Halifax December Figures -2.2%

Cat695

chucky wrote: »

totally agree - as long as you buy well it doesn't really matter when you buy. if it's your home you'd get much more enjoyment out of it instead of saving"x" amount from looking at the Halifax numbers.

hitting rock bottom is virtually impossible due to the house buying process - normally it can be 6 weeks to 3 months (unless you're a cash buyer) and even longer if you're in a big chain; it's just impossible to predict.

As you said....its going to be my home that I intend to enjoy for many years


This may sound weird but I can't wait to have my motorbike in my dining room.....if only my ex wife was around to see that:D

Lotus-eater

Cat695 wrote: »

As you said....its going to be my home that I intend to enjoy for many years


This may sound weird but I can't wait to have my motorbike in my dining room.....if only my ex wife was around to see that:D

Sounds spot on to me, thinking about getting a divorce so I can bring my ancient BSA into mine

not really my love, if you are reading this..... about the divorce I mean, I still want to bring the bike in please

mramra

ps2659 wrote: »

One of the reasons property is not selling.

You're right, and this brings up a further problem that increases market stagnation: We had thoughts of capitalising on the HPC by trading up next year (gap between rungs on ladder closer together so less of a jump to step up) as we have always planned to make one more move up to provide a better/bigger house for the kids. My worry with this now is that we would have to take a large hit on the price of our house in order to sell, but it seems that many sellers are unwilling to price realistically so there would be a shortage of "better" houses on which realistic offers would be acceptable. Hence it would be just as hard to trade up (financially and in terms of finding the right home) as it was before the HPC!

Maybe we'll be staying where we are for the time being...

Cat695

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Sounds spot on to me, thinking about getting a divorce so I can bring my ancient BSA into mine

not really my love, if you are reading this..... about the divorce I mean, I still want to bring the bike in please

I mean why do people need dinning rooms...thats what they invented trays for isn't it???

MiserlyMartin

mramra wrote: »

Maybe we'll be staying where we are for the time being...

You need to find a realistically priced house on the next 'rung up'. Shouldn't be too difficult, as they are under the same if not greater pressure to price to sell as you are.

Lotus-eater

Cat695 wrote: »

I mean why do people need dinning rooms...thats what they invented trays for isn't it???

I'm really quite lucky tbh, mine is big enough to get my bike in, have room to work on it and still have enough space left to fit my nice table in there.

I'm not really lucky tbh, I saved up for it

Someone I used to know years ago, used to keep a Bonnie permanently in their terraced houses kitchen/dining room.

poppy10_2

Average house price:
Dec 2007: £197,074
Dec 2008: £159,896

Difference= £37,178 in twelve months. That's 18.9% annual fall

Prices have fallen on average £3,078 per month over the last year.

Cat695

Lotus-eater wrote: »

I'm really quite lucky tbh, mine is big enough to get my bike in, have room to work on it and still have enough space left to fit my nice table in there.

I'm not really lucky tbh, I saved up for it

Someone I used to know years ago, used to keep a Bonnie permanently in their terraced houses kitchen/dining room.

Bet his wife loved him:D

Lotus-eater

Cat695 wrote: »

Bet his wife loved him:D

Honestly, no joking, it was his wifes

ess0two

Cheshire Dec -1.0 / YTD -7.4% latest LR figures for my area aint all that bad.