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The "have a look at this!" thread II

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  • System
    System Posts: 178,093 Community Admin
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    glasgowdan wrote: »
    Some interesting sale ad amendments to try and get this one sold. It's been on for most of 2016 under a different ad completely too. I'm just trying to figure out the mindset of the sellers:

    Ok, we got a dodgy home report that says we're worth £450k, so let's be sensible and list it at offers over £425k.
    It's been 3 months now... what do we do? Ah, why not bring it down to o/o £389k.
    Hrm... no bites?
    Anyone?
    *months later*
    Reluctantly, let's pop it down to £359k. Maybe we'll get some poor people who like it so much they'll borrow more and buy it.
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    Okay, so that didn't work. Maybe a fixed price will help. Let's be sensible and list at £450k.
    Must be a slow market, ok then, offers over £395k, last chance. First to see will buy!!!
    http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-61762163.html

    Not to mention that every other family home in this region sells within a week usually!

    Issues according to me
    . Five bed - just a shower room
    . Awful decor - such as the top wallpaper in pics 7 and 8 - why choose brown when got minty green furniture and the shiny floral wallpaper with red paint below (pic 9)
  • glasgowdan
    glasgowdan Posts: 2,967 Forumite
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    It's just priced wrongly. To me (from knowing the area well) it's a £325-350k house.
  • clint_S
    clint_S Posts: 366 Forumite
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    glasgowdan wrote: »
    Some interesting sale ad amendments to try and get this one sold. It's been on for most of 2016 under a different ad completely too. I'm just trying to figure out the mindset of the sellers:

    Ok, we got a dodgy home report that says we're worth £450k, so let's be sensible and list it at offers over £425k.
    It's been 3 months now... what do we do? Ah, why not bring it down to o/o £389k.
    Hrm... no bites?
    Anyone?
    *months later*
    Reluctantly, let's pop it down to £359k. Maybe we'll get some poor people who like it so much they'll borrow more and buy it.
    .
    .
    .
    Okay, so that didn't work. Maybe a fixed price will help. Let's be sensible and list at £450k.
    Must be a slow market, ok then, offers over £395k, last chance. First to see will buy!!!
    http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-61762163.html

    Not to mention that every other family home in this region sells within a week usually!


    Surely this is a four bed not a five bed? And what make a detached house a villa? Looking at houses around the area closer to £350K should be the price
  • martinsurrey
    martinsurrey Posts: 3,368 Forumite
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    clint_S wrote: »
    And what make a detached house a villa?

    A pretentious owner.

    http://www.dictionary.com/browse/villa
  • Rain_Shadow
    Rain_Shadow Posts: 1,798 Forumite
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    clint_S wrote: »
    Surely this is a four bed not a five bed? And what make a detached house a villa? Looking at houses around the area closer to £350K should be the price


    Being located in Scotland. It's a common description there.
    You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you can't pick your friend's nose.
  • Fuzzyness
    Fuzzyness Posts: 635 Forumite
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    glasgowdan wrote: »
    Some interesting sale ad amendments to try and get this one sold. It's been on for most of 2016 under a different ad completely too. I'm just trying to figure out the mindset of the sellers:

    Ok, we got a dodgy home report that says we're worth £450k, so let's be sensible and list it at offers over £425k.
    It's been 3 months now... what do we do? Ah, why not bring it down to o/o £389k.
    Hrm... no bites?
    Anyone?
    *months later*
    Reluctantly, let's pop it down to £359k. Maybe we'll get some poor people who like it so much they'll borrow more and buy it.
    .
    .
    .
    Okay, so that didn't work. Maybe a fixed price will help. Let's be sensible and list at £450k.
    Must be a slow market, ok then, offers over £395k, last chance. First to see will buy!!!
    http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-61762163.html

    Not to mention that every other family home in this region sells within a week usually!

    i put it down to the questionable wall paper in pics 7 and 9.
  • GDB2222
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    Fuzzyness wrote: »
    i put it down to the questionable wall paper in pics 7 and 9.

    Quite difficult to steam off. So, you'd need to adjust the valuation to allow for that.
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • Cakeguts
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    http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-44704503.html Mayor's bathroom?
  • GDB2222
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    Cakeguts wrote: »
    http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-44704503.html Mayor's bathroom?

    Another house I really like. You guys are totally ace at picking them!
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • System
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    Cakeguts wrote: »
    http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-44704503.html Mayor's bathroom?

    I think they should have hidden the bottles of Ribina and Robinsons squash in the drinks cabinet:rotfl:
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