Putting a 1st Anniversary Card through door

Lakey

Can't you see what they are doing? They don't want to sell the house, they will keep it up for sale until the lady passes on, and hope no authourity chases the estate for the home fees.
People who are getting divorced do it all the time, put the house up for sale at a rediculous price so it will never sell and they don't have to split the equity that doesn't exist anymore, but they think if they can sit on the property it will regain some value in the future.
House they've lived in with ex vs moving out to two bed terrace, no sit it out.

Running_Horse

Wow, you want to harrass a hospitalised woman about to go into care?

Make sure you give it to the b1tch good and hard.

Running_Horse

Have you bought the card yet?

confused31_2

Its sounds to me you like the house and want it, but its just not in your price range, i think even if they do bring the price down you might not get it, has other people might come in.

If i was you i would make a offer of what you think its worth now and see what they say, people are getting fed up with the market and its becoming stale, thats why less houses are up for sale, i suspect forced sellers, will have to lower their prices, but it doesnt look like the people who own this house are desperate.

good luck

McKneff

wots it got to do wi' you like!

poppysarah

For every empty new build (a year is an insane amount of time to be empty) - there's a family stuck in some nasty accomodation because the council's don't have homes.

pawpurrs

Thats hardly the old dears fault? Perhaps they shouldnt have sold all he council houses under the ridiculous right to buy scheme, and continue to do so

poppysarah

There's nothing wrong with right to buy. What's wrong was the failiure to replace them.

They should have been obligated to build new homes each time they sold one.

pawpurrs

There was a lot wrong with right to buy in my opinion, council housing should be kept for those in need, people on low incomes etc, and should be reevaluaed periodcly, why should people no longer in need be given subsidised housing? Why should someone with grown up kids still be housed in a house too big for them? Why should they be given the oportunity to buy at under market value? Then causing a shortage in housing for those in need?
Why should the taxpayer subsidise all this???
No IMO council houses should be for those in need and only for the time that they are in NEED.
Then when their circumstances change, they should move to private rental, or buy.

sarah_elton

Your idea is sick and it's none of your business. If you want the property, make a realistic offer. If you don't, it's got absolutely nothing to do with you.

Of course they're not clogging up the market. Where I am, there are over-priced property that have been on the market a year or more, but sensibly priced ones come on and go off all the time. I sold after less than a week on the market, while two identical flats have been on for the best price of a year. They're priced at £120k and £125k, I priced at £112,500.

Why would anyone in their right mind want to harrass a family who are dealing with an elderly relative losing her health.