Originally Posted by Paradisefound

It is not a recent thing, houses in the UK have had problems selling for years now. Some areas I admit never will have a problem, but overall the trend is slow. It was 5 years ago when I noticed how it was going to go and at that point we started to look at other countries. Being in the property development market it was time to leave.

We had a property that was up with 3/4 agents over 2 1/2 years whilst we were out of the country. They paid no attention to it. It was a family house in a good location with new everything. All agents agreed they would have no problem selling it. We sat here in NS watching the neighbours sell theirs and looking like ours was invisible and the exchange rate due to get worse in the future. I went back last year (Jan-March 2006) to sell it. I had all the agents round asking what the problem was, they still said no problem give it back to them. I decided that they were not having it and I was going to sell it myself, using all my Feng Shui knowlege. To see if the science would work in practice. It certainly did, I found a buyer and had the money in the bank in 8 weeks. I sold it for more money and also saved on the commission. This barley made up for the time it had been just sat there or the 3 months I had lost with my 5 year old, back in NS.

It was a very stressful time, but it would have been more so had it been our home or we needed it to sell to move. Emigrating is hard enough without the headache and stress of selling property.

It is all about having it at the right price at the right time.

For any interested in Feng Shui.
This is the year of the Rat so if I had a south facing property to sell, I would leave it till next year, to avoid any problems and hassels. A neighbour is taking my advise and not starting to build her house till next year. It will be a south facing house on a south facing site.
This is also why I believe America is having problems, especially this year and why Canada will weather the storm. Pity the election was not last year or Hilary would have won.

Originally Posted by destinationnovascotia

Well I am selling a south facing house and buying a south facing house so it looks like I am a complete non starter

Originally Posted by Cassie 10000

Dropped 60K, why?

Originally Posted by Rhodeys

We are also in the same boat...my hubby says he would run up and down the street naked advertising it if he thought it would sell the house I have told him he we wont get into Canada if he has a criminal record ..public exposure and all that Been on the market since October only one viewing, dropped the price by £12000 and probably about to drop another £5000. Totally agree with you DestinationNS...the press just like to scaremonger. I don't know anything about Feng Shui Paradisefound....maybe I should investigate it further..I think we have a NE facing garden and not south

Good Luck Everyone

Originally Posted by mandymoochops

Sorry am at work - well it was up at "the going rate" as said the estate agent, however the market in a seaside village where people now only tend to buy as a second home has just dropped like a rock. Still too expensive for locals yet an extravagance now when people aren't changing their first home let alone their second.

We have asked a friend if he wanted to rent it for less than the market value and will know next week - this is the only guy we trust so to take a lower monthly rent payment is way worth all the hassel of not knowing who is in there!!!

If he can't afford it or doesn't want it - then its serious discussions around the table methinks - has been going on too long

Originally Posted by Paradisefound

Often people (estate agents too) think a property faces south, but it does have to be between 172.5 and 187.5 degrees. A compass placed against the facing wall and a reading taken facing out from the wall will give you the most acurate reading. Either one of your properties could be wrong. If you can give me a direction to the degree and the age and if you could send me a floor plan showing the main door marked or if you can link me to the estate agents floor plan, I will be able to advice. If there have been any extensions added to the property, the age of the building changes to that date.

I have checked the one you are buying being 6 years old. If it really does face within the above mentioned range, then it is a house that is all about education, studying and would be good for self employment. The main door looks to be central and facing the same dirction as the building. If so the numbers for this year will have some effect, but the existing numbers at that door are not too bad, but it would be even better if the door was in the SW area of the property. The wealth star is in the SW, so you could make changes to activate this when you have moved in. This is not being activated at the moment. Not sure where the back door or any other doors are. This house could be used to help the other if need be. It is very complicated PM me for further info. There is always a solution.

Originally Posted by thundercat600

can i join in??

was very bouyed on saturday morning when it looked like my sister and BIL were going to buy our house at only a slightly reduced price, we thought "fantastic! we've sold and not had to do anything like organise estate agents or viewings etc"

then came the phone call on sunday morning "we've decided to put an offer in on another house"



Hello fellow Northants Person..... Lucas has got us 5 viewings this last week, hasn't sold it for us yet...... but you cant sell without viewings, so I am recomending them to you! hope it helps

Originally Posted by Cassie 10000

Dropped 60K, why?