To those selling in these difficult times

lotto-dreamer

Just wanted to add - I have exchanged contracts today!

Completion has been agreed for 15th December. I now have a rush to get organised. Unfortunately, I had despaired of selling (property had been on since April) so had used up most of my holiday allowance from work. The next 13 days are going to be very hectic. But at least I now know where I am.

LouBlue

Congratulations!!!

lotto-dreamer

pawpurrs wrote: »

Last week messy viewers have offered elsewhere.

No more viewings booked in, gone quiet as a dormouse.

Lotto have you exchanged yet? Any more news from anyone. Decided to go away for xmas, as fed up.

Booked some redemption flights with BA to Mexico, CW out, first back!

Have a wonderful holiday Pawpurrs! And thanks for starting this thread, it's been really useful to lots of us. And, yes, see post above, I have exchanged today .....phew (mixed feelings, but overall it's a relief)

pawpurrs

Wow! Congratulations LD, so jealous, that was quick and easy just a few weeks! There is hope for us all!
Feeling pretty despondant, but tomorrow is another day. Viewings have slowed right down now, thinking of changing agents to get a new spin on it if nothing else.

lotto-dreamer

pawpurrs wrote: »

Wow! Congratulations LD, so jealous, that was quick and easy just a few weeks! There is hope for us all!
Feeling pretty despondant, but tomorrow is another day. Viewings have slowed right down now, thinking of changing agents to get a new spin on it if nothing else.

Good luck Pawpurrs (and everyone else) it will happen eventually - I had given up hope, but those 'right' buyers finally came through the door.

I was lucky in that they were cash buyers and I had an excellent estate agent - he took so much stress off me and fought for a decent price without me having to do too much. I haven't got the sort of price I would have got last year - but I think it's been fair for the current market. I turned down the very first (and only other) offer I got of £155,000 - but settled for £158,500 :rolleyes: Only time will tell if I've made the right decision but it's done now and I am feeling a sense of relief.

Crossing fingers for everyone else on here.

mishmash

Just an update from me.

Viewing last week was very positive, they are coming back at the weekend. Also have another viewer booked in again first time buyer. So not feeling too gloomy.

Good luck all keep your fingers crossed for me.

Mish x

Davesnave

Lotto, you've taken a brave decision & I'm so pleased that it's worked out for you. All the best to you and your lads. I expect you'll drop by to see how we're all doing when the dust settles!

Pawpurrs have a complete break from it in Mexico and come back raring to go in January. I agree, a new agent might help, though the current one has sent plenty of viewers your way. When we switched, new people came along.

Jenner, I have no idea about leases I'm afraid, but 80 years sounds like a lifetime to me. Looks like it may be enough anyway.

No news from me, but I'll probably contact my solicitor tomorrow to see where we think we are. Working as back-up for someone in a boundary dispute at the moment.....Believe me, there are other things almost as bad as selling!

dander

The value of the lease is a calculation done on the basis of your ground rent and the length left to run (sorry, I don't know the exact details) The shorter the lease the more expensive it is to renew, so if the woman downstairs was £24k on a 50 year lease and you've got 80 years to run, you shouldn't be anywhere near that.

Mark-W_2

congratulations lotto-dreamer, fingers crossed

A quick update from me, my ex came back with a revised offer of £18k to buy me out which i have accepted
I signed the first form on monday which was a request to change the mortgage into her name, im unsure how long the whole process will take but probably looking at early jan unless the bank moes a little quicker.

fingers crossed it all goes smoothly

pawpurrs

Well done Mark.

Looks like I will be on my own soon. :rolleyes: