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What would be a reasonable offer on this property.

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  • glen8
    glen8 Posts: 212 Forumite
    we purchased that exact style of house six months ago

    It was up for £229,999 and we got it for:

    £199,950
    Curtains, Carpets, Landscapes Garden

    It was a part-ex so we managed to get free legals in with the deal.

    We love our house :-) apart from the garage location which is in another thread on here.

    :edit: Sorry, ours is a 5 bed not 4 but you should still get a good deal
  • ToMonkey
    ToMonkey Posts: 54 Forumite
    Personally the majority of the houses on the estate have eventually been "Open to offers" If that comes up I may perhaps look at something around 220-240 tops.

    If they don't want to accept then fine but we will see. Fortunately I don't want to move and if we can't afford it then the wife can't move either.
  • ToMonkey
    ToMonkey Posts: 54 Forumite
    glen8 wrote: »
    we purchased that exact style of house six months ago

    It was up for £229,999 and we got it for:

    £199,950
    Curtains, Carpets, Landscapes Garden

    It was a part-ex so we managed to get free legals in with the deal.

    We love our house :-) apart from the garage location which is in another thread on here.

    :edit: Sorry, ours is a 5 bed not 4 but you should still get a good deal

    Glen8 who built the house was it morris homes and did you get a good trade in value
  • glen8
    glen8 Posts: 212 Forumite
    ToMonkey wrote: »
    Glen8 who built the house was it morris homes and did you get a good trade in value

    The builder was bellway homes, also the same style as the one you are looking at

    We got £110,000 trade in for our old house and had it valued privately just before at £112,950 so know we got top money for ours.

    Usually they offer you 90% of its value but I guess because of the downturn they will do anything to generate figures
  • If you say it is not built yet then many have suggested that you should not even consider it until it is standing, as the builders could go bankrupt before it is built, or decide not to build it at all.
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