Well at least if she is seen to intervene, and doing something about it. I'd say you'll have a better chance of selling than if you did nothing, and it was left as a warzone!

To get her involved, you need very weapon all MP's hate, and that's media exposure. They just loathe being exposed as being overpaid nothings, and in your favour is that fact she was in the paper last week boasting how she's going to hit crime head on!

Good! She can start in your area first then maybe she could tackle her own constituency, which unfortunately is 5 miles from me, and is a warzone too!

Give it a go, what have you got to lose?

Y

Only trouble is Flirty, they'll offer her way below market value - in the region of £30 to £50k below value and in this climate maybe even less!

Just depends if you can afford the loss. Nice thought though

Assuming it is a loss, compared to what was paid originally. For some there may still be a gain, if they bought some years ago....just not as much a gain as it could have been.

A couple of years before Canada arrived on my horizon, my house was worth around £125k. Houses were selling quite quickly. When the decision was made to come to Canada, it was over £160k.
By the time I was able to redecorate and get a new bathroom in to maximise sale chances the market had already slowed. The sale took 6 months and I ended up getting £154k.

The £ lost quite a bit against the $ over that period too, so as well as 'losing' on the sale, I lost some more in $$ too. But I was still well up on what I'd have got if it had happened 2 or 3 years earlier due to previous booms.

Those who bought 10 years ago or more could still see significant gains couldn't they?

For sure - my brother's house is worth still over double what he paid for it about 10 years ago.

I on the other hand will be lucky to get my house sold and still make a profit (bought 5 years ago). Struggled to sell it, now having to rent it out

I've missed a few points here for sure, and am confusing a few threads in my mind but... We have seen several threads where people on TWP have lost their jobs in Canada and been in dire straight. Desperate though Tinytears situation is I dont think selling and moving to Canada is the answer.

If they move then they should rent out the house. If they sell, well, how certain, safe is the job here, should they get the WP anyway.

You are right, we aren't coming in on a traditional TWP route as our situation is different. I really don't want to say too much on a public board but we aren't reliant on anyone else other than ourselves.

Plus if we did have problems then we would look at moving on to somewhere else we wouldn't move back here under any circumstances. Canada is and remains our first choice but if that doesn't work out then we will look at other options.

Whilst I thank you for your input and your views, you know nothing of our situation and therefore whether we should move to Canada or not, it isn't your decision to take or to comment on to this degree.

I agree, we are here on a TWP and it all depends on your situation. I for one will not be going back to the UK, this is our first choice but if it doesn't work out for whatever reason, there are plenty of other places to try.......Mexico, sun, warm......mmmmmmmmm........was away then I wish you all the luck in the world huney.........i hope you get out of that hell as soon as you can.

Thank you. First things first is we need to get our TWP which is why I won't say too much at this stage, I just don't want to jinx anything.

If that doesn't come through then we will be forced to look at other options which probably include Australia or New Zealand but I'm working damn hard to make sure that the Canada application is spot on.

Thanks again.

Very true. We bought our 3 bed place in 1994, well it was 2 bed and a box really - for £74,950. over the next four years we spent just over £50,000. doubled the size of the original house to a 4 double bed etc etc..

We just signed contracts last week and Let's just say; we're sitting pretty

That's true in Tiny's case if she's in profit, I just thought she mentioned somewhere she'd bought a couple of years ago. In which case, she's paid top dollar anyway!

According to the Times last week, expect another £50k of your house price next year.

We were out looking at rentals this afternoon, and talking to sales agents now, they saying houses here in the region of £400,000. expect to be offers in the region of £330,000. to £340,000. and it will get worse.

It was stressful with ours, just glad we sold when we did, We were lucky, our doctor mentioned it to another patient and they bought it - no HIPS pack, and no agents fees!

However, whilst we saved £7,500. to £8k in fees etc... we had at least £12,000.00 of stress from them. So sometimes, just sometimes the agent's do earn their money

Y

I'm in your position. We bought 5 years ago and the house gained £140K in that time but has now lost £40K due to the property crash, we remortgaged and so our equity isn't the £100K it could have been but only £40K now. Would happily go for a break even but I can't see that happening, there are now 7 repossessions on our estate that came on just before Christmas that the banks are selling off £25K below our asking price and we were the lowest on the estate by £10K until that point. To match them I would then only have £15K equity but then to sell I'd have to go lower, probably £5K and the solicitors fees and the estate agents would eat in to that massively.

Had those 7 not come on the market we could have dropped £20K and taken a hit but couple the above with the fact that our house comes complete with a set of drunken kids outside, I don't think we could hit the break even point!

It is all very depressing really.

Hi Fledermaus,

Well the TWP route does concern us too. We have work permits in place and sold our house last week.

I have a job to start, but given the climate in Calgary at the moment we're inclined to notify CHC in London and hold out for our 90 day letter as we've now been in the queue since Oct 2006.

For the sake of six months or so, we may wait and hope we've completed and got our PR by then.

Y

Well, you know, I thought that you posting details of your life on here and asking for advice and comment was letting us know something of your situation, so you can't really say I know nothing. I was trying to be helpful with my post and and have sympathised with your problems. You have every right to be selective about what you post here but don't come over all high and mighty and tell me what I can comment on when you have gone public. You make whatever decision you like. I don't really give a toss.

Hi Tiny,

You could try these agents I mentioned earlier and I'm sure they will buy your property complete with thugs. They're buying it as a money making machine, and not as "Home Sweet Home."

They'll probably rent it to the same crowd you have living opposite via the council.

Either way, your options are slim. at least they'll make you an offer, it won't be good but just depends on what you class as bad to get out, as a "trade off" to staying opposite this lot and it consuming you!

You will lose money, but at least you'll be rid of this lot and looking forward to Canada.

Get them around to give you a price, they're flexible too

I wish you all the best

Y

You're Hyacinth Bucket and I claim my five pieces of silver.

Oh do be quiet Violet.......big house, pool, room for a pony......we know your type.................or.....................are you a secret Onslow.....mmmmmmmmmm. That would explain a lot!!!!