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

kst101

I read Welshwoof's saga a couple of days ago and decided to try not to think about things like that happening. Not that the same could happen as we are only selling not buying but all the same not comfortable reading.

azkaban420

Elona and KST - congrats on your fab news....let's hope there's plenty more positive news like this for everyone on this thread

Hugs to all,

Az

Karmacat

Ooh, lots of interesting things on this thread tonight! *very* interesting to see the confirmation that other EAs are as bad as the one who phoned me up earlier on, and great to see the numbers of people exchanging contracts! Lets hope.........

Davesnave

I'm very pleased to hear your saga is almost at an end, elona.:beer:

Do come back and tell us when you find that long-dreamed-of new home!

jaffacat_2

well we have accepted the offer £6.5 k under already reduced asking price total drop £19k been on since sept our second room not big that why it been a problem

Anyway we been looking all week n found a house which we will have to compromise on the third bedroom being small but we have options as our youngest grows up so not major prob

The house been on the Market almost a month they have had 2 viewings n us,they retiring n downsizing told me they want money in the bank similar properties similar price although not all got small bedroom. It on offers in the region of £229,950 what are your thoughts regarding starting offer n final price?

We thort cheeky offer start £210 moving up to final offer £220 based on our buyer not in chain n we havent got a mortgage to sort out - what do you think? When they say offers in the region what do they mean they will accept as we had offers in excess of n still accepted £6.5k less (we did get them up several thousand as initial offer really low)

We are going for second viewing today and another look at the area as its 13miles away

Good luck for all the viewings this weekend n all progressing and for everyone else hang in there it will happen

Fingers_Crossed_3

week 39- Well our mortgage saga still isnt resolved yet, we faxed proof last Fri that we dont have a balance on the Tesco and Virgin CC'c (as we had trans the balances to barclays 2 months ago) and posted the proofs as well.

Yesterday we received the originals back but when my oh called them to find out what progress has been made (we were hoping they would now be happy with our finances and would be arranging the valuation of the property) but no progress is zero they recokon they need another 5 working days as well as most of last week. Bearing in mind no-one can get a mortgage at the minute what the hell are all these staff at the Woolwich doing all day argh it's driving me mad.

I feel worse as well as our house has been valued last Tuesday so if were declined next week, the other couple have wasted their money

Not expecting a reply everyone, just venting! on a happier note managed to run 2.5 miles this morning, best so far, starting running a few weeks ago to stay sane/ish!!

monkeys_bunny

my viewers are coming at 11. my partner is showing them round Eeek

Karmacat

Good luck, monkeys bunny! And FingersCrossed too.

Jaffacat - you're asking for feedback, imho a really low offer can sour relations, I'd be a little wary, to be honest. I took advice on mine, it was on between £215k and £235k, and I was going to offer £218k. The two people I'm closest to said offer the lowest price, and it was rejected - we settled at £220k. My initial thought had been to offer £218k - and I really get a sense that if I had, it would've been accepted. But you never know! Good luck, whatever you decide to do.

heygringo

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Are you going to be absolutely rigid on price then, if you get a very proceedable buyer? I’d have thought a £5k drop would be the clincher for the ‘deal’ as everyone likes to feel they’ve negotiated and won. (the old win/win situation)
I'd have thought our 20k drop from EAs valuation indicated that we are not "going to be absolutely rigid on price"

You’ve got yourself into a bit of a corner if you’ve no offer room on the price. The further 5k drop would be the negotiating figure. Hence the reason for staying at the present level of a 20k reduction.

As regards ‘42 viewers on their books’ are you sure they’re being honest? I’ve had EAs approach me to get us on their books with quotes like that. I always ask them to put it in writing to me, and to date not a single letter has turned up! I agree, I wouldn't trust any EA to be up front & honest. But if that's what they say & it's a porkie pie, they're gaining absolutely bu##er all

A good EA would surely be talking to at least some of the 42 viewers along the lines of ‘hey, there’s a great house you’re missing out on, all for the sake of paying £5k more!’

I have to be fair to our EA, they have tried hard to get viewers to come take a look, but if they wont, they wont. We've had 4 viewers in 10 weeks, one came in with an offer so ridiculous, the EA rejected it immediately, he has since put an offer in for what can only be described as a shed. Another viewer said they would be very happy to progress, but 1st they had a terraced propety to sell & their mortgage people told them they wouldn't get a loan on our property.
Whatever is said by whoever says it, can only be taken at face value & nothing more. The shows not over, 'till the "fat lady signs," erm! sorry, sings.

BeeJay :rotfl:

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I`ve been looking at the EAs website and there are definitely more houses in there plus more sstc. It is always down to what the purchaser wants ie there are quite a few larger houses on new housing estates, some in the local market town and a few like ours, leasehold on lots of communal acres etc. Right person at the right time is what counts. So it isn`t the number of viewers that counts but whether the match is right or not. My opinion is that EAs should be judged on quality and not on quantity

Anyway another viewing on tuesday and one next thursday. So far so good