Whinging Pom House Seller (Nov 08 onwards)
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Re: Whinging Pom House Seller (Nov 08 onwards)
Well, we have finally decided to ring the agent back to see if that guy's low offer is still on the table...and if it is we will accept it.
Lorna is right - we only live once and all this stress over money is just not worth it in the end....
Will let you know what happens!
Lorna is right - we only live once and all this stress over money is just not worth it in the end....
Will let you know what happens!
I have been so worried over lack of money but feel much better now we are just going to give it our best shot.
You see on the news everyday about so many people who have lost thier homes and job through no fault of thier own. At least we are giving something new a go who knows what will happen in the future.
I dont want to regret not going for the rest of my life for the sake of 10k
Lorna
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Re: Whinging Pom House Seller (Nov 08 onwards)
Hi there The guy was part of a consortium and that was his "final" offer apparently. Anyway, my OH has just rung me back - the agent got hold of the guy but he's on holiday till next friday....he remembers our property (had put in offers on quite a few), and will ring the agent next week when he's back....In the meantime we've given the agent the go-ahead to knock another £5000off our current asking price...we'll see if that generates anymore interest...
such fun this house selling business isn't it!
such fun this house selling business isn't it!
Also, I suggest to all of you waiting for that buyer to keep hounding your EA and ensure that you get all the feedback from viewers. We got another EA around to give us an up-to-date valuation, this got back to our EA (they are all in cahoots with each other) and soon after we got an offer (but this could have been a coincidence?)
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Re: Whinging Pom House Seller (Nov 08 onwards)
Once you have decided just to do it I'm sure you will feel better i do.
I have been so worried over lack of money but feel much better now we are just going to give it our best shot.
You see on the news everyday about so many people who have lost thier homes and job through no fault of thier own. At least we are giving something new a go who knows what will happen in the future.
I dont want to regret not going for the rest of my life for the sake of 10k
Lorna
I have been so worried over lack of money but feel much better now we are just going to give it our best shot.
You see on the news everyday about so many people who have lost thier homes and job through no fault of thier own. At least we are giving something new a go who knows what will happen in the future.
I dont want to regret not going for the rest of my life for the sake of 10k
Lorna
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Re: Whinging Pom House Seller (Nov 08 onwards)
LORNA great news!!! i so got everything crossed for you!!!!!!
oh boy, we've only been with this new EA since friday and we are already fed up :curse: - there is just no communication
had a message on machine when i came home today at 2pm that EA had someone to view our house for today at 5pm - yeah right!
so i called back and left there a message (apparantly our guy was out showing people around) to call me back. 4pm still nothing ... - so i called again. our guy is still not in the office. so i talked to a different one and said i can't do today but anytime tmrw is fine. he will pass it on ....
came 5.40pm our guy finally called and said 'i am with the client and we drove past your property and he said it wasn't for him anyways' - ehm HELLO!!!! and you were going to tell us WHEN?!?!?:curse: - i mean, what if i had cleaned and tidied and sat there waiting and waiting .... dang them!!!!!
now deeeeeep breathe
re what to accept: we talked it through and have a minimum minimum price which we haven't told anyone! that includes packing everything up here, paying everything off and 6 months rent in oz plus a very very slim pillow...
we'll be sending cv's out now to see if there is any interest from companies in OH's skills - wish us luck!!!
because if we at least have a job to go to we might consider taking a bit less money iykwim
oh boy, we've only been with this new EA since friday and we are already fed up :curse: - there is just no communication
had a message on machine when i came home today at 2pm that EA had someone to view our house for today at 5pm - yeah right!
so i called back and left there a message (apparantly our guy was out showing people around) to call me back. 4pm still nothing ... - so i called again. our guy is still not in the office. so i talked to a different one and said i can't do today but anytime tmrw is fine. he will pass it on ....
came 5.40pm our guy finally called and said 'i am with the client and we drove past your property and he said it wasn't for him anyways' - ehm HELLO!!!! and you were going to tell us WHEN?!?!?:curse: - i mean, what if i had cleaned and tidied and sat there waiting and waiting .... dang them!!!!!
now deeeeeep breathe
re what to accept: we talked it through and have a minimum minimum price which we haven't told anyone! that includes packing everything up here, paying everything off and 6 months rent in oz plus a very very slim pillow...
we'll be sending cv's out now to see if there is any interest from companies in OH's skills - wish us luck!!!
because if we at least have a job to go to we might consider taking a bit less money iykwim
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Re: Whinging Pom House Seller (Nov 08 onwards)
Well, we have finally decided to ring the agent back to see if that guy's low offer is still on the table...and if it is we will accept it.
Lorna is right - we only live once and all this stress over money is just not worth it in the end....
Will let you know what happens!
Lorna is right - we only live once and all this stress over money is just not worth it in the end....
Will let you know what happens!
Pops xxx
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Re: Whinging Pom House seller (The Continuation)
I'm afraid there is no guarantee about holding the offer price, only when the contracts have been exchanged can you relax a bit. The problem is that there are some unscrupulous people out there who will leave it 'til the exchange day and say they want it for less, so after the survey and searches have been done, a month or more has passed and you have to decide whether to drop more or say 'stuff you' and start again. (This time we have insisted that our EA still sends viewers to us and if anyone is interested they go on a waiting list if our sale falls apart)
We have decided that if the house sells the for sale board will remain up until contracts exchange. Not to allow gazumping , just to ensure that we don't put all our hopes and dreams in the hands of one set of buyers - it's a long time to get to the point of exchange and if the buyer pulls out or gazunders then that is precious time lost. We don;t even have a visa . Our meds and PCC's went at the end of Jan and we are waiting so it doesn't feel like we need to rush, although in reality we do as we want to leave at the end of this year! Here's hoping that happens. It definately feels like things are starting to move and I really hope to see lots of positive posts on here over the coming months.
Pops xxx
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Re: Whinging Pom House Seller (Nov 08 onwards)
Being a bit cynical, haveing recently sold in the UK, if you lower your price by only £5k, then you will get lower offers by £5k than you would have had before. It is such a small cut in the scheme of things that I'm not sure it will interest many more potential buyers than before.
Having said that, best of luck selling it.
Having said that, best of luck selling it.
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Re: Whinging Pom House Seller (Nov 08 onwards)
LORNA great news!!! i so got everything crossed for you!!!!!!
oh boy, we've only been with this new EA since friday and we are already fed up :curse: - there is just no communication
had a message on machine when i came home today at 2pm that EA had someone to view our house for today at 5pm - yeah right!
so i called back and left there a message (apparantly our guy was out showing people around) to call me back. 4pm still nothing ... - so i called again. our guy is still not in the office. so i talked to a different one and said i can't do today but anytime tmrw is fine. he will pass it on ....
came 5.40pm our guy finally called and said 'i am with the client and we drove past your property and he said it wasn't for him anyways' - ehm HELLO!!!! and you were going to tell us WHEN?!?!?:curse: - i mean, what if i had cleaned and tidied and sat there waiting and waiting .... dang them!!!!!
now deeeeeep breathe
re what to accept: we talked it through and have a minimum minimum price which we haven't told anyone! that includes packing everything up here, paying everything off and 6 months rent in oz plus a very very slim pillow...
we'll be sending cv's out now to see if there is any interest from companies in OH's skills - wish us luck!!!
because if we at least have a job to go to we might consider taking a bit less money iykwim
oh boy, we've only been with this new EA since friday and we are already fed up :curse: - there is just no communication
had a message on machine when i came home today at 2pm that EA had someone to view our house for today at 5pm - yeah right!
so i called back and left there a message (apparantly our guy was out showing people around) to call me back. 4pm still nothing ... - so i called again. our guy is still not in the office. so i talked to a different one and said i can't do today but anytime tmrw is fine. he will pass it on ....
came 5.40pm our guy finally called and said 'i am with the client and we drove past your property and he said it wasn't for him anyways' - ehm HELLO!!!! and you were going to tell us WHEN?!?!?:curse: - i mean, what if i had cleaned and tidied and sat there waiting and waiting .... dang them!!!!!
now deeeeeep breathe
re what to accept: we talked it through and have a minimum minimum price which we haven't told anyone! that includes packing everything up here, paying everything off and 6 months rent in oz plus a very very slim pillow...
we'll be sending cv's out now to see if there is any interest from companies in OH's skills - wish us luck!!!
because if we at least have a job to go to we might consider taking a bit less money iykwim
:curse: i feel angry for you! I just cannot understand how all these estate agents carry on operating when many in my opinion are very unprofessional - both in the way they handle their own sales and their office staff in general. If we dealt with clients like that where i worked we'd be out of the door!
What annoys me is that we are the ones that would be paying their wages, but they treat the buyers soooo much better than the sellers.
We too have a minimum amount that we're prepared to go to - likewise for us it would leave our shipping/flights/rental money - alongwith a (getting) smaller deposit on a property in Oz should we be in a position to buy at some point...
Good luck with the job hunt. I hope you hear back from some of the companies soon.
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Re: Whinging Pom House Seller (Nov 08 onwards)
Oh I hope it all works out for you . What a relief to have made the decision though. Also dropping your price £5k too may get some more peeps through the door, fingers crossed. Yay, things are starting to move - I'm getting a good feeling - I'm sure something will happen to change that .
Pops xxx
Pops xxx
I know people will offer under the asking price anyway - so dont want to give them ammunition to go well under by marketing well under our current value..
We are currently advertising our house for much less than similar properties in the area...so SOMEONE has to see the bargain
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Re: Whinging Pom House Seller (Nov 08 onwards)
Being a bit cynical, haveing recently sold in the UK, if you lower your price by only £5k, then you will get lower offers by £5k than you would have had before. It is such a small cut in the scheme of things that I'm not sure it will interest many more potential buyers than before.
Having said that, best of luck selling it.
Having said that, best of luck selling it.
It's not the only amount we've lowered by - just this particular time. Our house is now up for over £40,000 less than it was last year.
I think no matter what you advertise it at - people at the moment are going to offer way under if they can get away with it.
thanks for the good luck wishes....
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Re: Whinging Pom House Seller (Nov 08 onwards)
Hold in there, there certainly seem to be more people viewing now.
Also, I suggest to all of you waiting for that buyer to keep hounding your EA and ensure that you get all the feedback from viewers. We got another EA around to give us an up-to-date valuation, this got back to our EA (they are all in cahoots with each other) and soon after we got an offer (but this could have been a coincidence?)
Also, I suggest to all of you waiting for that buyer to keep hounding your EA and ensure that you get all the feedback from viewers. We got another EA around to give us an up-to-date valuation, this got back to our EA (they are all in cahoots with each other) and soon after we got an offer (but this could have been a coincidence?)
That's a good idea about getting another agent in for a valuation....
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Re: Whinging Pom House Seller (Nov 08 onwards)
ah thanks Pops. same wishes sent to you as well... The agent did say - why dont you drop to the figure you've just said you're prepared to accept, but from our point of view if someone wants to make an offer on our current asking price we're open to it - we're now £40,000 under what we were asking for last year - and if that guy comes back next week and is still interested - his offer will mean that we're £50,000 under....
I know people will offer under the asking price anyway - so dont want to give them ammunition to go well under by marketing well under our current value..
We are currently advertising our house for much less than similar properties in the area...so SOMEONE has to see the bargain
I know people will offer under the asking price anyway - so dont want to give them ammunition to go well under by marketing well under our current value..
We are currently advertising our house for much less than similar properties in the area...so SOMEONE has to see the bargain
It is so difficult to gauge this market and the people viewing, it seems to be a bit down to luck but it does sound that there are some unprofessional EAs out there, which must be very frustrating.
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Re: Whinging Pom House Seller (Nov 08 onwards)
LORNA great news!!! i so got everything crossed for you!!!!!!
oh boy, we've only been with this new EA since friday and we are already fed up :curse: - there is just no communication
had a message on machine when i came home today at 2pm that EA had someone to view our house for today at 5pm - yeah right!
so i called back and left there a message (apparantly our guy was out showing people around) to call me back. 4pm still nothing ... - so i called again. our guy is still not in the office. so i talked to a different one and said i can't do today but anytime tmrw is fine. he will pass it on ....
came 5.40pm our guy finally called and said 'i am with the client and we drove past your property and he said it wasn't for him anyways' - ehm HELLO!!!! and you were going to tell us WHEN?!?!?:curse: - i mean, what if i had cleaned and tidied and sat there waiting and waiting .... dang them!!!!!
now deeeeeep breathe
re what to accept: we talked it through and have a minimum minimum price which we haven't told anyone! that includes packing everything up here, paying everything off and 6 months rent in oz plus a very very slim pillow...
we'll be sending cv's out now to see if there is any interest from companies in OH's skills - wish us luck!!!
because if we at least have a job to go to we might consider taking a bit less money iykwim
oh boy, we've only been with this new EA since friday and we are already fed up :curse: - there is just no communication
had a message on machine when i came home today at 2pm that EA had someone to view our house for today at 5pm - yeah right!
so i called back and left there a message (apparantly our guy was out showing people around) to call me back. 4pm still nothing ... - so i called again. our guy is still not in the office. so i talked to a different one and said i can't do today but anytime tmrw is fine. he will pass it on ....
came 5.40pm our guy finally called and said 'i am with the client and we drove past your property and he said it wasn't for him anyways' - ehm HELLO!!!! and you were going to tell us WHEN?!?!?:curse: - i mean, what if i had cleaned and tidied and sat there waiting and waiting .... dang them!!!!!
now deeeeeep breathe
re what to accept: we talked it through and have a minimum minimum price which we haven't told anyone! that includes packing everything up here, paying everything off and 6 months rent in oz plus a very very slim pillow...
we'll be sending cv's out now to see if there is any interest from companies in OH's skills - wish us luck!!!
because if we at least have a job to go to we might consider taking a bit less money iykwim
this sounds like our EA (Con***ls)
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Re: Whinging Pom House Seller (Nov 08 onwards)
Funny everytime I see your photo I keep thinking I know that face Hope things pick up for you and the buyer comes back xxx. A bit of advice save you writing loads of post click on the icon on the bottom right (look like pages) of the posts you want to quote
then when you have click on them all click reply and put your quotes just under their post saves you lots of posting hun xxx
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Re: Whinging Pom House Seller (Nov 08 onwards)
Hi Travelbag hope your agent isn't the same as the one we used in Hornchurch starts with a B and they are all B's that work there
Funny everytime I see your photo I keep thinking I know that face Hope things pick up for you and the buyer comes back xxx. A bit of advice save you writing loads of post click on the icon on the bottom right (look like pages) of the posts you want to quote
then when you have click on them all click reply and put your quotes just under their post saves you lots of posting hun xxx
Funny everytime I see your photo I keep thinking I know that face Hope things pick up for you and the buyer comes back xxx. A bit of advice save you writing loads of post click on the icon on the bottom right (look like pages) of the posts you want to quote
then when you have click on them all click reply and put your quotes just under their post saves you lots of posting hun xxx
You never know - you might know me - or have seen me out and about in Hornchurch. All my socialising with friends is done in the pubs and restaurants in Hornchurch (no comparison to Romford where choice of places to eat are concerned). I think there's a better pic of me on my photo gallery.... Not sure whether i should be worried incase you know me now
I still dont get that multi-quoting bit. Not sure what bit you mean to click on!
i just thought actually - have you ever gone to the expat meetup's? we did go to one at the Halfway House about 18 months ago.....