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Estate agents advice urgently please
worrypants
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my agent is s****e but we are only 3 weeks into a 12 week lock in.
I would like an honest opinion as to how effective my suggestion might be.
We are thinking of a headline banner on rightmove etc saying reduced by £10,000 for August completion
plus extras new dishwasher,newfridge etc
we are very very desperate to sell due to buying property abroad which we dont want to lose
the market has gound to a halt in this area (county durham) particularly as it is a wash with new build with builders giving very generous incentives.
Our £10K drop would make our offer far more generous than the builders and ours is a new build with 9.5 years NHBC onlly bought FEb this year and on an exceptional plot compared to all the other 4 bed detached around
we have had not a sniff and no viewings, 3 weeks isnt long however dont wish to sit here for months at the price we are on for and end up reducing anyway
Good luck to all sellers hell isnt it:rotfl:
I would like an honest opinion as to how effective my suggestion might be.
We are thinking of a headline banner on rightmove etc saying reduced by £10,000 for August completion
plus extras new dishwasher,newfridge etc
we are very very desperate to sell due to buying property abroad which we dont want to lose
the market has gound to a halt in this area (county durham) particularly as it is a wash with new build with builders giving very generous incentives.
Our £10K drop would make our offer far more generous than the builders and ours is a new build with 9.5 years NHBC onlly bought FEb this year and on an exceptional plot compared to all the other 4 bed detached around
we have had not a sniff and no viewings, 3 weeks isnt long however dont wish to sit here for months at the price we are on for and end up reducing anyway
Good luck to all sellers hell isnt it:rotfl:
I found my eutopia tee hee I live in canada yeehaa!
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It's almost impossible to compete against builders, especially if they are still very much in force
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You need to price yourself very keenly against them (ie. considerably cheaper) and you need your house looking like a show home. No two ways about it.
Dropping £10,000 doesn't mean anything to me unless it's in context - ie. how much the builder is selling identical houses for, how much you are selling for.
It's unlikely to be your agent's fault, tbh. Showhomes are very seductive and people who want new houses want NEW houses.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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it is hell mate it is.
I hate to say this but a 8 week completion is potentially really pushing it, the average is 12 afaik.
What would happen if the buyer couldnt complete ( for the want of trying) until September or October? Would you try to charge them 10k more? It seems like a recipe for disaster having such conditions. I tihnk many people ( ie me for one!) wouldnt be interestied in the deal as its potentially so unworkable.
By all means if you want to reduce then do so, but I wouldnt think that the conditions would make it more attractive, if anything it might make it less attractive.
the other thing to bear in mind that a 4 bed detached isnt exactly FTB territory, and anyone who wanted to buy it is likely to be in a chain- making an august completion very optimistic to say the least.
Lets see what other people think....:beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
This Ive come to know...
So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:0 -
Doozergirl wrote: »You wouldn't normally need planning permission for a garage conversion.
Is your garage still a garage? If so, it's still a link-detached. (Not that you see insurance companies asking if it's semi, link-detached or detached, it's just a name given by EAs really to help sell)
Oops.
Wrong thread dooz.
You silly girl
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She not only posts in every thread..she posts posts from other threads..:rotfl:
Well spotted big boy..0 -
I've posted it in the right thread for her now.
She's a busy girl you know, so I thought i'd help her out0 -
wecanhelpu wrote: »I've posted it in the right thread for her now.
She's a busy girl you know, so I thought i'd help her out
You're a gentleman sir..
Wecan was you around when sortofok was causing trouble or was that pre you?0 -
Yeah I was around.
I liked the guy I did. He spoke a lot of sense and helped a lot of people.
I think he was misunderstood.0 -
He pm'd me last night..he's thinking of returning..
I hope he does..0 -
I am still here my friend.
Watching over you at all times.Whenthemusicstopsmakesureyou'renotleftstanding0 -
We waited longer for jesus..
Hallelujah the messiah has returned...
Tread carefully sir there are traitors amongst us..0
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