To those selling in these difficult times Part Deux. AKA sellers support network!

Davesnave

Greetings Pointybird, welcome to this thread.

The new development will come up in the searches, but it is hard to know how much difference it will make.

I sold a bungalow in 2006, right next to a housing development, but it had negligible impact. There were no bungalows being built there and our boundary hedges were well established.

So much depends upon the locality and even the positioning of individual houses. You could go to the developer's office or the council and ask to see the plans, if you feel you might need to reassure the buyers. However, they may well have done their homework and know already.

Kymie, I want to second what Maggie saidabout the buyer coming through for you soon. It's not everyone that runs away from a bit of decorating; after all there's Maggie, Pawpurrs and me, all involved with doer-uppers, and I'm sure yours is not in that category at all.

Sorry to hear about the pointing. It's infuriating when things like that happen while you are for sale. On the bungalow we had the hot water tank spring a leak just as we 'finished' it, while on our house the immersion heater conked-out just before exchange.

Anyway, if it helps you to feel less alone, we're still discovering pieces of our utility area roof all around this place, missing since the gale! Our poor ferrets had their hutch tipped over as well, but being ferrets, they thought an upside-down house was just one big laugh!

ukmaggie45

kitty123 wrote: »

If we accept the low offer on our house, we know completion would need to be by 1st Jan. We wouldn't want it any earlir than 30th Dec though. Are solicitors able to organise transactions between christmas and new year? We wouldn't be ready to move before christmas, but could at least exchange.

I read something about this on a different thread earlier today. From what I recall (may be completely wrong) solicitors and EAs and all the others don't really work between Xmas and New Year.

If it was me I'd be asking about how feasible dates round then are.

Good luck and best wishes,

Maggie

Hopejack

Kitty

My Mum is in the same position - her buyer wants to exchange before Christmas due to stamp duty. Her solicitor unusually does work up until Xmas eve but most don't including her buyers. As a result, it's been recommended that they aim to complete two days before the buyer's sol goes off on holiday - that means should there be any last min probs, both sols and banks are all open for at least a clear day thereafter to sort it all out. Having bought and sold before, this can and does happen so a little leeway is a good thing.

I'm not sure if you could look at postdating stuff but even then, it could all go horribly wrong and if banks etc aren't around for money transfers etc :eek:

It does mean that my Mum and Dad will be homeless before Christmas which isn't nice (they are going to stay in our spare bedroom until they find a house - not having much luck so far, they've been interested in 4 and they've all fallen through! Sadly, there isn't much on the market now so it's a waiting game!).

kitty123

That's interesting, thanks - so looking at 22nd Dec ish really? That is literally only about 5 weeks away....I hope the person that is expecting a sale will get her solicitor sorted out then! As I said earlier, ours was all ready to exchange. When we started back in August, I did not expect to be planning to move at christmas :mad:

Anyways...we haven't even accepted the offer yet! :rotfl:

ocalllo

hi all

wow i have just spent ages reading through all these posts.
After months and months and months! of mulling we have finally decided the time is right for us and we are getting the house ready to put on the market.
We are hoping it will appeal to buyers, we only bought it 4 1/2 years ago and there was alot of interest then.
We have gone thru each room and have made a list of what needs doing to make it perfect..over all its great, but just to give it a refresh with a little bit of painting and a de-clutter!
So we have set our selfs until mid January to get it ready before getting the EA. We are very realistic on the price but at the same time we are not going to put it up high so we won't be able to reduce it.....or should we put it up loads and then knock it off???

kitty123

Good luck Ocallo, it's a long and stressful road...anything can happen as I have recently discovered!!!!

mich_city

ohh.. to have a viewer to moan about!

long time no post.. 2 months on the market, not a single viewer.. very little contact from AE.. two houses nearby have dropped their prices..

feeling very fed up!

good to see some of you are getting results tho

goldbyron

Kitty - I would accept the offer without a doubt.

I had another viewer on the weekend and....(checking phone) no offer. What a surprise. Anyone want a flat in a nice part of East London for £15k under what other flats have sold for! I can't believe that no one wants to offer as they would surely make money within 3 years.

23rdspiral

humm... a little cautious update. someone wants to buy our house, but they aren't on the market yet. ( they are a very very good friend. i'm giving them advice from here on what to do/costs/savings ect.) i'm staying detatched and cautious, just the same if they wanted to buy anywhere at all, let alone my place. scary huh?

Davesnave

Buying from friends can be OK. We bought our friends' house, so they saved on agents fees and we were able to fill the loft/garden shed before we officially moved in, which helped on moving day.

Having this 'banker' property helped us put a bit of pressure on agents too. We said to them: 'This is what we will buy for £x in about three weeks...unless you can come up with something better.' They tried very hard, so we knew that every available property had been shown to us, including the elusive ones that were not quite on the market.