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

spirit

I've just exchanged contracts :T

had to do half my bl00dy conveyancing myself though - chasing the local council for searches and then building regs and planning permission copies this morning!!

Phew, drinks are on me :beer:

PottyHouse_2

spirit wrote: »

I've just exchanged contracts :T

had to do half my bl00dy conveyancing myself though - chasing the local council for searches and then building regs and planning permission copies this morning!!

Phew, drinks are on me :beer:

HOOOORRRRRAAAAAYYYYYY!!!! :T:T:T:T

Can I have a nice chilled glass of bubbly then !!!! thanks ... it's delicious!!

Look forward to hearing how your packing and moving goes - please share your good luck with the rest of us !!

PottyHouse_2

heygringo wrote: »

Property selling!!! what a nightmare. After 31yrs, we have put our house on the market with a local EA, Rightmove & Gumtree (we'll try anything) So far after 5 weeks. not a single viewing.

Looking at LilacPixie's post, I'm wondering if we haven't shot ourselves the foot. We have a new property lined up & there is no time scale, so no pressure on our part, we could move out tomorrow, put our gear in storage & clear off for a couple of months in our MH while our new property is readied, but, we have put our selling price at 10K below the EA's valuation, hoping to get a quicker sale. Now we are wondering if that is the reason we are not getting any viewings. Our property is in a prime location, not overlooked, modern, well cared for etc etc. But we are concerned that the lower price could be a put-off.

We are of the same mind as kelda_shelton we just want someone "through the door" Once that happens, if they be a serious viewer, all the properties virtues can be displayed.

Heygringo, my opinion is the £10k difference shouldn't put people off .... there is always more than one reason why a property is priced lower than it should be (other than the obvious "there must be something wrong with it" I guess you're thinking of).

Viewers should be lining up outside your door I would have thought - have you spoken with your EA, asked them if they are ringing round potential viewers - give them a gentle 'kick up the bum' !!!

Good luck, hopefully someone will turn up for you soon.

23rdspiral

well done spirit!!

LilacPixie

well done spirit.

heygringo

PottyHouse wrote: »

Viewers should be lining up outside your door I would have thought - have you spoken with your EA, asked them if they are ringing round potential viewers - give them a gentle 'kick up the bum' !!!

Good luck, hopefully someone will turn up for you soon.

I've read them the riot act on one more than one occasion. But you can't force people to view. But I agree, under a "normal financial climate" they should be lining up at our door. But these days, things aint normal, nor do I expect things to improve when the next lot get their snouts into the trough.

spirit

Thanks for your good wishes everyone :beer:

This has been a total nightmare, 3 'buyers', 1 trip (almost 2) to the funny farm. Seriously I was signed off work for anxiety/depression for 1 month just before Christmas.

My agents have been very good, kept me updated - even though sometimes I didn't want to hear what they had to say (as in buyers can't get a mortgage). I took them in some bottles of wine this afternoon.

It just shows though that you really have to keep chipping away at your solicitor. They really are a funny bunch, it's like any old time will do, no sense of urgency whatsoever. If I hadn't rang the council to get copies of planning permissions (for the house I'm buying not selling) and rang the selling agents to tell them to get their sorry ar5es down the council to pick the documents up - since it was in their interests to do so to achieve the sale- then it wouldn't have happened. I kept getting the "oh I'll send them an e-mail which we might get a reply to some time next week" :eek: Blimey, if I was that slow with my customers, I wouldn't have any.

Rant over,

Stick with it everyone, you will get there - trust me.

kymie

Congrats Spirit - and I hope everyone else has a busy weekend!!!! xx

Lynn11

hiya I am also in Scotland and we recently put our 2 bed semi up for sale with a local agent for o/o £110k and managed to get £112k. Be prepared for low offers as most buyers are trying this but they say that usually you get £1-£2k over the asking price if they like. Also interested to find out what is the amount your house is valued at in your home report as this also counts towards this. Good luck and go with the agent you like.

I had 2 agents with the same valuation and then another agent with valuation of £120K which we would not get in this market. We managed to sell in 5 weeks which was great and had 4 buyers over the door and 2 offers on the table. Good luck

We also bought a house and tried to get this before the asking price, since he has been on the market for 7mths and think it would be still on the market due to some of the stuff they have done. Anyway we ended up paying £1.5k over the asking price - but we can do the work and know that the house will be good for me and my family.

LilacPixie wrote: »

gringo - it is a nightmare.

My home is a 2 bed flat in scotland. I would like 70k for it, Had 2 EA's out today. number 1 said she feels 70k is acheivable but would like to put on at offers around 68k.

Number 2 says he feels this property is finished off well and the improvments we have made have been quality ones. He feels the valuation will be around 75k but realistically expect to get 70k as people love a bargain. He is suggesting offers over 70k.

It is an exciting time I am swaying to EA number 1, she sounded more positive and have a reputation for being straight to the point. EA number 2 is marketing a property along road from us that is a 2 bed mid terrace that looks lovely for O/O 81k and he says he has had no interest really, I said i was surprised as I liked the look of the pictures and if it wasn't for us wanting a new area I would of been viewing and he said 'yes the pictures look nice but the finish isnot near as good as this one'. That may be true but putting myself in the position of a buyer I think i would rather pay another 6k for a house.

frafferty

spirit wrote: »

I've just exchanged contracts :T

had to do half my bl00dy conveyancing myself though - chasing the local council for searches and then building regs and planning permission copies this morning!!

Phew, drinks are on me :beer:

Yay! Well done spirit :T Hoping to be in a similar situtaion next week BUT found out today that our buyers are waiting on a new mortgage offer as they have decided to borrow a different amount. !!!!!!???? Ah, we'll get there...