I Hate House Selling!
 

:curse: I didn't want to steal Gay's thread but our house isn't even "officially" on the market yet and I hate this. One of the estate agents we had round to value said he had 2 couples who had just lost out on local houses and were looking exactly for what we have and were ok about the road (which might be an issue for us) so would we be willing to let them see it this week/weekend.

I wasn't sure because it means we won't be able to have regular viewings this weekend if we agree but agent is so confident about buyers we agree to do so.

AND THEY NEVER SHOWED UP!!!!!!!!

I had to leave work early and schlep across london in a rush to get home and make sure everything was ready for them and these people who are "desperate" to buy as they're in a short lease rented accommodation don't even bother to show up!

:curse: :curse: :curse:

I have no idea what I'm in for do I? :eek:

Sorry - just needed to rant!

em x

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Oh wait until you've moved over, left your house for sale in the expectation it'll go soon, bought a new house in Canada on the same expectation, face the horror of paying two mortgages, drop the price of your Uk house by 20k, eventually sell after a year by which point the exchange rate has dropped to 2.05 to the pound!

Then complain;)

(Seriously, I feel your pain and you have my sympathies.)

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Do estate agents in the UK not have keys for the properties they're selling any more?

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:eek: That is horrendous... also my greatest fear... you have MY sympathies!

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They would do but as we haven't officially agreed to go with them I didn't want to hand over my house keys. They're not budging on their fee at the moment and that's one of the stumbling blocks. Although if they sold my house this weekend I probably wouldn't argue too much!

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We're in our 8th week and I just let it go over my head now. If it doesn't sell I'm going to rent it and rent something out there till next year then put it on sale again.
What's their commission?

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I dont want to hijack anyones thread but ....................

DONT GET ME STARTED !!!

I am that cheesed off I slashed £10k off mid week - not even had a taster and to make matters worse out of the 5 people who work for the branch two are off sick one being my "personal negotiator"

MAD I SAY ? MAD

Stark raving Mad !!!!!:curse: :curse: :curse:

Gaynor
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BIG HUGS to you both. :wub:

xxx

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aww thanks babe :kiss: :kiss:

But as you can understand a buyer would be so much nicer :p

Gaynor

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Doh, but, honest, that was the best i could do... sorry :(

I asked the house selling dancers to get on the case for you.

:wub:

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I think selling a house is just so stressful - I really feel for you and for Gay too, house selling Karma coming your way!

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Thanks everyone!

Gay - I don't know about the house selling dancers but I'm dancing for you!

Steve their fee is 1.5% - everyone else around us is 1.25% - it works out to be about a grand difference but that's MY grand and I have yet to understand what they do for the money! (Plus with what moving costs every penny helps!)

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1.5% is a lot, mind you it took ages and loads of haggling to get ours down to 0.8% and 1% (we have 2 agents). Not that it seems to have done any good, there's nobody viewing this weekend again by the look of it.

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TW

You want to think yourseld lucky 1.5% is the norm around here and no one will budge below that :ohmy:

And seeing it's saturday maybe we should do the house selling dance all day.

gaynor

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You're lucky...1.5 is the going rate for sole agency here. 2% is the norm for multi and they won't budge on it at all! There is only 1 agency that will and we've been listed with them for months.....

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All the agents around here are 1.25%.
Having said that we have just fired the first one after only 1 viewing in over 3 months. We have now dropped over 20k, put it up with someone else last w/e and we have a viewing tomorrow.
Must dash to "muck out" as we are "living" in the house, starting to pack and NOW someone wants to come round!:eek:
May be gone for a long while;)
jo

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Fingers crossed for you bear!!!

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Many thanks TW's
I've just knocked off for a cuppa, then its back to the grind. I can't believe how untidy a house becomes from one w/e to another.
maybe we could kennel the dogs and the kids till it's sold
jo

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I hate it too. We went on market on weds. This coincided with the website at our agents going down until friday pm meaning that it didn't get its right move or prime location launch until late pm friday. Really annoying.

In the local paper yesterday and so all morning interested parties couldn't see the details.

Today had one guy (who was actually a spooky stalker ex-our-house owner who was I reckon just visitng for a nose) just not show- I mean what bad manners?

Then one lady and three boys whose getting divorced and is no way she'll buy it. Then another lady straight from a property £75K more than ours (so obviously ours didn't look so great in comparison) . Then a lovely couple. Reckon no takers but I guess at least we got some footfall. Fed up already , especially as I was up to gone midnight last night preparing for the no show!

eek

All agents round us are 1.25% and actually Although I did try negotiating, they wouldn't budge and I don't think its in your interests to have a low commisision in comparison to their other similar priced houses as there is then no incentive to push your house over others

Gryphea

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At least you got some viewers - havent had any of those for two weeks :ohmy:

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I know - I am grateful. Its just all such a slog isn't it?

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I HATE SELLING!!

We have been on since March and the wretched estate agents have been crap. I am constantly on the phone to them checkng we are in the window etc - they are all the same so it doesn't help at all. And don't get me started on no shows - you spend ages cleaning so it looks like a blummin show home,change your plans on a sunny weekend and they don't turn up (twice that's happened!)
grrrrrr -rant over
Thanks!!!!:lol:

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I have no idea what agents do for their money - def feel they work more for the buyers than us! Had a viewing today with a sweet family and think they liked it but no feedback from the agent. AND I showed most of the house myself! :frown:

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we're nowhere near putting our house on the market and i'm already getting frustrated! everything you guys have been talking about - cr*p agents, no-shows, no viewings etc etc all my fears.

to save having to pay extortionate early redemption fees i don't want to sell until the end of april, but i really don't know when to put the house on the market!
end of the year nov/dec seems pointless as everyone's too tied up with christmas to want to be looking at houses but if i leave it til jan/feb (when the house & garden look the worst) will i get any viewings? the bl**dy useless way of selling houses in england (and wales?) means so much more uncertaintly and and so much more stress! :frown:

and that's before we look at having to pay out around £5-7k in estate agency fees for them doing what exactly?? most people i've spoken to or read about on here do their own viewings; the agents can put together a fancy brochure with colour pictures - but so can anyone with a computer, digital camera and printer; agents have websites - but there are "for sale by owner" websites you can use (i'm seriously cosidering this route)
estate agents must be the most hated people around, maybe even more so than CHC at times i bet!! :curse: :curse: :curse:

i get so angry when i hear about the problems people have selling their house, especially when i hear from friends in glasgow how quick and easy the whole process is!

rant over now! off to clear stuff out the loft in prep for next year!!

karma to all!

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I would seriously suggest get on and start selling unless you have serious doubts about whether you'll get your visas. If all goes well and you sell early, you can invest the capital and most likely use the interest for paying rent til you can move.

It's absolutely the worst thing being granted visas then not being able to go cos you haven't sold the house. You drop and drop the price and the buyers know you are desperate and it's easy for them to try and take advantage!! :curse:

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Hi
The new agent sent viewers today, and they turned up:thumbsup: We had to show our selves, but who cares,it was someone thro the door:thumbsup:
They came ,they saw, but don't know if we have conquered yet:unsure:
BUT whist we were cleaning windows, emptying bins etc etc, we were aware of cars slowing down/stopping to have a look, so fingers crossed:thumbup: We kept having to dart away from the windows so that it wasn't us looking at them, looking at us:blink: feeling a little like a goldfish, but definatly not complaining. Just hope they turn into more viewers:thumbsup:
We have had more interest/gawpers in one day than we had in over 3 months with last agent:cool:
jo

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Good luck to all of you - it's truly hideous unless you are one of those extremely lucky people who sell within minutes of going on the market or whatever.... for everyone else it is a nightmare of epic proportions (or at least that's how it seems when you are up to your eyes in the sh*t of it all!!) so massive sympathies and many virtual hugs to everyone doing this...

:wub:

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I love feedback from agents - its so unhelpful. Couple who viewed at the weekend: he loved it but she thought it was "too done up" and wanted somewhere "she could put her own stamp on" - isn't that what paint is for? grrrrrrr! oh well!

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One of my feedbacks was they didnt like the look of the road - too many kids !!!


It's a family house on a family cul de sac FFS :ohmy:

You will find you buyer hun

Gaynor
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