DIRE
Been on the market since January, had 3 viewings, 1 didn't turn up.
Dropped house by 10K, changed estate agents, can't afford to rent it out.
Not sure what else to do now, except give it away!!!(I'm sure they would be queuing round the corner if I did that:curse::curse::curse:
Been on the market since January, had 3 viewings, 1 didn't turn up.
Dropped house by 10K, changed estate agents, can't afford to rent it out.
Not sure what else to do now, except give it away!!!(I'm sure they would be queuing round the corner if I did that:curse::curse::curse:
Sep 26th 2007, 6:08 pm
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Re: How are you finding the UK housing market at the moment.
ABSOLUTE CRAP...........
TIME WASTERS, 7 VIEWINGS NO OFFERS, REDUCED BY £5K
DOING A BUY TO LET MORTGAGE AND RENTING IT OUT.
CANT BE ARSED WITH ALL THE MITHER AND EXPENSE OF SELLING, IM LOOKING AT IT AS A 10 YEAR INVESTMENT.
TIME WASTERS, 7 VIEWINGS NO OFFERS, REDUCED BY £5K
DOING A BUY TO LET MORTGAGE AND RENTING IT OUT.
CANT BE ARSED WITH ALL THE MITHER AND EXPENSE OF SELLING, IM LOOKING AT IT AS A 10 YEAR INVESTMENT.
Sep 26th 2007, 6:37 pm
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Re: How are you finding the UK housing market at the moment.
You cannot earn anything from it though as you will be taxed......